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Announcing: The Sporkful Book!

Attention Eaters: We are very excited to announce that we have begun work on a Sporkful book, tentatively titled "Eat More Better: The Sporkful Guide to Eating." The book will be published by Simon and Schuster in summer or fall of 2013. We want to thank all of you who have taken an interest in what we're doing here, and connected

First Date Eating, Part 1 (Ep 109)

Ahead of Valentine's Day, we talk about first date eating with Elizabeth Chubbuck from famed cheesemonger Murray's Cheese. (We'll tap into her cheese expertise in Part 2.) In this ep we get into choosing a place and ordering. Plus, Dan tells a story of an especially bizarre first date.   Also, this episode contains a Very Special Announcement about future Sporkful goodness. Photo:

TBTL Talks Super Bowl Party Food and Etiquette with The Sporkful

Yesterday I joined our old buddy Luke Burbank, host of the excellent podcast TBTL, for a discussion of the best foods to serve at a Super Bowl party, including tips on nachos, chili, and more. Check it out! We also covered the best seating strategy, and I offered relationship advice for couples with varying degrees of interest in the game.

Candy Bar Eating Technique (Ep 108)

We cover the best ways to consume perforated bars like Hershey's and Kit Kats, log-shaped bars like Snickers, and flat bars like Nestle Crunch. Ever break Hershey bar rectangle into Tetris pieces? Which teeth do you use for flat candy bars? And are candy bars better, frozen, fried, or neither? All this and more this week on The Sporkful! Photo: Flickr

Call In Smorgasbord: Homp Homp Eating (Ep 107)

A listener wants to debate whether it's better to combine foods on the fork or in your mouth, a couple disagrees over the correct name for the end of a loaf of bread, and a woman recounts the tale of a Thanksgiving gone awry when an argument broke out over the nature of pesto. Photo: Flickr CC / ttstam

Bartending, Part 2 (Ep 106)

This week, Sporkful again comes to you from a bar, Commodorein Brooklyn. We're back with bartender Yasmin Reshamwala, this time talking about what bar lessons we can use outside the bar. We'll talk about making drinks at home, of course, but also dealing with people, from the nice ones you want to date, to the drunk ones you just want

Talking Craft Beer on Canadian Radio

I had a great conversation about craft beer on the CBC radio program Q this week, triggered by their interest in the recent Slate piece I wrote about "beer sommeliers." At the end, host Jim Brown tries to draft me into something of a stop the hops campaign. Will I stand for malty sweetness or defend the bitter beauty of