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Back to SearchWhy Does Cracker Barrel Keep Making People So Mad?
A few weeks ago, Cracker Barrel announced it was changing its logo — removing the old man in overalls and the barrel, updating the font, and removing the words “Old Country Store.” Longtime Cracker B…
Published on 9 hours ago
How To Host Your Own Porkapalooza
This week, we’re ringing in fall tailgating season with a barbecue, featuring three different cuts of pork: ribs, pork chops, and bratwurst. The grillmaster in charge of it all is Jimmy Tchinnis, own…
Published on 3 days, 4 hours ago
Soju, Snacks, And Ramen: How To Party Like A Korean
This week’s show is a raucous Korean-style night out, all on a weekday afternoon. Dan heads to Orion Bar in Brooklyn to learn how to drink like a Korean with Irene Yoo and Peter Kim. Irene is the own…
Published on 1 week ago
Writer Samantha Irby Is Having Fewer Over-The-Sink Moments (Reheat)
Best-selling author Samantha Irby specializes in wringing comedy out of her own personal tragedies. Among her favorite topics: poop (she’s got Crohn’s disease), depression (which she also has), and s…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski Is An Emotional Eater
Antoni Porowski wasn’t the obvious choice to be the food expert on Queer Eye — he’s not a chef and he has no formal culinary training. When the show debuted in 2018, many people asked, “Can this guy …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Dan Savage Recommends A Polyeaterous Lifestyle (Reheat)
What should you cook for breakfast the morning after? How can couples share power in the kitchen without driving each other crazy? We talk food and relationships with Dan Savage, who writes the sex a…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
How Long Should You Wait For The First Bite?
Dan Pelosi and Negin Farsad join Dan to settle your food disputes! One couple can’t agree on when they should take the first bite of a meal: when the food is fresh and piping hot, or once they’re sit…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Sporkful Dating Game! (Reheat)
Could listening to The Sporkful be the fertile soil out of which true love grows? We put out the call for Sporkful listeners looking for love, and hundreds of you responded. This week, we listen in o…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
On The Hunt For The Elusive Pawpaw
An email from Sara Bir set us off on an adventure. She’s an author and recipe developer who’s obsessed with pawpaws, the largest fruit native to North America. “Pawpaws are tricky in the kitchen,” Sa…
Published on 4 weeks ago
How To Be The Best Dinner Party Guest (Live)
Casey Elsass is known as the “cookbook doula” because he’s helped birth nearly 20 cookbooks, as a ghostwriter or co-writer. Now, Casey has published his very first solo cookbook, What Can I Bring? Re…
Published on 1 month ago