Why Mac And Cheese Is Like Hall And Oates
The Two Man Gentlemen Band performs "Pork Chops" and "Fancy Beer" live in studio and shares tips for eating while driving a tour van (or any vehicle). Plus we discuss the intersection of food and music...
View ArticleDan Savage Recommends A Polyeaterous Lifestyle
What should you cook for breakfast the morning after? What do you do if your partner has very different taste in food? How can couples share power in the kitchen without driving each other crazy? We...
View ArticleEddie Huang and Notorious MSG Ring In Lunar New Year
Chef Eddie Huang is tired of the media's two-dimensional portrayals of Asian-Americans. Taking a cue from Huang's new TV show Fresh Off The Boat, Dan tries chicken feet and a dessert soup called tang...
View ArticleThis Is Your Brain On Cheesesteak
Why do our brains go crazy for the melted cheese on a Philly cheesesteak or the crispy fried goodness of scrapple? (And what is scrapple anyway?) This week on The Sporkful we feast on some classic...
View ArticleSerial Parody: Investigating An Office Fridge Food Theft
It’s Elkhart, Indiana, 2001. Two inches of Heather Coleman's turkey club disappear from her office fridge. The thief is nowhere to be found. And Heather’s life will never be the same. In this tribute...
View ArticleA Priest Walks Into A Bar
What do a great bartender and a great priest have in common? We ask a Catholic priest who moonlights as a mixologist.Plus, Dan revisits a beloved pub from his past to find out what makes a great...
View ArticleDining Out In A Wheelchair
Dan goes out to eat with WNYC's John Hockenberry and a blogger who calls himself "The Disabled Foodie" to find out about the less obvious challenges of navigating a restaurant when you're in a...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 1: White Chef, Mexican Food
What happens when people cook food from a culture that's not their own? Celebrity chef Rick Bayless opens up about the pros and cons of cultural exchange.Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 2: What's 'Poor People's Food?'
Nicole Taylor went through a phase where she rejected the soul food she grew up with. She called it all "slave food." Truth is, we all make judgments about what food is for which people, whether or not...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 3: The Order That Changed The World
Joe McNeil's order at a segregated lunch counter in 1960 changed the way Americans eat forever. We met him for lunch to discuss his historic protest -- and the finer points of apple pie.Please...
View ArticleOther People's Food: Trailer
What can we learn about how we perceive culture and race by talking about food? That's the first of many questions we'll be asking next week, when we kick off our special series "Other People's...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 4: Rosie Perez ≠ Rice And Beans
The actress says she's fed up with stereotypes of her and her food. And she tells the story of eating in Puerto Rico for the first time and thinking, "This is me."Please subscribe to this podcast in...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 5: Your Mom's Crappy Casserole
Artist Ashok Kondabolu and comedian Michelle Buteau grew up in immigrant families, straddling food cultures. They have different opinions on the line between assimilation and appropriation, but they...
View ArticleChristopher Kimball Finds Pleasure In Pain
The founder of America’s Test Kitchen hates celebrations and says pleasure's annoying. He explains why he thinks cooking isn't about either, and how he got this way.Please subscribe to this podcast in...
View ArticleMeet A Southern Baptist Matzoh Expert
Ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, the man who runs one of the biggest matzoh factories in the world schools us on the science behind these excellent crackers. Then Dan debates kosher law with a...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 1: White Chef, Mexican Food
Ahead of a new series on race, culture, and food, we're repeating Other People's Food. What happens when people cook food from a culture that's not their own? Celebrity chef Rick Bayless opens up about...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 2: What's 'Poor People's Food?'
Ahead of the launch of a new series on race, culture and food called Who Is This Restaurant For? we’re repeating our series Other People’s Food, in case you missed part of it the first time around. Why...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 3: The Order That Changed The World
Ahead of the launch of a new series on race, culture and food called Who Is This Restaurant For? we’re repeating our series Other People’s Food, in case you missed part of it the first time around. In...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 4: Rosie Perez ≠ Rice And Beans
Ahead of the launch of a new series on race, culture and food called Who Is This Restaurant For? we’re repeating our series Other People’s Food, in case you missed part of it the first time around. In...
View ArticleOther People's Food Pt. 5: Your Mom's Crappy Casserole
Ahead of the launch of a new series on race, culture and food called Who Is This Restaurant For? we’re repeating our series Other People’s Food, in case you missed part of it the first time around. In...
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