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• Why Are People Hooked On A Fake Food Delivery App?

  Can “functional” candy be delicious? Why are people ordering from a fake food delivery app? And should tomatoes be banned from sandwiches? We cover all of these questions and more in this week’s Salad Spinner, our rapid-fire roundtable...

  24 aug 2026 2702 sec.

• Marcus Samuelsson Says French Cuisine Isn't The Gold Standard (Reheat)

  Chef Marcus Samuelsson was taught in culinary school that French cuisine is the gold standard of cooking. One day, he realized, “somebody lied." Samuelsson, a black Swede and the youngest chef to ever receive a three-star review from...

  21 aug 2026 1912 sec.

• Who Killed The Florida Orange?

  Like palm trees, the Everglades, Disney World, and “Florida Man,” the orange is a classic symbol of the Sunshine State. But maybe not for much longer. Production has declined more than 95% in less than 25 years, setting off alarm bells...

  17 aug 2026 2874 sec.

• The Rise, Fall, And Redemption of Belgian Waffles (Reheat)

  At the 1964 New York World's Fair, Belgian waffles were introduced to America. They became a sensation. But a half-century later, the woman who sold those waffles says her family's legacy has been co-opted. She joins Dan to share her...

  14 aug 2026 2648 sec.

• This Rare Condition Causes Extreme, Insatiable Hunger

  The Rao family in Maryland knew that something was different about their younger daughter, Ayoni, almost as soon as she was born. But it took them until she was five to get a diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome, a rare genetic condition...

  10 aug 2026 2642 sec.

• Meat Pies In Sweeney Todd On Broadway! (Reheat)

  The musical Sweeney Todd is about a barber who goes on a killing spree and disposes of his victims by baking them into meat pies. In an off-Broadway production, they serve you an actual meat pie before the show begins. Dr. Pamela...

  7 aug 2026 1835 sec.

• How Do You Prep For The Hardest Beer Test In The World?

  Mandy Naglich is an award-winning home brewer who also writes and teaches about beer. Now she wants to become a Master Cicerone — basically the beer equivalent of a master sommelier. There’s only a handful in the world, and the majority...

  3 aug 2026 2394 sec.

• This Is Your Brain On Cheesesteak (Reheat)

  Why do our brains go crazy for the melted cheese on Philly's iconic cheesesteak? What is it about scrapple’s crispy fried goodness? How does surface-area-to-volume ratio make the roast pork sandwich more delicious? This week, we take a...

  31 jul 2026 1556 sec.

• The Ice Cream Truck Kingpins Of Southern California

  Is there anything better than hearing the sound of an ice cream truck approaching? Today we’re bringing you two stories of ice cream trucks, past and present. First, Sporkful managing producer Emma Morgenstern tells the tale of her...

  27 jul 2026 2649 sec.

• Carla Hall Isn't Going Back To The Frozen Food Section (Reheat)

  Carla Hall is known for her quirky, energetic personality on TV. But in some ways she’s very different today from the woman who first appeared as a contestant on Top Chef almost two decades ago. "I didn't want to show up as my Blackness...

  24 jul 2026 2175 sec.

• 2 Chefs And A Lie 2026 With NPR’s Rachel Martin

  We’re back with our annual game show: Two Chefs And A Lie! This year our contestant is Rachel Martin, host of the NPR podcast Wild Card and an old friend of Dan’s. The game goes like this: Rachel talks with three guests. Two of them are...

  20 jul 2026 2522 sec.

• The Man Who Made 5 Million Burritos (Reheat)

  Is the perfect burrito a feat of engineering or art? We debate burrito construction and the Los Angeles/San Francisco rivalry with Jesse Thorn (founder of Maximum Fun and host of Bullseye) and Evan Kleiman (host of KCRW's Good Food)....

  17 jul 2026 3124 sec.