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Last Chance Foods: The MSG-Umami Connection
“In the case of MSG, the record is about as clear as it can be: there is no connection between consuming MSG in any form and the symptoms that are often called Chinese Restaurant Syndrome,” wrote food...
View ArticleSpike Lee, Knicks Greats Add Starpower to MSG's Push to Nix Move
Madison Square Garden and its backers continued their fight Wednesday to keep the iconic sports arena above Penn Station despite calls to move the facility to a new location.The city’s planning...
View ArticleThe Truth Behind "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome"
Monosodium glutamate (more commonly known as MSG) is a commonly occurring non-essential amino acid found in everything from seaweed to tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese. In the early...
View ArticleThis Podcast Contains MSG
Fifty years after the panic about "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" began, we explore how faulty science and perceptions of race and class contributed to the making of a food myth that persists today. And...
View ArticleA Marriage Built On Rum Cake (with Alan Alda)
Alan and Arlene Alda have been married for 61 years, and food has been a big part of how they communicate since the night they met. In this week's show, they talk about using food to communicate in...
View ArticleIs James Dolan a Bad Owner if the Knicks Continue to Profit?
Many sports team owners end up becoming celebrities in their own right, but New York Knicks owner James Dolan has become famous for all the wrong reasons. Famed for his anti-media paranoia, and even...
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Umami: A Century Of Disbelief
Salty, sweet, sour, bitter. Scientists once thought these were the only tastes, but in the early 20th century, a Japanese chemist dissected his favorite kombu broth and discovered one more: umami. In...
View ArticleNew Book Examines "The Flagrant History" Of The New York Knicks
Arguably the most exciting time to be a New York Knicks fan was during the 1990s. Many fans considered the time period the glory days of New York City basketball, even though it ended without a NBA...
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