Some Brooklyn beekeepers had no idea why their bees were turning red and producing scarlet-colored honey. Turns out they were apparently buzzing off to drink the runoff of a maraschino cherry factory, and that red dye is powerful stuff. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow used this as another exhibit in her case against eating the garnish in cocktails, which you heard in
You know friends, some decisions in life aren't really decisions at all. Take for instance the "decision" of whether or not to accept a free audio book from Audible.com, courtesy of The Sporkful. Is that a "decision?" Technically it is, because you could decide not to get the free book. But why would you do that? Then you wouldn't have
Thanks to Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn for waving the Sporkful flag on his own podcast and blog. He endorses us especially for family car trips. We're hearing from a lot of folks who load up several episodes for a big trip. Great to hear we've made some long drives a bit more bearable. Maybe we
A favorite cocktail of mine is the formidable Negroni. You'll see it created with a most unorthodox method in our next Slate video, coming soon. My preferred recipe is after the jump. Campari gives the drink most of its signature color and bitterness, but if you look at the label of the current Campari bottle, it makes no mention of the
This podcast was filmed for an upcoming episode of My Life in Food on Cooking Channel, scheduled to air this Friday, December 3, at 9:30 pm eastern, 8:30 pm central. (Find Cooking Channel in your area here.) In this Sporkful we continue to take calls from listeners who share the craziest things they've done to satisfy food cravings, and we
I've had a British Christmas pudding sitting on top of my refrigerator for more than a year. The packaging promises it's sturdy enough to eat until September 2012, which means this year is the last chance to eat it in season. So a few of us decided jump the gun and set it alight during the
Thanksgiving is such a food-centric holiday, we're going to cover it every year, each time with a different guest. This year, famed attorney and radio host Ron Kuby joins us for the First Annual Sporkful Thanksgiving Show. Kuby argues against himself in a mock courtroom, presenting the case for and against a turkey up for a presidential pardon. Then he