In our Passover episode, I was stunned to learn that many American Jews rely on a religious text published by coffeemaker Maxwell House to mark Passover. Even the official White House Seder has used it. So how did the coffee colossus get into the Haggadah business? Sporkful Eater Beth found the answer in this article, an interesting tale at the intersection
We may need to rename this feature, since Sporkful guest Win Rosenfeld sent us this first ever mobile submission. It's a foie gras with a center of passionfruit emulsion, taken in New York City at 8:32 pm. Email us with your submissions for The View From Your Laptop, tell us what dish is in the pic and when and where
Here's an outtake from this week's Passover show. Manischewitz red wine is traditionally served at Jewish holidays. It actually has sugar added to it, making it like the shirley temple of the wine world -- so sweet, only a kid could like it. Well, maybe not ONLY a kid. /dan
Soon we'll roll out a two-part series on wedding food. Dan is married already and my wedding is soon, so we've got fresh insight. We're doing one episode before the ceremony and one after. If you liked the buffet strategies episode, this one will come in handy as well. Since Sporkful Eaters span the globe and have a track record
We ponder the question that Jews have been pondering since they crossed the dessert: Can matzah be salvaged? Plus techniques for dipping your egg into salt water, and trivia that will make the Earl of Sandwich tremble in his grave. This show begins a two-part series on the Easter/Passover holiday season, featuring our friend Win Rosenfeld, who is half Jewish and
We're back together again on Madeleine Brand's public radio show in LA. This time we talk Passover food. Listen to hear me have my very first matzo brei. Thanks to Dan for cooking up not one but two varieties of it, savory and sweet, for this gentile. We've also taped an Easter food segment with Madeleine,
Since so many people tell us listening to Sporkful makes them hungry, the health benefits of our podcast aren't immediately obvious. But our fit friend Ian Chillag over at the fine new podcast How To Do Everything (website here, iTunes here) has made a breakthrough. A seasoned marathoner, Ian listens to various podcasts while training. Recently he's been tracked his