The Rise, Fall, And Redemption of Belgian Waffles (Reheat)
The Sporkful

The Rise, Fall, And Redemption of Belgian Waffles (Reheat)

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 14, 202644 min

At the 1964 New York World's Fair, Belgian waffles were introduced to America. They became a sensation. But a half-century later, the woman who sold those waffles says her family's legacy has been co-opted. She joins Dan to share her memories of that World's Fair, and to explain why her mother still blames her father for everything that went wrong. Plus, we introduce her to an innovative, young waffle-maker who’s shaking things up. And then, in part two of this Reheat, Sporkful listeners call in for Dan's advice on family food feuds. Matt in Ohio can't abide his brother's no...

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I'm going to buy a list of all the things I'm going to buy a list of all the things All the things I'm going to buy a list of all the things

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All the things I'm going to buy The only thing that's going to happen is that the most important thing is the list of things to do

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