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The Food and Drink Museum will open in its first permanent home – a mini-museum in Brooklyn — in October. The plan is to move into a bigger, final home by 2019. Above, an artist's rendering shows one potential exhibit – on ready-to-eat cereal — in MOFAD's final space. In the foreground is an extruder, a giant machine used to cook and shape cereal.

An ambitious plan to create an interactive, world-class museum dedicated to the edible comes closer to reality. The Museum of Food and Drink will have its first permanent home starting next month.

As A Lyricist And Novelist, The Mountain Goats' Lead Man Writes About Pain

Songwriter John Darnielle talks with Fresh Air about his difficult childhood, finding refuge in music and his novel, Wolf in White Van. Originally broadcast Sept. 17, 2014

A tray of Nespresso capsules, which the new facility in Switzerland will produce. (Clemens Bilan/Getty Images for Nespresso)

Nespresso Plans New Swiss Factory To Meet American Demand

Europe's largest single-serve coffee brand is adding a new factory, as Americans are spending more money on coffee than ever before.

Illinois Officials Pay Tribute To 9/11 First Responders

First responders gathered in Springfield Friday for a training summit.Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency James Joseph led a tribute, in…

Dennis Hastert, former speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Judge Gives Hastert Lawyers More Time For Pre-trial Motions

A federal judge has given lawyers for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert more time to file pre-trial motions in his hush-money case.Attorneys for…

The Antarctic ice sheet stores more than half of Earth's fresh water. Scientists wondered how much of it would melt if people burned all the fossil fuels on the planet.

What Would Happen If We Burned Up All Of Earth's Fossil Fuels?

Scientists used an estimate of how much fossil fuel is left in the ground to do computer simulations and come up with a worst-case scenario.

Ravi Patel and his sister, Geeta, worked together on the documentary <em>Meet the Patels, </em>in which Ravi struggles to find a partner both he and his parents love.

'Meet The Patels': One Man's Quest To Find Love, The Old-School Indian Way

Ravi Patel had tried and failed to find "The One." So he reluctantly let his parents arrange for him to meet dozens of prospects. And his sister has filmed the whole thing — for our viewing pleasure.

Rep. Steve Israel Condemns Use Of Iran Nuclear Deal As A 'Cheap, Partisan Stunt'

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Democratic Rep. Steve Israel, an opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, about what he wants to see happen next.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Friday in St. Louis that he is suspending his second bid for the presidency.

And Then There Were 16

After weeks of financial troubles and staff departures, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry becomes the first in the crowded GOP presidential contest to bow out.

Former Madison, Ala., police officer Eric Parker walks out of the federal courthouse this week. He was accused of using excessive force against Sureshbhai Patel, a visitor from India who testified he didn't understand commands given in English.

Mistrial Declared In Case Of Alabama Officer Who Badly Injured Indian Man

A police officer was on trial for violating the civil rights of Sureshbhai Patel by using unreasonable force against him in February. A mistrial was declared after the jury did not reach a verdict.

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