Alongside our s'mores episode, where we heard clever new ideas from a wise young Sporkful fan (and first member of the Sporkful Junior Eaters Society), Dan proposed an ingenious solution to core s'more problems. It addresses the structural deficiencies of the graham cracker, as well as the varied melting points of marshmallow and chocolate. Dan's now much-lauded solution involved employing pie crust
North Carolina, 3:42 pm. From Tonya: I swiped this candy necklace from the kids table at a wedding. Guess what time I need to be at work for a wine dinner? 4p. Chop chop. There's always time to shoot us pics of your laptop meals at thesporkful@gmail.com. Please include the location and time of the picture, and describe the chow. /mg
Their hipsterness was suffocating at first, but once I saw that their chocolate machine is held together with duct tape, I decided to give these guys the benefit of the doubt. /dp [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DspDrgLcwds?wmode=transparent] via Buzzfeed
NPR's esteemed science correspondent and Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich joins us to discuss the impact that gravity, Newton's Second Law, and the Pythagorean Theorem have on sandwich construction and consumption. To see some of our older collaborations with Robert, check out this piece sending up NPR.org's Most E-mailed List, as well as the classic Emergency Krulwich. If you've just found The
Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich will join us next week to discuss Sandwich Science. In preparation for his visit, this seems a great time to look at some of the more absurd work we did with Robert when Mark and I were at NPR. There was the piece that parodied the NPR.org Most Emailed List, which you should listen to, and
Jamaica, 1:14 pm. From honeymooners Amy and Casey. Share your laptop meals with the Sporkful community. Send pics to thesporkful@gmail.com. Please include the location and time of the picture, and describe the feast. /mg
This story of s'more improvisation didn't quite fit in our latest episode, but you might find it useful, especially if you're ever craving s'mores in the proximity of a bar, oilcan inferno and an Asian restaurant. It can be done. We have done it. /mg