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PHOTOS: Dan Gets a Lesson in Hot Sauce from 11-Year-Old Nathaniel

In next week's episode of The Sporkful, Dan gets schooled in hot sauce by the founding president of The Sporkful Junior Eaters Society, Nathaniel Goodyear. Here are some pics from the taping! More

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What Your Party Trash Says About You

Here's a photo of the aftermath of a recent party at my neighbor's house. I love that they sprung for PREMIUM Beast. What does this choice say about them? More

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Recipe: ‘Where There’s Smoke, There’s No Need for Fire’ Chicken Wings (w/PHOTOS)

Wing places brag about the level of mental illness required to consume their hottest offerings. But I believe that eating should be about pleasure--not feats of strength. So here's a recipe just in time for the Super Bowl. More

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Junior Eaters Increase Cheddar Cube Surface Area, Brightening America’s Future

Junior Eaters Justin and Julia cut their cheddar cubes into smaller pieces to increase the surface area, an idea they got from The Sporkful. Their father is proud. So is America. More

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Meals Ready to Eat (Military MREs): I Did It For Science (PHOTOS)

As part of this week's show on War Zone Eating, I ate three Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). Here are some photos of the food and the nutritional info, as well as some of my thoughts on each dish. More

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Fried Chicken: Ideal Meat-to-Fried Ratio, Korean Style, and More (AUDIO)

Robert Smith from NPR's Planet Money discusses "The Golden Mean of Fried Foods," travels with Dan to Queens for Korean fried chicken, and teaches him the art of eating on mic without grossing people out. More

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Veggieducken: Step-by-Step Recipe and Photos

Here's the complete recipe for the Veggieducken, along with some glorious still images suitable for framing. More

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Burritos and Sailboats Together — Finally!

I'm pleased to announce the launch of a groundbreaking new website: Burritos + Sailboats. As explained on this week's Sporkful and on the site's About page, "This site is devoted to enthusiasts of... More

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An Onion Ring Opinion Reconsidered

See the full gallery on Posterous When we did a show on Onion Rings in September, Mark and I agreed that most onion rings have too much batter, and that... More

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Photos: Behind the Scenes of a Deep Fried Taping for ABC’s The Chew

See the full gallery on Posterous We fried up a number of novel concoctions for our debut on ABC's The Chew today. We cooked seven dishes, five of which made... More