Theresa from Ohio dug our recent episode with comic Todd Barry about eating alone. One issue we talked about was where to sit when dining solo -- facing the street outside, or the rest of the restaurant. Her take: The restaurant view because I love watching the servers interact. I worked in the service industry for a long time and I
We have a fierce debate on the merits of cherry tomatoes, and also discuss what constitutes a salad, the best temperature for salad ingredients, and more, all with our friend Win Rosenfeld in house. In part two (to come in a couple of weeks) we'll cover croutons, cheeses, and whether a salad should ever require a knife. Photo: Flickr CC /
Fleeing the Egyptians would have been much more delicious for my ancestors if they had had matzah pizza. Fortunately we have it today, as displayed by Ella (age 9) in Westport, CT. Her siblings Justin (also 9) and Julia also made some. It looks like they took the interesting approach of adding shredded cheddar. Is the tomato sauce straight sauce,
We haven't done a hot sauce episode yet, since Dan is not a huge fan of hot sauce. But we've had several requests to do a show about hot sauce and/or hot peppers and we eventually will. Many of the people expressing an interest in hot sauce and chiles have shared very funny stories about mishaps and there's a clear pattern
When we give guests our special Proust-style food questionnaire, included is the question, "Name one food that is not improved by the addition of either melted cheese or hot fudge." We asked this question of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow when she joined us, and her answer was "rice." That response stirred listener Sam from South Korea's fertile mind: I've been thinking
Sporkful listener J, currently serving in Iraq, has already brightened our blog with pics of the food available at the base, from (non-alcoholic) German beer to MREs. Now, in response to our recent show on water, he sends this picture of the water storage facility on his base. I'm pretty sure that water is not going to escape. J also asks,
The Sporkful is hiring! It's time to take our web presence to the next level, but we need some help. We want to create a WordPress site that will incorporate the blog, all the links available at Sporkful.com, and a bunch of other bells and whistles, including some requiring JavaScript. (This means free WordPress templates will not be sufficient.) We