Slate's Julia Turner joins Dan to discuss the merits of short vs. long pastas, which shapes should be eliminated, and the best ways to get different shapes into your mouth, including the question of whether short pastas are better eaten with a spoon.
The Sporkful is supporting the NYC Food Truck Association's fundraising efforts, as they work to deliver free meals to people in need in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Here's what you can do to help.
Want to have fun cooking with your kids, and get them so high on sugar that they'll clean up the mess? If you're like me, you love s'mores. But after all these years of campfire greatness, I think they need some new ideas.
We'll now be including one listener call in every episode of The Sporkful. So if you've got a food theory, rant, innovation or debate to share, get in touch! We've even set up a brand new, gloriously memorable Sporkful phone number.
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.
