Rachel Maddow was so prepared to talk about pina coladas when we interviewed her in Episode 45, she actually brought a can of Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut to the taping. (She also described her new and improved, Coco Lopez-free pina colada -- recipe here.) After the taping she autographed the can, and inscribed it, "DON'T DRINK THIS! The Sporkful,
We made a special holiday visit to our pal Madeleine Brand on her public radio show. This time, we're talking about Thanksgiving. And stay tuned for a full Sporkful episode on that very holiday, with a special guest.
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.