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The Sporkful Presents: Ask Mimi

Mimi Sheraton has seen it all in her 92 years. Now the legendary food critic is offering advice on food and life in our new spinoff podcast, Ask Mimi!

Why Bartenders Can’t Have Boyfriends

Live on stage! A world-renowned mixologist and the former bartender at a beloved Chicago dive bar tell us how their work is a little like showbiz and a little like babysitting.

Wait Wait, Don’t Bother Peter Sagal When He’s Drinking Mezcal

Live on stage! The host of NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me tells us how getting divorced and struggling with depression changed his eating, and why he never mixes running with drinking.

Who Is This Restaurant For? Pt. 3: One Sign In Arabic, Another In English

How do restaurants appeal to very different groups of customers at the same time? We continue our exploration of race, culture, food, and the signals restaurants send.

The Woman With A Keg In Her Coat Closet

A champion homebrewer schools us in beer science and tells us how she deals with guys who question whether she knows her stuff. Plus the women of the Bitch Beer blog pair beer with weather forecasts.

Snap Judgment’s Glynn Washington Doesn’t Drink Coffee

Live on stage from Chicago! The podcast host tells us how a mishap in a grocery store in Japan made him a tea drinker for life. And he shares his childhood memories of food in a rural Michigan cult.