The Sporkful

Shower beers have long been a delicious, easy way to pamper yourself. But some Sporkful listeners take shower drinking -- and eating -- to a whole new level. Dan takes calls on how to pair your beer with your shower, how to eat an ice cream sandwich in t

Live on stage from Chicago! The band Spoon discusses their post-show microwave popcorn ritual, and one member admits he sometimes thinks about pizza while performing. Plus a mathematician slices a bagel into a Mobius strip, an opera singer performs an ar

Live on stage from Chicago! Hot Doug explains why he turned down millions and closed his famous sausage shop. Plus, filmmaker and food writer Kevin Pang talks about his documentary, For Grace, about Chef Curtis Duffy, one of the top chefs in the world. And Curtis joins us to discuss his journey to the top, and to reveal his favorite candy. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes so you never miss an episode!Follow Dan on Twitter and Instagram @TheSporkful and at Facebook.com/Sporkful.

What would you do if you had to choose between the food you love and the person you love? This week on The Sporkful listeners call in to ask Dan for advice on eating in relationships.  Jen in D.C. needs guidance on dating a picky eater, and a feuding hus

The food-obsessed comic discusses eating with his five children, navigating birthday parties and buffets, his dad's steaks, and when it's OK to lie to your kids. Plus he explains why he's the Jean-Claude Van Damme of eating on television. Please subscrib

It's an extra cheesy edition of The Sporkful! Adam and Jonathan in L.A. call in to debate a world with only one cheese and why cheddar is like Hugh Grant. Plus, Erica in Illinois asks when a grilled cheese has so many fillings, it's no longer a grilled c

Comic and former Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac takes us for curry goat and oxtails in his old neighborhood and explains how it feels to go out to eat in the place where you grew up -- and suddenly realize you're an outsider. Please subscribe to thi

Dan fills a taxi full of food and takes it to JFK Airport at sundown to break the Ramadan fast with Muslim cab drivers. What could go wrong? Plus a Texan talks about embracing her Muslim roots after 9/11 and fasting on Ramadan for the first time when she

A flavor chemist explains the science of burger smashing and how the order of your toppings affects how they taste. Plus a man in search of the perfect burger lays out exactly what he's looking for. (Repeat) Come see The Sporkful live on stage at the Tas

How did vanilla become the default flavor of ice cream? Do those black flecks actually make it more delicious? And which is better, cup or cone? Dan discusses with Spilled Milk hosts Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton. Plus Weird Al weighs in, and