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The Most Obscure Spork Reference Ever

The image above is a 3-D high resolution image of an impact crater on Mars. Why is it here? Well, we often get emails from Eaters who've come across references to sporks in strange places, like children's books, movies, and more. But Eater Chris in Arizona writes with what is officially the most obscure reference to the spork that we've ever

Kit Kat Kerfuffle Engulfs Innocent Young Boy

In this week's Halloween episode, Sporkful Eater and candy blogger Patti from Connecticut laid out a very elaborate and potentially controversial Kit Kat consumption method. But even if they don't subscribe to her complicated eating philosophy, most Kit Kat fans can agree that it's a lot more fun to eat the Kit Kat by breaking apart the fingers, rather than

Halloween 2011 (Ep 94)

This week we're talking about a number of key candy issues with special guests in time for Halloween. You'll hear from a Colorado-based Eater whose highly comprehensive candy treatise is on our blogand a candy blogger who has a Kit Kat eating technique that is bound to cause sustained widespread controversy or at the very least an significant uptick in

The Sporkful

Gabe, a Sporkful Eater in Colorado, e-mailed us an unusually long, detailed and sometimes explicit set of thoughts on candy and other treats commonly given out for Halloween. It caught our eye and we decided to call him up for our Halloween show, which comes out Tuesday. For now, check out Gabe's thoughts and let us

The Sporkful

Check out our latest visit to Madeleine Brand's show on Southern California Public Radio. This time we're talking school lunches. /mark

Food Portability (Ep 93)

An exploration of eating while walking, over the sink, in bed and more, including an exploration of napkin tucking technique and Dan's messy eating. This episode doesn't cover car-related eating, since a previous episode already did. Photo: Flickr CC / gottshar

Pulled Pork and Pierogies on a Pretzel Bun, Bacon Cheddar Doughnut Holes and Jalapeno Cilantro Beer Margaritas Oh My!

As a lover of football, pretzel buns, and any dish with a name that starts with "Bacon Cheddar," I was quite pleased when my brother referred me to Sarah Sprague's blog, which includes a regular feature called Football Foodie. The Sporkful motto notwithstaning, there are some awesome dishes in there. Check it out! /dan See the