This Way Up for Saturday 30 May 2009
Peanuts: crunchy or smooth?
Peanut history with Andy Smith. Plus peanut butter- bait of choice for possums and rats. And crunchy or smooth? The chimps decide.
The Restaurant of the Future: scoffing for science
NPR's Frank Browning grabs a table at the Restaurant of the Future in the Netherlands. Every diner's part of a scientific experiment!
Foraging: puha and dandelions
We're on the hunt for free food. This week puha and its close relative the dandelion with foraging queen Johanna Knox.
Food carts: Street food New York style
Street vendors selling hot dogs and coffee are part of the scenery in New York. But with loads of illegal food carts, Sarah di Gregorio says the city's cracking down.
Tech news: Vodafone's Twitter blunder
Bill Thompson with the latest technology news. Vodafone looks a twit on Twitter and Microsoft's software deal with the NZ government could be turning to custard.