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Carne Asada Fries: Amazing in Theory, Disgusting in Photo

See the full gallery on Posterous This email came to us from Ronnie in California, a new listener who's getting caught up on past episodes. He recently listened to our French Fry Toppings show, and had this to say: I felt really let down that you didn't cover one of California's ghastly abomination of a "fusion" food; carne asada fries. I say this

Ancient Bunny/Dragon Drawing Validates Mark’s Easter Theory

In our Easter show, Mark said he always imagined the Easter Bunny being somewhat like a dragon, because both are known for guarding things that they acquired, but did not create. In the case of the Easter Bunny it's eggs, of course, and in the case of a dragon, it's treasure. Well listener Jane emailed us this photo, of one

After the Sporkful Meetup, A Beefy Feast

Dan M. was at our recent New York meetup, but apologized that he couldn't stay long because he was due to meet friends for a massive steak dinner. No apology was needed, since that's a perfectly valid reason to skip out of a Sporkful event. Before he left, we had a conversation about favorite steak house sides. I professed my

Sporkful Eater Creates Bacon & Whiskey Pecan Pie

Paul in Chicago sees no reason why whiskey, bacon and pie should live in separate worlds, so he signed up for a pie contest: There was bacon and bacon fat cut into the crust and a tablespoon of whiskey in the pecan filling. . . This was a nerve racking event for me because it was the first time I ever

Cult of Burnt Cheese Grows with Discovery of Burnt Cheese Cheeseburger

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

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Theresa from Ohio dug our recent episode with comic Todd Barry about eating alone. One issue we talked about was where to sit when dining solo -- facing the street outside, or the rest of the restaurant. Her take: The restaurant view because I love watching the servers interact. I worked in the service industry for a long time and I