A listener is frustrated by people who call themselves vegetarians but still eat fish, and wants to know how to politely call such people out on it. Slate's L.V. Anderson says we shouldn't get so hung up on labels.
holidays
Take your shindig to the next level by classing up your cocktail service. And don't be afraid to make frozen drinks in the winter. Seasons are just a construct, man.
In Sporkful 147, Dan heads to Rockefeller Center to talk to people about Christmas dinner strategies and preferences. Plus a couple calls in for help settling a dispute over the correct way to drink water.
Every year Eater Matt in Chicago creates a savory cucumber salad in the form of a Jell-o mold, and his family thumbs their noses at it. What holidays dishes cause controversy in your world, and how do you deal with it?
As we head into holiday travel season, The Sporkful covers strategies and techniques for air travel eating that can make the experience a little less demoralizing, and occasionally actually delicious.
I know vegetarians do just fine at Thanksgiving, but I still can't help feeling like they're missing out. Not because they can't eat meat, but because they don't have a huge, centerpiece dish to rival the turkey...until now.