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The Shattuck Tornado: Oklahoma’s New Weather-Themed Dessert

As conceived in this week's Sporkful (with legendary Oklahoma weatherman Gary England), the Shattuck Tornado is cherry cobbler, vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. Plus Gary's secret ingredient.

I Dreamed Of A Dairy Queen Blizzard Last Night — A Poem

The advent of the Dairy Queen Blizzard was a seminal moment in my development as an eater and a fat kid. Years later, a vivid dream led me to compose this great (read: terrible) work of poetry.

What Is A Sandwich? (Or, John Hodgman Calls In To Leonard Lopate To Argue With Me)

Is a hot dog a sandwich? What about a burrito? This timeless debate turned especially heated when John Hodgman called in to WNYC to argue with me about it.

Beating Bad Buns and Overcoming Overcondimentation

Stuck with bad hot dog buns? Plagued by overcondimentation? There's a better way. Watch the latest installment of You're Eating It Wrong.

Spiral Cut Watermelon: A Summertime Treat For Any Size Face

Melon balls look nice, but they roll all over the plate. Squares and rectangles are fine but boring. By employing the same spiral cut technology used for Easter hams, we can eat watermelon better.

Watch My Daughters and Me Demonstrate the Hierarchy of Kids’ Leftovers

Like burying beetles and blowflies, parents are natural scavengers. Watch this video to learn where to draw the line between edible and trash-worthy.

How to Find Deliciousness in Your Kids’ Table Scraps

Everyone focuses on how and what kids should eat. But parents are hungry too. Dan talks to former congressman Anthony Weiner, Hillary Frank and Arun Venugopal about eating while parenting.