An emotional holiday appeal by NPR's Mike Pesca and David Folkenflik precedes this look back at one of our most contentious episodes ever, when we took on each other and all-you-can-eat buffets.
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NPR’s Mike Pesca and David Folkenflik Make Emotional Holiday Appeal (Ep 50)
We explore the classic baseball foods peanuts and Cracker Jack with a former Shea Stadium food vendor and a North Carolina peanut man.
Football announcer Howard Cosell played an unlikely role in popularizing nachos, as we hear when Dan sits down with his friend Mike Pesca, host of The Gist podcast. And Mike rants about restaurants.
The food-obsessed comic discusses eating with his five children, navigating birthday parties and buffets, his dad's steaks, and when it's OK to lie to your kids.