Emma Morgenstern

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Managing Producer at The Sporkful

Managing Producer at Stitcher

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Reheat: Ask Mimi With Mimi Sheraton

1 month ago | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Mimi Sheraton has seen it all in her 92 years. In this Reheat of our spinoff podcast from 2018, Ask Mimi, the legendary food critic offers advice on food and life to live callers and celebrity guests. The Sporkful's Dan Pashman moderates. In this episode, humorist Mo Rocca joins Mimi and Dan live on stage to ask for help with an issue involving his mom. Mimi died in April 2023 at the age of 97; read her New York Times obituary here.
Reheat: Hot Chicken Is Hot, But Who’s Benefiting?

2 months ago | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Dan Pashman: Hey everyone, Dan here, and this week's reheat comes by request from listener Ellen in Batavia, Illinois. Ellen: I would love to reheat the episode about hot chicken. That episode actually inspired me to take a trip to Nashville, just eat the chicken and I definitely don't regret it. It was really good. Dan Pashman: Ellen, you're in a safe space here. I love that you went to Nashville just to eat the chicken.
Our 15th Anniversary Sporktacular

Jan 13, 2025 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Happy anniversary to us! This week The Sporkful is celebrating our 15th anniversary with a special episode sharing the story of the show’s creation, and tracing its evolution. Dan started The Sporkful in 2010 — the Stone Age of podcasting — recording episodes in his living room, or borrowed studios that he sometimes had permission to be in.
The Secret Society With A Giant Omelet Tradition

Jan 5, 2025 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Mandy Naglich: The most important part of tasting is smelling. So before you put anything in your mouth you want to see how close each citrus has to get to your nose before you can smell it. Dan Pashman: This is Mandy Naglich. Mandy is a professional taster and author of the book How to Taste. She’s also a past Sporkful guest – you may remember her from an episode we did about her quest to become a cicerone, kind of like a sommelier but for beer.
Trading Architecture And Accounting For Cookbooks

Dec 8, 2024 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Kristina Cho: I went to the University of Cincinnati and I was there from, like, 2009 to 2013. Dan Pashman: Did you hang out with the Kelce brothers? Kristina Cho: I .... Okay, so I will say... Dan Pashman: [LAUGHS]Kristina Cho: I will say ... Jason Kelce, I saw you in the dining hall many times. Dan Pashman: Okay, and he doesn’t listen to this podcast, just so you know. I don't think he's gonna hear this, but anyway, go on. Speak directly to Jason. Please, go on. Kristina Cho: [LAUGHS] Yeah, yeah..
The Mixologist Who Stopped Drinking

Dec 1, 2024 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

The holidays are a time when many of us have a few extra drinks — or spend time with people having a few extra drinks. This week we’re talking with LP O’Brien, an award-winning mixologist in Washington, DC. A couple years back, she decided to quit drinking, a decision that she says made her better at her job. We find out how that’s possible, and how it led LP into the quickly growing market for non-alcoholic drinks.
When Is A Taco Legally A Sandwich?

Aug 18, 2024 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Why are politicians trying to ban lab-grown meat? Is Chipotle secretly serving smaller portions? And just how good is that new cereal mix by Jason and Travis Kelce? We dig into these questions and more in this edition of the Salad Spinner, our rapid-fire roundtable discussion of the hottest and oddest recent food news. Joining us in the Spinner are Josh Scherer and Nicole Enayati, co-hosts of the Mythical Kitchen podcast A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich.
We Can Do Better Than “Obligation Salads”

Aug 4, 2024 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Pretty much every restaurant has salads, and yet how often do you get really excited to eat one? In restaurants and at home, most salads seem to be there because the person making the meal felt obligated to offer them. And diners eat them for the same reason. This week we set out in search of salads that you’ll still be talking about weeks later. We hear from Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja of Shuka and Shukette in New York City, who makes Dan’s favorite salad.
Reheat: In Search Of Rosa Parks’ Pancakes

Jun 20, 2024 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Dan Pashman: Hey everyone, Dan here. This week’s Reheat is called "Searching for Rosa Parks’ Pancakes" and we’re reheating it because of a request from a listener:Caroline: Hello Dan and The Sporkful, this is Caroline in Atlanta. I’d love to hear "In Search of Rosa Parks’ Pancake Recipe" as a Sporkful Reheat. My partner and I love peanut butter and I made these pancakes the other Saturday for brunch. They were even fluffier than I remembered.
Two Books For The Food Science Nerd In Your Life COPY

Dec 29, 2023 | sporkful.com | Emma Morgenstern

Two Books For The Food Science Nerd In Your Life COPY From tortilla chips to tree bark, from fancy cheese to toe cheese, there’s a world of smells all around us that tell us a lot about food, drink, and everything else. So says legendary food scientist Harold McGee in his new book, Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells.