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The Sporkful

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Dan Pashman

3x James Beard Award winner. Named one of TIME's 100 Best Podcasts Of All Time. We obsess about food to learn more about people. It's not for foodies, it's for eaters. Hosted by Dan Pashman, inventor of the viral pasta shape cascatelli.

#246

Patti LaBelle Says She Cooks Better Than She Sings (Reheat)

[Patti LaBelle] (https://www.pattilabelle.com/) is not just a music icon, she’s also a foo... more

12 Dec 2025

31 MINS

31:42

12 Dec 2025

#245

Samin Nosrat’s Success Looked Different Behind Closed Doors

It’s been eight years since [Samin Nosrat] (https://www.instagram.com/ciaosamin/?hl=en) pu... more

08 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:48

08 Dec 2025

#244

Can We Go Viral On TikTok? (Reheat)

TikTok is the wild west of the food media world. It’s less professionalized than Instagram... more

05 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:38

05 Dec 2025

#243

Seed Oils Are The Latest Battle In The Cooking Fat Wars

In America, the cooking fat you use — lard, butter, shortening, oil — has long been a sign... more

01 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:29

01 Dec 2025

#242

What Should Be The Last Cheese On Earth? (Reheat)

This week we’re reheating two call-in episodes from 2015. First: Two Sporkful listeners ca... more

28 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:32

28 Nov 2025

#241

What’s It Like To Cook With A Brain Injury?

How does a traumatic brain injury affect the way you cook and eat? Filmmaker Cheryl Green,... more

24 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:34

24 Nov 2025

#240

Hosting Thanksgiving With Amy Sedaris (Reheat)

Amy Sedaris offers advice on dealing with family members who are drunk or confrontational ... more

21 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:38

21 Nov 2025

#239

The Last Meal Roy Wood Jr. Made For His Father

[Roy Wood Jr] (https://www.roywoodjr.com/) . has long used humor to discuss topical issues... more

17 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:00

17 Nov 2025

#238

In The Test Kitchen With Dan Souza & Lisa McManus

Today we’re bringing you a conversation Dan had on the new podcast [In the Test Kitchen] (... more

14 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:35

14 Nov 2025

#237

What Is Colorado Style Pizza?

We all know the classic regional pizza styles: New York, Chicago, Detroit. But Colorado? I... more

10 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:37

10 Nov 2025

#236

Phil Rosenthal Has A Menu Strategy (Reheat)

Wherever Phil Rosenthal goes, he wants to eat — which explains the name of his Netflix sho... more

07 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:46

07 Nov 2025

#235

How Did Tony Shalhoub Learn To Play A Chef On Screen?

Tony Shalhoub is an actor whose roles skew towards the quirky and neurotic — and his chara... more

03 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:55

03 Nov 2025

#234

A Comprehensive Candy Treatise For Halloween (Reheat)

This week we're talking about a number of key candy issues with special guests in time for... more

31 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:38

31 Oct 2025

#233

What Makes Dorie Greenspan’s Recipes So Good?

Ask folks in the world of food and cookbooks, “Who writes the best recipes?” and you’ll he... more

27 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:22

27 Oct 2025

#232

How Did Staying Hydrated Become A Thing? (Reheat)

To say that hydration is an invention is only a slight exaggeration. Water bottles have be... more

24 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:53

24 Oct 2025

#231

How Does Paul Hollywood Dunk His Cookies?

On The Great British Bake Off, [Paul Hollywood] (https://www.instagram.com/paulhollywoodba... more

20 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:35

20 Oct 2025

#230

Nadiya Hussain, From “Great British Bake Off” To Elbows Out (Reheat)

When [Nadiya Hussain] (https://www.instagram.com/nadiyajhussain/?hl=en) competed on The Gr... more

17 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:11

17 Oct 2025

#229

Why Would You Put A Recipe On Your Gravestone?

[Rosie Grant] (https://www.tiktok.com/@ghostlyarchive) was already obsessed with cemeterie... more

13 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:33

13 Oct 2025

#228

Can I Wipe My Oily Hands On My Legs? (Reheat)

We open the phone lines to settle your most contentious food disputes this week. Eliza wan... more

10 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:27

10 Oct 2025

#227

What's In Taylor Swift's Signature Cocktail?

Are chicken tenders having a renaissance? Are lit candles in restaurants worth the risk of... more

06 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:18

06 Oct 2025

#226

How Ketchup Got Its Name (Reheat)

Ketchup started as a far different product from what’s on the shelves today. A lot of its ... more

03 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:52

03 Oct 2025

#225

What Can McDonald’s Tell Us About Black America?

Growing up as a Black kid in Chicago, [Dr. Marcia Chatelain] (https://www.marciachatelain.... more

29 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:26

29 Sep 2025

#224

Celebrating Shabbat At Wendy’s (Reheat)

Shabbat — the Jewish Sabbath – begins every Friday at sundown with a meal. But in all the ... more

26 Sep 2025

26 MINS

26:28

26 Sep 2025

#223

What’s A Jewish Tavern And House Of Learning?

Josh Foer and Rabbi Charlie Schwartz set out to create a new kind of Jewish space, one tha... more

22 Sep 2025

33 MINS

33:58

22 Sep 2025

#222

Is The Future Of Bourbon Female? (Reheat)

Bourbon's growing popularity is changing an industry with deep roots in Kentucky. We trave... more

19 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:31

19 Sep 2025

#221

Why Does Cracker Barrel Keep Making People So Mad?

A few weeks ago, Cracker Barrel announced it was changing its logo — removing the old man ... more

15 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:39

15 Sep 2025

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#246

Patti LaBelle Says She Cooks Better Than She Sings (Reheat)

#245

Samin Nosrat’s Success Looked Different Behind Closed Doors

#244

Can We Go Viral On TikTok? (Reheat)

#243

Seed Oils Are The Latest Battle In The Cooking Fat Wars

#242

What Should Be The Last Cheese On Earth? (Reheat)

#241

What’s It Like To Cook With A Brain Injury?

#240

Hosting Thanksgiving With Amy Sedaris (Reheat)

#239

The Last Meal Roy Wood Jr. Made For His Father

#238

In The Test Kitchen With Dan Souza & Lisa McManus

#237

What Is Colorado Style Pizza?

#236

Phil Rosenthal Has A Menu Strategy (Reheat)

#235

How Did Tony Shalhoub Learn To Play A Chef On Screen?

#234

A Comprehensive Candy Treatise For Halloween (Reheat)

#233

What Makes Dorie Greenspan’s Recipes So Good?

#232

How Did Staying Hydrated Become A Thing? (Reheat)

#231

How Does Paul Hollywood Dunk His Cookies?

#230

Nadiya Hussain, From “Great British Bake Off” To Elbows Out (Reheat)

#229

Why Would You Put A Recipe On Your Gravestone?

#228

Can I Wipe My Oily Hands On My Legs? (Reheat)

#227

What's In Taylor Swift's Signature Cocktail?

#226

How Ketchup Got Its Name (Reheat)

#225

What Can McDonald’s Tell Us About Black America?

#224

Celebrating Shabbat At Wendy’s (Reheat)

#223

What’s A Jewish Tavern And House Of Learning?

#222

Is The Future Of Bourbon Female? (Reheat)

#221

Why Does Cracker Barrel Keep Making People So Mad?