We did a video a few months ago in which we tested various ways to get crispy burnt cheese into your grilled cheese sandwich, inspired by a listener who pokes holes in grilled cheese bread to get the cheese to seep down to the pan and end up crispy and burnt. That came after another listener called in to tell
The was a double dose of Sporkful on public radio this week, and thanks to the magic of the interwebs, you can hear them now, in case you missed them. Today we talked about Easter on The Madeleine Brand Show, and yesterday I was interviewed as part of a Morning Edition story on burger chains. Enjoy! /dan Photo: Flickr CC
Our recent conversation with a caller about foods where composition inhibits eating caught the ear of food editor Kathryn Rem, whose article appears now in various papers. Among her gripes are "salads with hunks of lettuce that need cutting." That's actually the topic of a future show on salad composition, so we'll have our own take
On this week's show we take a call from Wayne, who also emailed us some photos to illustrate the reason for his call. He writes: Listen- there is a problem out there and no one is addressing it. Restaurants are putting gorgeous dishes in front of diners with more concern for drama than for eatability. That's right, Eatability: the compatibility of
Sporkful fan Matt points out the formidably-sized burgers on offer at Dutch Burger Kings. It's not going to be called a footlong (for obvious reasons), but it follows the blueprint of the Hardee's/Carl's Jr. footlong cheeseburger that we greatly, greatly enhanced in one of our earlier GastroLab videos. I had no idea that the phrases "chili cheese" and "rodeo BBQ"
Today's View is a love letter to the overstuffed Brazilian burger, the X-Tudo. From Dave: It boasts all the normal hamburger accompaniments like tomato, lettuce, onion, cheese and bacon, but goes above and beyond by having a slice of ham, fried egg, corn and potato sticks. Brazilians have added these ingredients to create a whole new dimension of taste and texture