The Sporkful

Angie Mar's book is “a giant ‘F you’ to every other cookbook"… When Chef Angie Mar threw a party recently to celebrate the release of her new book, people were drinking from mini champagne bottles with straws. Her favorite part was “watching my guests scoop obscene amounts of caviar on their French fries and gnaw on rib bones, butter dripping down their arms on to their tuxedos.” This image encapsulates the whole feeling of Angie Mar’s book, Butcher and Beast, and restaurant, The Beatrice Inn. In this week's show, taped live on stage in New York, we hear the story of how, and why, Angie pursues her singular vision of carnal pleasure.Today’s sponsors: Go to DineinParadise.com to learn more. Go to Hallmark.com/sporkful to shop holiday cards for everyone on your list and use promo code SPORKFUL to get 20% off your card purchase. Go to Rothys.com/sporkful to get your new favorite flats in time for the holidays. Go to Sonos.com to learn more and complete your holiday shopping.Get access to 500+ more Sporkful episodes and lots of other Stitcher goodness when you sign up for Stitcher Premium: www.StitcherPremium.com/Sporkful (promo code: SPORKFUL).Transcript available at www.sporkful.com.

The former Daily Show correspondent talks food and his triple identity: Indian, British, American… Aasif Manddvi isn't a fan of American food excess – except when it provides the perfect metaphor for his own tri-cultural upbringing. He talks about making sense of his dueling identities, his love of peanut butter, and the fight he had with his father over a Big Gulp. Catch his new podcast, Lost at the Smithsonian, from Stitcher.Today’s sponsors: Go to DineinParadise.com to learn more. Go to Aria.com to see how they Vegas. Go to Sonos.com to learn more and complete your holiday shopping. Go to thirdlove.com/sporkful now to find your perfect-fitting bra, and get 15% off your first purchase!Get access to 500+ more Sporkful episodes and lots of other Stitcher goodness when you sign up for Stitcher Premium: www.StitcherPremium.com/Sporkful (promo code: SPORKFUL).Transcript available at www.sporkful.com.

Virginia is for (wine and cheese) lovers... Can you make a good vegan cheese? What in the world is orange wine? We find out when Dan heads to the Fire, Flour, & Fork Festival in Richmond, VA, to talk with the craftspeople building the growing wine and vegan cheese scenes in the state.Today's sponsors: Go to KingArthurFlour.com/Sporkful to get an additional 25% off some of their favorite recipes bundles, like the Ridiculously Easy No Knead Sticky Buns. Go to MeUndies.com/sporkful to get your 15% off your first pair, free shipping, and a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Go to peteandgerrys.com to learn more. Go to Rothys.com/sporkful to get your new favorite flats in time for the holidays. Go to Sonos.com to learn more and complete your holiday shopping. Go to VisitMacaoChina.com for more information.Get access to 500+ more Sporkful episodes and lots of other Stitcher goodness when you sign up for Stitcher Premium: www.StitcherPremium.com/Sporkful (promo code: SPORKFUL).Transcript available at www.sporkful.com.