Since we posted Part 1 of our Tea conversation with Jacob Ganz (formerly at NPR's Bryant Park Project with us, now at NPR's The Record music blog), Dan's been taking some abuse for his support of bagged tea over loose tea. Serious tea drinkers like Jacob accuse Dan of ignorance (teagnorance?) for declining the pleasures of loose tea on grounds
Bitter Elves Outtake.mp3 Listen on Posterous We had a lot of fun talking tea with fellow BPP alum Jacob Ganz (now of NPR's The Record music blog). Part 1 is up now and the second half will go up next week. But even after making two whole episodes, we still had a few fun exchanges that didn't quite fit in either. Here's
In this outtake from this week's show, Dan recalls a lesson from a grade school history teacher and applies it to snack mix.
Here are two exchanges that didn't appear in last week's Vehicular Eating episode... Outtake - Carhops Listen on Posterous Outtake - Glove Box Cutting Board Listen on Posterous
We didn't have time to include Dan's challenging and admittedly only moderately effective technique for saving sushi in our latest episode. But we'd love to know what you think about his multi-pronged process. /mark
MSNBC host and cocktail enthusiast Rachel Maddow inspired the improved pina colada in our latest Slate video, but there are things she won't do with liquor. For one, she doesn't want to chase her whiskey with a shot of pickle juice. Take a listen to her thoughts on the pickleback trend that has been gradually expanding in recent months. It's