Jane Pauley hosts our annual “Food Issue.” Lee Cowan looks at the rise in food insecurity in the U.S. Martha Teichner meets a bagel business consultant. Rita Braver looks at artistic soup tureens. Seth Doane learns the secrets of making tortellini. Jim Axelrod interviews chef Vikas Khanna, who has built a coalition to feed millions in India. Mark Whitaker discusses Black contributions to American cuisine with chef Marcus Samuelsson. Jonathan Vigliotti meets a heirloom bean entrepreneur. Nancy Giles asks why Americans are so sweet on snacks. Luke Burbank visits America’s oldest Chinese restaurant (in Butte, Montana); Tracy Smith interviews Kate Hudson, actress and World Food Programme ambassador. Conor Knighton visits a mint farm. Kelefa Sanneh discovers new variations in rainbow cookies, and Mo Rocca drinks a toast to applejack, a spirit that helped fortify the American Revolution.

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