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Today’s Focus Is Food: Feeding Presidents; Changing Chain Restaurants; Leftovers At Coors Field

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Some of our favorite culinary conversations are the focus of our show today. First, did you know about BEANGATE? That's when White House staff scrambled to find out what beans president Lyndon Johnson ate. It's one of many stories that comes out in a new history of black chefs in the White House. Then, after making a fortune in the tech world with his brother Elon, Boulder's Kimbal Musk wants to reinvent the chain restaurant. And, what does Coors Field do with leftover food? Well, a group that feeds the hungry gets their hotdogs and other unused food.