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Yasmin, I'm told that you have a hot take about cooking pasta.

This is so cancelable.

Oh, I can't wait.

Let's hear it.

You can pressure cook pasta, and you should pressure cook pasta if you are short on time.

And you know what? It's pretty good. There is a setting on Instant Pot under Pressure Cooker. They gave a huge amount of money to the Trump campaign, by the way. As a result, they were exempted from certain tariffs that were being levied about four months ago. Are you being serious? Yes, absolutely. And they also released a special edition MAGA commemorative instant pot.

Stop.

And I assume the Trump-branded Instant Pot also has a setting for making Big Macs. This is the Sporkful. It's not for foodies, it's for eaters. I'm Dan Pashman. Each week on our show, we obsess about food to learn more about people.

And this, my friends, is our Salad Spinner Year in Review Edition. We're covering the biggest,

strangest, and most surprising food stories from the past year, from the Tariff roller coaster

to Gen Z, making bartenders very upset, to criminal masterminds stealing truckloads of food.

Ocean's 11 style.

We'll also cover what we loved and hated in the world of food in 2025

with two very special guests who are both returning to our show.

First up, Helen Rosner is a staff writer at The New Yorker,

where she covers food and writes restaurant reviews. She also writes the food scene newsletter for the magazine. Welcome back, Helen Rosner is a staff writer at The New Yorker where she covers food and writes restaurant reviews.

She also writes the food scene newsletter for the magazine. Welcome back, Helen.

Thanks, Sam. Hello.

And Yasmin Tayag is a staff writer at The Atlantic where she covers food, health, policy, and culture.

She's also the host of their new podcast, How to Age Up. Welcome back, Yasmin.

Thanks for having me back.

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