Today I was on KPCC's Take Two to discuss keeping food fresh during a blackout, and cooking in the dark. You know how people like to stay huddled together to stay warm? Well foods like to huddle together to stay cold.
This Saturday I'll be taping an episode of The Sporkful all about nachos, and you can be part of the action, whether or not you're in New York.
In the annual Halloween show Dan interviews his aunt Meryl, a 50-something woman who eats sweets like she's five. She uses her dog to score candy and equates animal crackers to cereal. Plus callers debate cereal sans milk.
Dan covers all things monster cereals including ideal soaking time, ideal cereal-to-marshmallow ratio, ideal combinations of monster cereals, and much more.
Slate's culture critic June Thomas gets paid to watch TV, so she eats every dinner in front of it. She joins Dan in Ep 142 to discuss ideal plate placement, TV tray technique, and ways in which a greasy remote can be used for seasoning.
Mark offers this message to Sporkful fans upon his departure, and Dan explains what will change and what will remain the same.
What types of restaurants are best for eating alone? Is it better to sit at a table or the bar? We discuss, then Todd answers a timeless question: What's one food that's not improved by either melted cheese or hot fudge?