Richard Manfredi 
We’re Americans. We like our food with lots of sugar, fats, cheese and enough chemicals to stock the labs at Cal Tech. In many cases, this comes in the form of novelty food items that are mash up two things we love, reimagine food that we love, or simply cram as much stuff together into one wad of goodness.
In this episode, we dive headlong into the world of novelty food items. Open up your craw so we can jam as much junk food in as possible!
SHOW NOTES
Joint Pick
Stuffed Crust Pizza
- “Did Pizza Hut Really Invent the Stuffed Crust Pizza?” – Bloomberg
- “Eating Badly: The Triumphs and Travails of Stuffed Crust Pizza” – Paste
Michael’s Picks
The Cronut
- “The Mysterious Persistence of the Cronut” – The New York Times
- “The Complete History of the Cronut” – Conde Nast Traveler
Handi-Snacks Cheese ‘n’ Crackers
- “Snack Time: Handi Snacks, Revisited” – Serious Eats
- “Handi-Snacks” – Children of the 90s
Fun Dip/Lik-M-Stix
- “Fun Dip and Lik-M-Stix: A Powdery Sugar Filled Retrospective” – Collecting Candy
- “Apparently Fun Dip, Pixy Stix, Kool Aid, and SweeTarts Are All the Same Thing” – Food Beast
Richard’s Picks
Ecto-Cooler
- “My Failed Search for Ecto Cooler” – Polygon
- “Ecto Cooler: Its Shady Past and Mysterious Disappearance” – Foodiggity
Choco Taco
- “8 Things You Didn’t Know About Choco Taco” – Thrillist
- “How to Make a Choco Taco Recipe” – Serious Eats
- Bonus Crossover: “Cronut Creator Reinvents the Choco Taco” – New York Post
McRib
- “10 Meaty Facts About the McRib” – Mental Floss
- “The Invention of the McRib and Why It Disappears From McDonald’s” – Chicago Magazine
