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Tough guy Danny Trejo’s food empires

Grizzled character actor Danny Trejo has a soft spot for food as an award-winning restaurateur. Luke Burbank reports on Trejo’s taco and donut shops, which have sprouted up on the same Los Angeles streets where Trejo, as a youth, once found himself on the wrong side of the law. Source

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Tupperware: Put a lid on it

Successfully marketed at parties by armies of entrepreneurial women, the “burping” plastic bowls popularized after World War II are being forced to redefine themselves in a new era, even via pop-up retail stores. Martha Teichner attends a Tupperware party to learn about the kitchenware’s enduring popularity. Source

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Food halls: A world of flavors under one roof

When Americans actually left their houses to shop, food courts would sate their appetites at shopping malls. But now, with brick-and-mortar retail stores closing, food halls, offering a wide variety of ethnic cuisines and dining choices, have become destinations in themselves, with hundreds opening up around the country. Faith Salie looks at the changing face of dining, as former industrial spaces, a shuttered race track, and even shipping containers are being refitted into food stalls. Source

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“Mobituaries”: The Black Congressmen of Reconstruction

The years following Emancipation, in which freed slaves were finally allowed to participate in our democracy, was a time of unparalleled hope that later generations depicted as a failure. Mo Rocca looks at the misunderstood years of Reconstruction in his latest episode of his podcast “Mobituaries.” To hear this and other episodes, go to art19.com. Source

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