About this episode
<p>In just a few weeks, the United States will mark its 250th birthday, with celebrations all across the country. But when cake artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/duchessofcameron/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Grace Pak</a> started looking into it a few months ago, she realized the festivities were missing something crucial: a birthday cake! Now, she’s been tasked with making it. It’ll take a month to complete and include contributions from dozens of members of Congress. The final cake is supposed to be the size of a car. So how do you make such an ambitious confection? Grace tells Dan all about the process, then lets him try a sample. After that, Dan travels to our nation’s capital to see <a href="https://suozzi.house.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rep. Tom Suozzi</a> put his own decorative flair on the cake. Plus, we go behind the scenes on two collaborations for the <a href="https://thegreatnosh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Great Nosh</a> summer picnic: a <a href="https://katzsdelicatessen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jewish</a> <a href="https://www.eatsantotaco.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">taco</a> and an <a href="https://unapologeticfoods.nyc/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indian</a> <a href="https://www.moonrisebagels.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bagel</a>.</p> <p>The Sporkful production team includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, and Jared O'Connell.</p> <p>Right now, Sporkful listeners can get three months free of the SiriusXM app by going to <a href="https://siriusxm.com/sporkful" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">siriusxm.com/sporkful</a>. Get all your favorite podcasts, more than 200 ad-free music channels curated by genre and era, and live sports coverage with the SiriusXM app.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>