How often is buttering both sides of your toast appropriate? What about just eating it butter-side tongueward? Dan and Mark tackle these issues and take listener suggestions for some outrageous toast toppings. Plus, Dan goes off on a somewhat epic rant about the Flaming Lips. Next week we attempt to top this week's show, both literally and figuratively, with a
Next week we kick off a two-part series on toast, followed by a show on butter. Here's a great email we received recently from Erika, an American living in Paris: I am living in Paris and discovered your podcast recently--it is my special English-language media treat. I am living in a 150-square-foot studio on the 7th floor of a walk-up, with
On Twitter, @cunarder534 hipped us to this cereal bowl, which keeps the cereal and milk separate until you combine them on a per-bite basis. I applaud this attempt at innovation, but I find this cereal bowl problematic. Here's why.
We received the above photo from Michael, an Eater in Maryland, who saw the videowhere we made "Cheese-Armored Grilled Cheese," which consisted of a grilled cheese sandwich encased in crispy burnt cheese. He writes, "You were right, the flip was perilous, my grease stained shorts are in the wash." But clearly, the end product was a success. Now as you know,
Amanda in DC sent this along... I wanted to share something awesome that I stumbled upon over the weekend. It was my daughter's 3rd birthday party, and we grilled hot dogs for the occasion -- one of her favorite foods. I had also prepared asparagus wrapped in prosciutto for the grown ups -- a celebration of spring, if you will... So there I
Gerome, an English teacher in Japan, recently sent us this letter. Clearly, The Sporkful Way is spreading far and wide, and that's pretty fun and exciting to see... I recently went to an "Irish Pub" here in Tokyo to grab some fish and chips for lunch. My lunch came with a side of bread and to my absolute horror, a little pack