Chicago, IL, 12:00 pm. Jacky in Chicago shares, nay, taunts us with this pic: "lobster, butternut squash, leeks, pear walnut pesto naan-wich." We want to know what you're eating. Send images to thesporkful@gmail.com. Please include the location and time of the picture, and describe the food. /mark
You've heard the audio podcasts of our cravings call-in shows; this Friday you can see what they look like on TV. A Food Network crew was with us when we recorded them. (Many thanks to our pals at Slate, who were kind enough to let us borrow their real-deal radio studio to make us look all fancy on TV, rather
I dreamed this up last night. Or more precisely, I thought it up, when I saw a slice of turkey and a bag of Chex Mix in my kitchen. Yes, I was drinking. /dan
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