Inside The World Of Food Smuggling
Remember that time you bought an apple in Canada or a piece of cheese in France and “forgot” to declare it when you crossed the border into the U.S.? That makes you a food smuggler. It can feel pretty...
12 Jun 202334min
After A Lifetime Of Eating, Gail Simmons Is Still Hungry
Top Chef judge Gail Simmons never thought she’d have a career in food. Sure, her mom ran a cooking school in their home growing up. Yes, she worked in the kitchen on a kibbutz in Israel. And it’s true...
5 Jun 202331min
The Secret To Grace Church’s Lobster Rolls
In the 1980s, six women on an island off the coast of Massachusetts began selling lobster rolls as a church fundraiser. Today people travel by car, boat, and plane just to taste these hallowed summer ...
29 Mai 202331min
Comic Jamie Loftus’s Hot Dog Summer
Comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus set out on a cross-country road trip to try to figure out: Why do hot dogs have such a hold on American culture? And why does she continue to find them so damn deli...
22 Mai 202334min
Is Protecting Abalone Also Destroying A Native Tradition?
When the California government stepped in to try and prevent abalone from going extinct, it also criminalized the food traditions of indigenous people in the region. In this episode from our friends a...
15 Mai 202335min
The Musical History Of Jelly
This week we're exploring the musical history of jelly, from the Harlem Renaissance to Beyoncé and beyond. Along the way, we hear the story of a famous moment in internet history, explore depictions o...
8 Mai 202335min
Can ChatGPT Write An Episode Of The Sporkful?
ChatGPT can use artificial intelligence to generate high school essays, emails, cover letters, and a lot more. But can it write an episode of The Sporkful? Eater senior reporter Bettina Makalintal joi...
1 Mai 202332min
Meet The Banh Mi Innovators
Cookbook author Andrea Nguyen helped change the tone of Vietnamese cookbooks when she published her first in 2006. “They had these long, long ingredient lists that kind of exoticized the cuisine,” And...
24 Apr 202335min
