Brenda writes to suggest we check out Olivia on Nick Jr. The adorable piglet the show's named after apparently works on spork technique in an episode called "Olivia goes to Dinner." Brenda's granddaughter is a huge fan. But unfortunately, I can't find that episode on their site. Anyone out there seen it? We always love seeing sporks in the wild,
Jj From Vancouver Calls In Listen on Posterous We received this email from Jeff in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, regarding our Call In Smorgasbord #2 episode... The gentleman from Vancouver who was opposed to ice cream cake had some fair points in his argument. However, there was one that, as a Canadian, I have a problem with: "...I think [ice cream cakes] are the
We've gotten several interesting reactions to our pumpkin episode, including one from Jill in Nashville, who needs your help figuring out what to mix with pumpkin spice moonshine: I'm relatively new to cocktail making and I was hoping you could give me ideas for mixers. I've had suggestion of fresh juice like apple or orange, but I'm not sure what to
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Happy Election Day, folks! We don't do politics on The Sporkful, but if we were to endorse politicians based solely on their resemblance to Sporkful hosts, Alaska Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller would get the call. More and more of you have pointed out how much he looks like Dan as the election has gone on. His campaign portrait (above)
From Jeff in Kelowna, BC, Canada: West African bean and tomato stew with fresh cornbread (all home-made of course), perfect for a chilly autumn day.
http://www.slatev.com/media/swfs/SlateGroupPlayer.swf MSNBC host Rachel Maddow will be on The Sporkful in a couple weeks talking cocktails, but ahead of that, someone at her office appears to be conducting Sporkful-style Pop-Tart experiments, with alarming results. TVNewser reports that a Pop-Tart caught fire in the microwave during Monday night's show, setting off fire bells at 30 Rock. TVNewser is an excellent media blog,