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We happen to agree, but it's nice to hear it from someone else. Thanks, Rebecca! /mark

2003 Cake in Anderson Cooper’s Cellar

The Happy Meal Project we talked about the other day got me thinking about another food seemingly impervious to time. Back when I worked at CNN (long before my journalistic universe expanded to include creating crazy videos about bacon-laced waffles or the Inversewich), this humble slice of chocolate crumb cake sat on a desk just outside Anderson Cooper's office for

Ahead of the Times on Spaghetti Tacos

I first proposed spaghetti tacos in early 2002, as a way to simultaneously utilize leftover pasta and deplete an intimidatingly tall stack of fresh corn tortillas. The reply I got was, "I like fusion cuisine, but that is too fused." I didn't make them. Now I'm softly vindicated in the NYT, via delayed release from Nickelodeon. These spaghetti tacos use

The Sporkful

October is National Pizza Month(who knew?), so this episode is for the many fans who have begged us for an episode on pizza. Here we cover the basic three ingredients -- crust, sauce, cheese -- as well as techniques like folding, blotting, and silverware usage. Next week in Part 2 we take on toppings!  

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Here's an email from Patrick in Okinawa, Japan... My girlfriend and I were catching up on the last few shows this morning while making pancakes. She was intently listening to the "Beer Serving Techniques" episode while whipping up the batter. I went into the bathroom to shave and heard the sound of a carbonated beverage can opening up. I live in Okinawa,

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Folks who remember our gum episode and gum jingle contest will appreciate this take from The Oatmeal. /mark

A Kevin Bacon Worthy of the Name

As food sculpture goes, it doesn't have the exquisite detail of "My Sweet Lord," and we're not sure about its shelf life. But "Bacon Kevin Bacon" makes up for it in charitable intent. The all-pork sculpture will be auctioned off to benefit the cancer charity Ashley's Team. [More at TMZ]