What are a couple of moments from the date that really stand out to you that were most memorable?

Well, one of the most memorable moments was definitely when he told me that he dissected a cat in biology class,

an AP biology class. I have not stopped thinking about that.

This is the sporkful. It's not for foodies, it's for lovers. I'm Dan Pashman. Each week on our

show, we obsess about food to get people to fall in

love. All right, not every week, but this week, back by popular demand for Valentine's Day.

We are presenting the Sporkful Dating Game.

We asked those of you looking for love to fill out a Google form.

Then we painstakingly combed through the entries to find matches using our proprietary algorithm,

by which I mean we asked you what age range and what gender or genders you're looking for and where you live.

And we match people based on that.

Still, it's proprietary.

Now, we did this back in 2021 at the height of the pandemic.

We arranged two Zoom dates. Unfortunately, neither of those matches led to a second date. So we're

already 0 for two in our matchmaking exploits. Can we do better this time? Once again, we set up two blind

dates, but this time, in person, one in New York, one in Chicago. We recorded the

whole dates, then we talked to the daters afterwards. As an incentive, I promised the couples that if

either of them gets married, I'll provide cascatelli for their wedding. So, will their love

smolder like a kebab on a hot grill? Will they become as inseparable as the two slices of bread

and a peanut butter sandwich?

Or will they repel each other like oil and vinegar, a salad dressing that hasn't been properly

emulsified? First up, we have our New York date. Let's meet our daters, Shazad, and Stacey.

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