The Sporkful

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We obsess about food to learn more about people. The Sporkful isn't for foodies, it's for eaters. Hosted by Dan Pashman, who's also the inventor of the new pasta shape cascatelli. James Beard and Webby Award winner for Best Food Podcast. A Stitcher Production.

2 DAYS AGO

A Salty Medical Mystery

A couple years ago, Abigail Keel started having debilitating attacks of vertigo. Once she got a diagnosis, the treatment seemed simple enough: reduce your salt intake to 1500 milligrams per day. But that change upended Abigail’s life in ways she never expected, altering her relationship with food, and leading her to question the way we think about medical diets in the first place.

35 min
5 DAYS AGO

Reheat: Can A Restaurant Be For Everyone?

"White people are comfortable anywhere," says restaurateur Andy Shallal. "In order for a black person to walk into a space, there need to be signals that say, 'You're welcome.'" In this week's show we decode those signals, which include the decor and music, the staff and other customers, and more.

44 min
NOV 11

How Judith Jones Changed Cookbooks Forever

What do Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and The Diary of Anne Frank have in common? A woman named Judith Jones fought for both of them to be published. Judith was an editor with a vision, someone who was able to see the potential in books that so many others dismissed.

44 min
NOV 8

Reheat: The Rice Cooker That Changed Jake Cohen’s Life

Jake Cohen didn’t care much about Jewish food when he went to culinary school and worked in high end restaurants. But when he met his future husband, Jake was introduced to the Middle Eastern Jewish recipes of his in-laws, like tahdig and kubbeh. Soon, he was mining his own family’s Eastern European Jewish recipes, and putting his spin on matzo ball soup and kasha varnishkes.

34 min
NOV 4

Who Really Was James Beard?

Before the James Beard Awards, there was the man himself. Beard was the first celebrity chef of the TV era, preaching home cooking and fresh, local food even as frozen TV dinners gained popularity. But he also had to navigate the complexities of being a closeted gay man in a time when the kitchen was considered a place for women.

41 min
NOV 1

Reheat: The Pasta That Won Obama Re-Election

Sam Kass shares stories of his time as the Obama family’s chef — cooking on Air Force One, smuggling special ingredients into the White House, and creating a dish that came to be known as 'lucky pasta.'

30 min
OCT 28

Bobby Flay Wins A Lot — But Also Knows How To Lose

Bobby Flay has competed in more than 700 TV cooking challenges and written a dozen cookbooks. But at heart, he still thinks of himself as a restaurant chef. In his new book, Chapter One, Bobby looks back on his career, from dropping out of high school and working as a busboy in New York City, to opening his first restaurants in the ‘90s, to competing on Iron Chef and Beat Bobby Flay.

41 min
OCT 25

Reheat: A Very Trini Punjabi Diwali (with DJ Rekha)

We cook up a Diwali feast with a Trinidadian mother and daughter and discuss straddling cultures with the Indian-American DJ who introduced a blend of hip hop and Punjabi folk music to the club scene.

25 min

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Trailer: Welcome to The Sporkful

This podcast isn’t for foodies, it’s for eaters. We have a ton of fun obsessing about food to learn more about culture, science, history, and most importantly—people. In every episode of The Sporkful you’re going to learn something, feel something, and laugh. Winner of the James Beard and Webby Award for Best Food Podcast. Hosted by Dan Pashman, inventor of the pasta shape cascatelli. Subscribe, follow, or favorite now and join us!

2020-01-01

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298 Ratings

Great deep dish episode

Feb 27

Stardustednight

The Deep Dish with Sohla and Ham on Bagels is one of my favourite podcast episodes, on any podcast. Such a good story, so entertaining and informative.
Stick to food

Nov 8

canucksupporter

Normally great but unfortunately Dan is drifting away from food and into social justice topics. That’s a shame
🧀👍

2023-06-03

qwweerrty(bfn,

Wow
Whiskey Mystery a gem of an episode

2022-11-23

Aaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhh!

I am such a fan of your deep dives - this episode harkens back to older classic journalistic episodes where you’re seriously obsessing and celebrating people. Very cool historical ties and moving story telling indeed! Love the song!! More Sporkfull original tunes please!!

We obsess about food to learn more about people. The Sporkful isn't for foodies, it's for eaters. Hosted by Dan Pashman, who's also the inventor of the new pasta shape cascatelli. James Beard and Webby Award winner for Best Food Podcast. A Stitcher Production.