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  • BEST FOOD PODCAST
  • James Beard Awards & Webby Awards

podcast episodes

Midtown Lunch’s Zach Brooks on Eating at Work Pt. 2 (Ep 119)

This week, we're continuing our conversation on improving lunch. We'll cover salad bar strategy, eating on the move and in other situations without tables, food trucks and messy food. We're joined again by Zach Brooks, creator of Midtown Lunch. When Dan and I worked together at NPR, we used Zach's site often to find good food in New York's midtown.

The Sporkful

Dan and Mark talk Girl Scout Cookies with fellow NPR Bryant Park Project alum Tricia McKinney and her daughter Cassie, the supplier of The Sporkful's Girl Scout Cookies.

Midtown Lunch’s Zach Brooks on Eating at Work Pt. 1 (Ep 118)

This week we're starting a conversation about ways to improve eating at work. Our guest is Zach Brooks, creator of Midtown Lunch, a vital site for people looking for originality and variety in their workday feeding. It started in New York's midtown and has expanded to cover downtown, LA and Philadelphia. Back when Dan and I worked at NPR, we

The Sporkful

As part of a groundbreaking podcast meld, Dan and Mark team up with the hosts of the Slate Culture Gabfest -- Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens, plus Slate's Laura Anderson and Jesse Baker -- to discuss all things granola, and to judge which Slate staffer makes the best granola.

Napkins (Ep 116)

In this week's episode, we cover paper vs. cloth, moist towlettes and wet naps, and issues of hand and beverage sanitation. Plus we discuss the dangers of scented soap. Photo: Flickr CC / Dinner Series

Call In Smorgasbord: Breath Mints as Candy and Room Temp Eating (Ep 115)

We mediate a debate between a married couple over whether giving their kids breath mints is the same as giving their kids candy. And a man makes the argument that most foods are better eaten at room temperature.