I lived in Chicago for three years, and it remains my favorite city in the US. I'll be back in town over July 4th weekend, which creates a perfect opportunity for an in person Sporkful meetup! It'll take place on Friday, July 1 at Monk's Pub at Lake and Wells in the Loop, from 6-8 pm. The event is free,
Much is being made over Donald Trump and Sarah Palin's utensil use at their recent New York pizza party. But Trump has committed other pizza sins, namely lending his name to an ad campaign endorsing unthinkable pizza handling. When "Donald Trump" and pizza went through the Google in my brain, it immediately found an 1990s ad Donald Trump did with
This submission comes from Sarah... 9:48 am, Toronto, Canada. Picture was taken with my iPhone in front of my work computer. It's a carrot muffin I made. Nutritious and delicious! This is the second time that I made them, they were better than the first and way more nutritious than the first time as well. /dan
See the full gallery on Posterous In case you missed it, we joined host Rachel Martin for a segment on NPR's All Things Considered this past weekend. In honor of Memorial Day weekend we divulged a treasure trove of grilling secrets, including how to make a cheeseburger with the cheese on the bottom, and how to grill an egg. Click here
Sweet potatoes make for some great desserts, while the workmanlike russet potato gets pigeonholed as an entree or side dish, generally made into baked potatoes or French fries. We set out to change that.
We revisit our episode on baked potatoes in conjunction with the release of our latest GastroLab video for Slate, in which we experiment with ways to turn baking potatoes into desserts. To subscribe to the GastroLab video podcast, go to the iTunes store and search for "GastroLab," or click here. To stream the videos through your web browser, click here.
Gerome, an English teacher in Japan, recently sent us this letter. Clearly, The Sporkful Way is spreading far and wide, and that's pretty fun and exciting to see... I recently went to an "Irish Pub" here in Tokyo to grab some fish and chips for lunch. My lunch came with a side of bread and to my absolute horror, a little pack
