The Sporkful

Dan travels to Prince's Hot Chicken in Nashville, where hot chicken was invented, to explore the restaurant's complicated history with race -- from segregation to today. Today's sponsors: Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your purchase, using the promo code SPORKFUL. Go to Sonos.com and get 10% off one order of $125 or less, using the promo code SPORKFUL10 (case sensitive). Go to SpiceIslands.com/Sporkful for spice facts and recipes. Restaurant owners: Go to TouchBistro...

Two friends call in for help settling a long-running feud. Plus, food science guru Kenji Lopez-Alt explains what happens to a burger when it sits in a wrapper before being eaten. Today's sponsors: Go to Arhaus.com/Sporkful to learn more about Arhaus's dining sale. Go to Modcloth.com and enter promo code SPORKFUL25 to get 25% off your order of $100 or more. Go to SpiceIslands.com/Sporkful for spice facts and recipes. Go to Sunbasket.com/Sporkful to get $35 off your first order. Go to TastyBite...

During the week, Devin Pickard is the pitmaster at his family's BBQ restaurant in Centerville, Tennessee. But on Sundays, he trades the pit for the pulpit at the local church where he preaches. Food and faith are a natural pairing in the south, but Devin tells Dan that there are less obvious ways his two professions come together. Today's sponsors: Go to Bhhsnyp.com/Sporkful to learn about the story behind Manhattan residential real estate. Go to Modcloth...

Behind the spiky hair and donkey sauce is a savvy businessman who's been obsessed with finding success in the world of food since he was a kid. He talks with Dan about the importance of self-reflection, why he doesn't serve more organic food at his restaurants, and what people don't understand about him. (And, by the way, you know that shirt with the flames you always see him wearing? He hates it.) Today's sponsors: Go to Arhaus.com/Sporkful to learn more about Arhaus's dining sale...

While Cuban-Americans in Miami enjoy the dishes their grandparents grew up with, food shortages in Cuba have forced the cuisine there to change. So what defines Cuban food today? We go to Miami to try to find out. Today's sponsors: Go to Bhhsnyp.com/Sporkful to learn about the story behind Manhattan residential real estate. Go to PodSwag.com/Sporkful to get your very own Sporkful mug. Go to SpiceIslands.com/Sporkful for spice facts and recipes. Restaurant owners: Go to TouchBistro...

A neuroscientist calls in to debate the geometry of pizza, and food science guru Kenji Lopez-Alt explains how woodworking can help us make a better bagel and cream cheese. Today's sponsors: Go to Sunbasket.com/Sporkful to get $35 off your first order. Go to Daily-Harvest.com and enter promo code "SPORKFUL" to get three free items in your first box. Go to WorldCampusInfo.com to learn how Penn State World Campus can help you reach your educational goals.

The longtime Reading Rainbow host and Star Trek star talks about the power of food memories and the art of PB&J. Plus he performs dramatic readings of recipes. Today's sponsors: Go to SpiceIslands.com/Sporkful for spice facts and recipes. Go to WorldCampusInfo.com to learn how Penn State World Campus can help you reach your educational goals.

As a struggling young actor, Ty Burrell pretended to be a guest at hotels to get the free breakfast buffet. Now he fights the urge to pocket food at the Emmys. He talks about his hors d'oeurves strategy at fancy Hollywood events, getting his kids to eat slower, and how Utah's arcane liquor laws actually benefitted the two Salt Lake City bars he owns. Today's sponsors: Go to Bhhsnyp.com/Sporkful to learn about the story behind Manhattan residential real estate. Go to RXBAR...

Summer is winding down, so it's time for one last trip to the beach. Here's how to pair your snacks with the smell and taste of salt water. Plus, we debate potluck etiquette for hosts and guests. Today's sponsors: Go to Daily-Harvest.com and enter promo code "SPORKFUL" to get three free items in your first box. Go to SpiceIslands.com/Sporkful for spice facts and recipes.

Dan and his wife Janie are both white and Jewish, both raised in the NY area. In many ways it's an easy fit. But not so much with food -- Janie grew up kosher and Dan didn't. In part four of Your Mom's Food they talk about navigating food tension in their relationship and ask Janie's mom how she feels about the choices they've made. Today's sponsors: Go to SunBasket.com/Sporkful to get 50% off your first order. Go to SpiceIslands.com/Sporkful for spice facts and recipes.