Chicken Tender Capital, USA
Former Comedian Nick Lavallee is on a mission to make Manchester, New Hampshire the chicken tender capital of the world. Will he succeed? Read reporter Caleb Jagoda's original article from New Hampsh...
10 Aug 202349min
How to Make A Battle-Ready Pizza
How did the U.S. military create a pizza that warfighters could eat on the battlefield? The Proof team follows the 5-year journey to create the world's most shelf-stable pizza. Get a 14-day free tria...
3 Aug 202340min
Season 14 Kicks off August 3!
How does beer thrive in a country that bans it? Who's behind the worst pies in London? What does a Danish tale of a blind princess have to do with America's first butter sculptor? The answer to these ...
13 Juli 20233min
What Is Fusion Food?
For the Season 13 closer, we bring you two stories on the theme of fusion food. We look at a JamAsian specialty--Jamaican Pepper Steak--and ask: How did a dish with Chinese roots become a celebrated J...
1 Juni 202355min
Revolution at the Cookie Factory
In 2017, an iconic brand of Argentina's de facto national dessert, the alfajor, was on the brink of disappearing. New management threatened to stop production of El Grandote, or 'The Big One,' but the...
25 Maj 202341min
What’s On the Menu in 1906?
What did dining out look like in 1906? We put the question to reporter Doug Mack, who dug through the New York Public Library’s “What’s on the Menu” database for answers. Mack encounters items like fl...
18 Maj 202344min
The Road to Good Sake
Fumiaki Matsuura had just started his job as the toji, or brew master of his family's sake brewery in Ishikawa, Japan, when he noticed a strange smell. A lot was riding on his reputation as the new fa...
11 Maj 202340min
The Apple Pie that Made Me
ESPN's Baxter Holmes was always told: If it weren't for his family's apple pie, he wouldn't be here. The adage takes on a whole new meaning in this heartfelt episode about origins, love, and loss. (Th...
4 Maj 202333min
