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Christoph Niemann and A Fistful of Dough

The superdoubleextra brilliant designer Christoph Niemann's latest project creates wonderful things with just cookie dough and sprinkles. You want to click through, yes you do! /mark Photo: NYT

The View from Your Laptop

Auburn, AL, 11:12 am. Chocolate bourbon pecan pie, a fall favorite. Send along pics of your laptop meals to thesporkful@gmail.com. Please include the location and time of the picture, and describe the food.

Garnishes and Booze Displacement Danger

Our recent show on cocktails with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was a revelation for Sporkful fan (and cocktail photo-sharer) Linda in Boston. Rachel was very clear that she never eats the garnish in drinks, and that has Linda, a martini drinker, "all of a sudden rethinking my adult beverages." She also says her father, a frugal drinker, has a very specific

The Sporkful

MSNBC host and cocktail enthusiast Rachel Maddow inspired the improved pina colada in our latest Slate video, but there are things she won't do with liquor. For one, she doesn't want to chase her whiskey with a shot of pickle juice. Take a listen to her thoughts on the pickleback trend that has been gradually expanding in recent months. It's

The Sporkful

We had another fun visit to Madeleine Brand's public radio show. Our latest topic: holiday parties. Most of my key lessons about the topic are drawn from Die Hard. Happy holidays and yippee-ki-yay. /mark

Cocktail Mad Science, and Four Loko Meets Russian Bear (VIDEO)

Inspired by our recent show with Rachel Maddow, we experiment with homemade alcoholic energy drinks, as well as novel ways to consume them. You may not want to try this at home, but you'll sure want to watch us try it.