Sam in Oklahoma says the recent donut episode highlighted an ongoing quarrel in his family. He also says we didn't make a rigorous enough case for the yeast donut: The donut episode (which is presently in my top two) began a rather interesting argument between myself and my brother (who happens to be the guy you quoted
In Donuts Pt. 1, I expressed the belief that the term "doughnut" derives from the fact that a doughnut is shaped like a round nut (as in nuts and bolts) made of dough. Then we got this email from Charles: I think you're a bit misinformed about the origin of the name "doughnut." It is named that because when they were
Eleven-year-old Abbey and her family have made the Tot to Trot, the insane egg sandwich from our recent Slate video. They have some interesting twists: We substituted the tots for green onions and we also added bacon. It was very delicious. My younger sister has dubbed this the "Holy-u-lah" sandwich because she cannot say hallelujah. Hope y'all enjoyed it. Thanks for
Asheville, NC, 3:16 pm. Nick sends along "french onion soup with a chicken sandwich, on a chilly November Sunday afternoon." You can share pics of your laptop meals at thesporkful@gmail.com. Please include the location and time of the picture, and describe the meal. /mark
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow joins us this week to discuss the most pressing cocktail-related issues of the day, including the best and worst citrus garnish shapes. She also divulges her own recipefor a new and improved pina colada! To subscribe to The Sporkful podcast, and thus receive a sporkful of podcast goodness on your portable device every week, click here.
We're always inducting new members into the Sporkful Junior Eaters Society and like to share their work from time to time. After the jump, check out a Halloween costume from Nathan in Washington, DC and drawing from Lia in St. Paul, MN. So how can your kid become a member? It's easy - just have them email us us any work of art
We had another fun visit to Madeleine Brand's public radio show. Today's conversation is about tipping.