Live: Kenji Lopez-Alt And Judy Gold Debate The State Of The Bagel

About this episode

The episode discusses the state of bagels, including toasting preferences and various food-related controversies.

Should bagels ever be toasted? Why does the restaurant industry have so many scandals? And what could possibly possess someone to feed their baby a straight-up stick of butter?

People in this episode

Host: Dan Pashman

Topics covered

• bagels
• toasting
• restaurant scandals
• baby food
• food culture

Keywords

• bagel
• toasting
• restaurant scandals
• butter
• baby food

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: restaurant industry

Products: bagel, butter

More episodes of The Sporkful

• Hasan Minhaj Says Life Is Like Biryani (Reheat) · June 12, 2026 · 37 min
• The Table Freda Built At Ebony Magazine · June 8, 2026 · 29 min
• Rachel Maddow Fixed The Pina Colada (Reheat) · June 5, 2026 · 30 min
• Why Would Someone Run 31 Miles While Eating Taco Bell? · June 1, 2026 · 36 min
• Reheat: What's "Poor People's Food"? · May 29, 2026 · 39 min
• Live: Why Is Massachusetts So Obsessed With Dunkin’? · May 25, 2026 · 45 min