In one week, KFC will release the much-anticipated Double Down. It's two pieces of fried chicken with cheese and bacon in the middle (see photos). The key question for us is: Is this a sandwich? I have long believed that a breadless sandwich is possible, so I'm inclined to say yes. The Double Down is a layered food which can
Because the official Congressional declaration is forthcoming, it didn't make it on to most calendars this year, but this week is in fact Tell A Friend About The Sporkful Week. What, you may ask, is the traditional way to celebrate? Well, you write emails, post to Facebook, tweet, stand in the street wearing a sandwich board
Vanilla, chocolate, black and white, coffee, strawberry, malt, and more. Plus, do cookies and chunks belong in milkshakes? And how thick is too thick?
This week's episode is on milkshakes. We've got bachelor's degrees in shake engineering at best, but for PhD-level creations, check out Adam Ried's book Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes. He's a Boston Globe food columnist who's also the kitchen equipment mastermind on the PBS show America's Test Kitchen. His shake scholarship is honed by years of rigorous lactastic research. Lots of really creative recipes
Sarah the Sporkful spy spotted this sign at il laboratorio del gelato in New York, more proof of the coffee ice cube movement's growing strength. Even gelato joints are taking a stand! In the recent coffee episode, special guest Marc Maron came out against my preference of making ice cubes out of coffee as a way of keeping iced coffee
From Amanda in Chicago, a momentarily stressed-out lover of raw fish: This meal was a reward for making it through a particularly harrowing day at work. The store I was managing at the time was the epitome of the Bermuda triangle of technology issues. So I picked up this meal on my way home from work that night. Sushi has the power to make all right again. Share
