As we prepare for the first day of summer, it seems the perfect time to offer our thoughts on policies and procedures for effective beach eating. Is a sandwich or wrap preferable? How to avoid sandy snacks? And how can ocean water be used as a seasoning? Photo: Flickr CC / therichbrooks
Dinner Party Downloadhosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam join us to talk, well, dinner parties, including preparing, serving and of course, drinking. Fans of DPD? You have fine taste; thanks for checking out Sporkful. Don't know Brendan and Rico's certified awesome podcast? It's now 100 episodes strong and it's time you subscribe. They know dinner parties, but that's not what
Dan and Mark explore the best and worst foods for outdoor eating, including picnic lessons from Yogi Bear and Dan's mom. /mark Photo: Flickr CC / 22244945@N00
We revisit our episode on baked potatoes in conjunction with the release of our latest GastroLab video for Slate, in which we experiment with ways to turn baking potatoes into desserts. To subscribe to the GastroLab video podcast, go to the iTunes store and search for "GastroLab," or click here. To stream the videos through your web browser, click here.
The conversation continues with a fierce debate over whether there's anything wrong with a salad that requires a knife to eat. Also covered: croutons and other crunchy toppings, once again with our buddy Win Rosenfeld. Photo: Flickr CC / sa_ku_ra
In honor of the great Marc Maron'srecent endorsement of The Sporkful, we're replaying his classic appearance on our podcast. Maron describes his dream cup of coffee, Mark Garrison extols the virtues of coffee ice cubes in iced coffee, and Dan explains why Maron's take on coffee makes him like Clint Eastwood in "Unforgiven."