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...
24 Aug 45min
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...
21 Aug 31min
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 tha...
17 Aug 47min
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-...
14 Aug 44min
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...
10 Aug 44min
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 befor...
7 Aug 30min
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 ha...
3 Aug 39min
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 m...
31 Jul 25min
