Daria Batzner is the newest President of The Sporkful Junior Eater's Society, thanks to the artistic riposte seen here. She took issue with Mark's anti-sprinkle stance in our Donuts show. For her efforts, Daria will receive a signed certificate proclaiming her a President of the SJES. Your child can do the same, just send us
In this outtake from this week's show, Dan recalls a lesson from a grade school history teacher and applies it to snack mix.
We're prepping for next week's GastroLab video shoot, in which we'll put together a rather absurd Valentine's Day meal. Today we got the five pound bag of candy hearts we ordered. Can you guess what we plan to do with them? (If you haven't seen some of our past GastroLab videos for Slate, check them out here.) See the full gallery
Longtime Sporkful devotees (with your help, we're still working on figuring out an official name for the fans) will remember that our second episode was on ice cubes, which sparked various discussions afterward. Among the topics we discussed, fighting the tendency of ice to dilute a drink as it cools it. Giant spheres of ice are one common strategy
In this week's show we debate whether snack mix is more like performance art or visual art, and Mark shares some exciting news! Flickr CC / nathanmac87
Here are two exchanges that didn't appear in last week's Vehicular Eating episode... Outtake - Carhops Listen on Posterous Outtake - Glove Box Cutting Board Listen on Posterous
We cover strategies for eating in the car, including fry placement, wrapper folding techniques, and condiment concerns. We also discuss ordering at the drive thru, and Dan tells a story about a harrowing bus ride from DC to NY. Enjoy!