NPR: kitchen https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=678954478 kitchen en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:57:23 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: kitchen https://www.npr.org/tags/678954478/kitchen Tupperware once changed women's lives. Now it struggles to survive The brand turned homemakers into saleswomen and became synonymous with kitchen storage. But it has relied on Tupperware parties for sales--and struggled to keep its business fresh. Is its fate sealed? Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:14:32 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1178876648/tupperware-business-sales-women-history https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1178876648/tupperware-business-sales-women-history

The brand turned homemakers into saleswomen and became synonymous with kitchen storage. But it has relied on Tupperware parties for sales--and struggled to keep its business fresh. Is its fate sealed?

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]]> Alina Selyukh Delivery Only: The Rise Of Restaurants With No Diners As Apps Take Orders Restaurants without diners are popping up all over the place. "Ghost kitchens" and menus that exist solely in smartphone apps such as DoorDash and Uber Eats seek to feed diners' appetite for delivery. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:01:02 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/783164944/delivery-only-the-rise-of-restaurants-with-no-diners-as-apps-take-orders https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/783164944/delivery-only-the-rise-of-restaurants-with-no-diners-as-apps-take-orders

Restaurants without diners are popping up all over the place. "Ghost kitchens" and menus that exist solely in smartphone apps such as DoorDash and Uber Eats seek to feed diners' appetite for delivery.

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]]> Shannon Bond Like Moths To A Flame: Why Modern-Day Guests Always Gather In The Kitchen Holiday season is party season. Hosts decorate their homes with trees, flowers and candles in the windows to make them cozy and festive. Yet so many parties end up in the kitchen. Why? Sat, 22 Dec 2018 08:01:15 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/12/22/678952170/like-moths-to-a-flame-why-modern-day-guests-always-gather-in-the-kitchen https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/12/22/678952170/like-moths-to-a-flame-why-modern-day-guests-always-gather-in-the-kitchen

Holiday season is party season. Hosts decorate their homes with trees, flowers and candles in the windows to make them cozy and festive. Yet so many parties end up in the kitchen. Why?

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