The Sporkful

The actress says she's fed up with stereotypes of her and her food. And she tells the story of eating in Puerto Rico for the first time and thinking, "This is me."

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Joe McNeil's order at a segregated lunch counter in 1960 changed the way Americans eat forever. We met him for lunch to discuss his historic protest -- and the finer points of apple pie.

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Nicole Taylor went through a phase where she rejected the soul food she grew up with. She called it all "slave food." Truth is, we all make judgments about what food is for which people, whether or not we realize it. Why are we willing to pay more for Italian and Japanese food than Chinese and Mexican? As we find out in this week's show, it has nothing to do with the ingredients.

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What happens when people cook food from a culture that's not their own? Celebrity chef Rick Bayless opens up about the pros and cons of cultural exchange.

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What can we learn about how we perceive culture and race by talking about food? That's the first of many questions we'll be asking next week, when we kick off our special series "Other People's Food."

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Dan goes out to eat with WNYC's John Hockenberry and a blogger who calls himself "The Disabled Foodie" to find out about the less obvious challenges of navigating a restaurant when you're in a wheelchair. Plus YouTube star Zach Anner, who has cerebral palsy, tells us how he deals with people who offer him help that he doesn’t need. (Repeat) 

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What do a great bartender and a great priest have in common? We ask a Catholic priest who moonlights as a mixologist. Plus, Dan revisits a beloved pub from his past to find out what makes a great bar.

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A married couple calls in to debate whether to make their kids eat green beans with silverware. But like so many marital disputes, this one isn't really about green beans.

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The leader of the farm-to-table movement loves Cracker Jacks, hates questions about GMO's, and says no one invites him to dinner. He just wants people to chill out about food. But are his followers missing his message?

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Is the toaster the enemy of good bagels, a friend to bad ones, or both? Dan moderates this debate live on WNYC radio with Serious Eats' Kenji Lopez-Alt, Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman, and listener calls.

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