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Weird Al Promises 30% Increase in Burrito Quality With This Tip

When he joined us for an episode of The Sporkful a few weeks ago, "Weird Al" Yankovic shared a revolutionary tip for burrito improvement.

Burrito Construction and Consumption (AUDIO)

Is a burrito better when its ingredients are mixed up before being rolled in the tortilla? What's the best way to eat the end cap? And if any flour tortilla shape were possible, what would be ideal?

Eating Throughout History + Deepak Chopra on Total Pizza Awareness (AUDIO)

In Sporkful 151 Dan interviews the curators of a new food exhibit at the Museum of Natural History and finds out what dinosaur eggs tasted like, how Jane Austen liked her ice cream, and so much more.

Arizona Deliciousness Quest

My trip to Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona was way too short, but still filled with fantastic food, a mix of old favorites revisited and tasty new discoveries. Tacos book-ended the Tucson visit, from El Guero Canelo, a taco truck that grew to a mini-empire and inspired a Calexico song, to Molcas, a far smaller place with empire-sized taste. Other highlights

Irish Nachos Enter the Scene

We've recent explored Persian Tacos, so Irish Nachos seems like a logical next step. Greg, an Eater from Michigan, loads toppings atop a base of tortilla chips and jalapeno-flavored kettle-cooked potato chips. He says the potato chips worked so well that he may totally drop the tortilla chips next time he makes what he calls Irish Nachos. Greg's note gets

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