Dan speaks with nacho experts and eaters at the first NY Nacho and Craft Beer Festival about nacho construction, the trend towards single serve nachos, and more. Plus, a caller takes issue with Dan's position on hot dogs.
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Slate's Julia Turner joins Dan to discuss the merits of short vs. long pastas, which shapes should be eliminated, and the best ways to get different shapes into your mouth, including the question of whether short pastas are better eaten with a spoon.
In the annual Halloween show Dan interviews his aunt Meryl, a 50-something woman who eats sweets like she's five. She uses her dog to score candy and equates animal crackers to cereal. Plus callers debate cereal sans milk.
Dan covers all things monster cereals including ideal soaking time, ideal cereal-to-marshmallow ratio, ideal combinations of monster cereals, and much more.
Slate's culture critic June Thomas gets paid to watch TV, so she eats every dinner in front of it. She joins Dan in Ep 142 to discuss ideal plate placement, TV tray technique, and ways in which a greasy remote can be used for seasoning.
What types of restaurants are best for eating alone? Is it better to sit at a table or the bar? We discuss, then Todd answers a timeless question: What's one food that's not improved by either melted cheese or hot fudge?