Welcome to the Dinner Party Download.

This is your icebreaker.

Okay, here's a joke.

Did you hear about the explosion at the cheese factory?

Everywhere there was debris.

I'm Brendan Francis Nuneum.

I'm Rico Gagliano, and from APM American Public Media, this is The Dinner Party Download,

an hour of culture, food, and humor to fuel your weekend conversations.

Except this week we're an hour of food, food, and food, because it's our annual all-food

show, a calorie-laden holiday feasting special comprised of our finest food-related

stories.

Which explains that cheesy joke from Julie Klausner, star and creator of the Hulu

series Difficult People.

Coming up, restaurateur Eddie Wong, whose memoir inspired the ABC sitcom fresh off the boat,

tells us how to score the last donut in a box.

Musician Connor Oberst tells us what song to pair with crab rolls.

And Star Chef Gabrielle Hamilton explains why Triscuits have a place in one of the most acclaimed restaurants in New York.

Plus, hip-hop star Questlove shares his favorite food song.

And writer Megan Dom tells us why she hates food.

But first, to kick off the show, we thought we start with

the story about what's become our stock and trade around here, unusual food. That's right,

and we had a lot of stories to choose from. Nashville hot chicken. Piedrasos. Bajol. Grass chili.

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