Kristen Meinzer
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How to Hate Watch 'Peter Pan Live'
After the ratings success of "Sound of Music Live," NBC is back with Peter Pan. Featuring flying actors and new songs, there's the potential for a little more disaster this year. → Read More
When Bagels Aren't Boiled, Tempers Bubble Over
On The Media's Brooke Gladstone calls modern bagels "a betrayal" and former congressman Anthony Weiner calls a bagel judging event "offensive.” Plus, when should bagels be toasted? → Read More
Mo Rocca Likes Big Ravioli, And He Cannot Lie
Humorist and Cooking Channel host, Mo Rocca, joins Dan to talk about his grandma, debate whether square or round ravioli is better, and tell us which variety is the Kenny G of ravioli. → Read More
An 11 Year Old Offers A Lesson in Hot Sauce
Full disclosure: I’m a caliente wimp. But 11-year-old hot sauce enthusiast (and founding president of The Sporkful Junior Eaters Society) Nathaniel Goodyear thinks he can change that. → Read More
Morgan Spurlock's Inner 'Guinness Drinking, West Virginia Hillbilly'
Morgan Spurlock is well known for his less-than-flattering portrayals of excess and gluttony ("Super Size Me," "7 Deadly Sins"). But he's no teetotaler. He calls himself a "Guinness drinking, West Virginia hillbilly" and says even the mantra "all things in moderation" should only apply "in moderation." In this episode of The Sporkful he shows host Dan Pashman around a glass of stout, and talks about… → Read More
From Flurry to Blizzard: Ranking Weather-Themed Desserts With a Meteorologist
There are a lot of desserts named after severe weather phenomena, but not all of them are created equal. We asked tornado alley's top meteorologist, Gary England, to help us rank some of these desserts, based on the severity of the weather they are named for. In addition to Gary England's dessert rankings, the newest episode of The Sporkful includes a conversation Paul Breslin about how weather affects… → Read More
The Hot Dog King of Chicago Hangs Up His Hat
There's no shortage of hot dog and sausage joints in Chicago, but one restaurant inspires a level of devotion unlike any other--Hot Doug's. People come from all over the country to wait in line for hours for a taste of their exotic sausage concoctions and Chicago style hot dogs. Doug has turned down million dollar offers to expand, and recently, he announced that he's closing up shop in October. Dan… → Read More
Movie Date: New York in the Movies
Kristen Meinzer talks about some of the movies she thinks best represent New York. → Read More
Are Hot Dogs Sandwiches?
When it comes to the correct definition of a sandwich, I’m a strict constructionist. I believe we must look to the Earl of Sandwich’s original intent, which is why I’ve been dubbed the Scalia of Sandwiches.Even with my conservative approach to sandwichdom, I consider a hot dog to be a sandwich. That’s why I was shocked to see recently that a man I respect and admire, Judge John Hodgman, had ruled… → Read More
Movie Date: New York in the Movies
Kristen Meinzer talks about some of the movies she thinks best represent New York. → Read More
Is the Creator of Stuffed Crust Pizza Sorry?
Tom Ryan invented the Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza. He also created the McDonald’s McGriddle. And now he’s the founder and chief concept officer at Smashburger. In this week’s episode of The Sporkful, Ryan, the culinary mad scientist of food himself, talks about how he came up with these innovations and how he eats them, and he explains the science of burger smashing. (Hint: It involves something… → Read More
Eat Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jack
Baseball season is in full swing and if someone takes you out to a ball game, you'll likely ask them to buy you some peanuts and Cracker Jack. Before you place your order, listen to Dan explore the intricacies of these classic foods with three experts: Nile Brisson, president of Peanut Processors, Inc. in North Carolina; Mike Pesca, who researched the song "Take Me Out To The Ballgame for "On The… → Read More
Blockbustered Out? Here Are This Summer's Best Documentaries
New films explore the life of legendary film critic Roger Ebert; the odd-couple legal team that fought California's ban on gay marriage; and the Freedom Summer of 50 years ago. → Read More
The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Waffle
The woman who brought the Belgian waffle to America says we're doing it wrong. But there's hope. → Read More
New Spider-Man Opens Summer Movie Season of Remakes and Reboots
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, opens on Friday. → Read More
Faith Based Films Flood the Screen
You might get away with skipping church, if you go to the movies instead. This week, “Heaven is for Real,” starring Greg Kinnear, hits theaters. It's the fourth biblical or faith-based film to go into wide release this year, and it won’t be the last. In total, we’ll see about a half dozen faith-based films in wide release this year, including the big budget “Noah” to more modestly budgeted films like… → Read More