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  • James Beard Awards
  • Webby Awards

mike pesca

Reheat: Confessions of a Ballpark Food Vendor

We explore the classic baseball foods peanuts and Cracker Jack with a former Shea Stadium food vendor and a North Carolina peanut man.

Confessions of a Ballpark Food Vendor

We explore the classic baseball foods peanuts and Cracker Jack with a former Shea Stadium food vendor and a North Carolina peanut man.

What If There Were No Nachos?

Football announcer Howard Cosell played an unlikely role in popularizing nachos, as we hear when Dan sits down with his friend Mike Pesca, host of The Gist podcast. And Mike rants about restaurants.

True Confessions Of A Ballpark Food Vendor

What's the worst gig in the ballpark? What's the best way to eat peanuts in the shell? We explore famous baseball foods with a former Shea Stadium food vendor and a North Carolina peanut man.

Is Free Office Coffee More Valuable Than Healthcare?

Slate's Mike Pesca and I discuss what you can tell about a workplace based on the kitchen. Then I offer Mike a detailed critique of his sandwich construction methods.

Eat Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jack

I talk to a third generation peanut man to find out the best way to crack open a peanut and debate popcorn-to-peanut ratios in a box of Cracker Jack with a former Shea Stadium food vendor.