We all know that folding pizza makes it easier to get the slice into your mouth. But why exactly? An age old mathematical theorem explains the phenomenon.
Like society, nacho consumption can get messy. With help from Thomas Farley (a.k.a. Mr. Manners), I present three rules of nacho etiquette and a technique that’ll help us all eat in harmony.
In the nerdiest Sporkful ever, I learn what listening to chocolate can tell you about it, how our brains play tricks on our tongues, and why charging more for wine can make it taste better.
Classic SNL foods are coming to stores for real. Candy connoisseur Julie Zwillich got advance samples and reviews them for The Sporkful.
I don't love spicy foods, but one young eater wants to win me over. He serves as my hot sauce personal trainer, whipping me into shape as we work our way from the mild stuff to sauce labelled "XXX".
Graham crackers splinter upon bite impact, resulting in a s'more experience I'd like to have s'less. So with help from some friends, I recreated a campfire in my lab to experiment with improvements.
Morgan Spurlock is known for his unflattering portrayals of gluttony ("Super Size Me”, “7 Deadly Sins”). But the self-described "Guinness drinking, West Virginia hillbilly" is no teetotaler.