Are chicken tenders having a renaissance? Are lit candles in restaurants worth the risk of a few people’s hair catching on fire? And when Taylor Swift designs a signature cocktail…what’s in it? We cover all these questions and more in this edition of the Salad Spinner — our rapid-fire, roundtable discussion of all the biggest and buzziest food news of the moment. Joining us in the Spinner are bestselling author Jake Cohen, whose new cookbook is Dinner Party Animal, and chef Vivian Howard, host of the new PBS show Kitchen Curious. 

See Dan on the episode of Kitchen Curious that comes out next week on PBS stations and PBS online!

The Sporkful production team includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O’Hara, Kameel Stanley, and Jared O'Connell. Publishing by Shantel Holder.

Interstitial music in this episode by Black Label Music:

• “Sun So Sunny” by Calvin Dashielle
• "The Cantina" by Erick Anderson
• "Get In the Back" by Kenneth J. Brahmstedt
• "Dilly Dally" by Hayley Briasco
• "New Old" by James Thomas Bates

Photo courtesy of Andres O’Hara. 

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