Tamar Adler is the James Beard and IACP Award?winning author of An Everlasting Meal; Something Old, Something New; and the best-selling Everlasting Meal Cookbook. Currently living in Madrid, she stopped by the TASTE studio to talk about writing her new book Feast on Your Life: Kitchen Meditations for Every Day. It?s a thoughtful collection of dispatches from a daily life anchored by food, and today on the show, we go deep on Tamar?s writing process and perspective.  Have a future guest request? A restaurant we should visit? Take the ?????This Is TASTE listener survey?????. We really appreciate the feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snaxshot, the curatorial and slightly mercurial grocery newsletter and community, has grown into an industry force, read by consumer packaged goods executives and members of the food media on a near-religious level. (We are among these readers.) Andrea Hernández returns to the show to go over the big headlines from the year at the grocery store and in the CPG trenches. We talk about shorting protein, Stiller?s Soda, and Starbucks?s stumbles, and we play a fun game of ?WTF is up with??... It?s a fun conversation about the year in food and grocery. Also on the show we have a great conversation with Winston Alfieri, co-founder of upstart pasta sauce company Sauz. We talk about pay-to-play, scaling up as the ?hot kids on the block?, and how to differentiate in the crowded pasta sauce category.    Have a future guest request? A restaurant we should visit? Take the ????This Is TASTE listener survey????. We really appreciate the feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a blast having Dan Souza in the studio. Dan is the chief content officer of America?s Test Kitchen and the former editor in chief of Cooks Illustrated. Dan has such a great style in the way he talks about home cooking, and we discuss his time working in food media before digging into a very cool and ambitious new drinks book: Cocktails Illustrated: 400+ Recipes for the Home Bartender, from Spirit Forward to Zero Proof.  And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: Motek is blowing up in NYC, Katerina is a Greek pop-up in NYC to follow, Claire Saffitz?s Pineapple Upside Down Cake ice cream collab with Salt & Straw is redic. So good. Also: Dashi Okume in Brooklyn is a great place to visit for lunch or a custom dashi blend, a reminder that Superiority Burger is NYC?s best restaurant, another reminder: the French onion soup brioche at Little Egg in Brooklyn is the perfect savory pastry. Have a future guest request? A restaurant we should visit? Take the ????This Is TASTE listener survey????. We really appreciate the feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laurel Kratochvila is an American-born writer and baker based in Berlin and trained in France. She runs the iconic Fine Bagels bakery, and her first book, New European Baking, was a finalist for a James Beard Award in 2023. Laurel joins us in the studio to talk about her incredible new book, Dobre Dobre, which focuses on both the modern and traditional baking of Poland, a country with deep culinary roots. We talk about Jewish baking in Poland, and dig into some real bagel history.  Also on the show Aliza, Clayton, and Matt discuss the year in fiction and reveal their five favorite books each. Have a future guest request? A restaurant we should visit? Take the ???This Is TASTE listener survey???. We really appreciate the feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wanted to close the year by talking about the year in dining in Los Angeles, a city that always inspires with new openings and truly singular legendary spots. We are joined by Jenn Harris, a columnist and critic for the Food section of the Los Angeles Times. The paper just released its annual 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles list, and we talk about many of the selections. Also on the show, we speak with Jordan Okun and Max Shapiro, the team behind the terrific podcast Air Jordan. Jordan and Max are always honest, and we have a great time discussing the year in restaurants in LA. And to kickoff the show, Aliza and Matt share some memorable meals from Los Angeles this year. Have a future guest request? A restaurant we should visit? Take the ??This Is TASTE listener survey??. We really appreciate the feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wanted to close the year by talking about the year in dining in our hometown of New York City. Matt has a great chat with New York magazine food editor Alan Sytsma. We talk about the magazine?s best new restaurants list as well as some long-standing favorites. Next up, Aliza has a wonderful conversation with Mahira Rivers, who covers the city through her Substack, Sweet City, and by reviewing restaurants in the pages of the New York Times. To kick things off, Aliza and Matt share some of their personal favorites from the year in NYC dining. Have a future guest request? A restaurant we should visit? Take the ?This Is TASTE listener survey?. We really appreciate the feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yara Herrera is the chef-partner at Hellbender, a Mexican-American restaurant in Ridgewood, Queens. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she honed her skills in the city?s fine dining restaurants like Wolfgang Puck?s Spago and Providence before moving to New York in 2018 to work at Momofuku Ko, Xilonen, and Sobre Masa. Today on the show, we talk about Yara?s culinary journey, running Hellbender, and creating her distinctive approach to Mexican-American cuisine. And before that, Rob Rubba, chef-owner of Oyster Oyster in Washington D.C. takes the Resy Questionnaire. In 2023, Rob won the James Beard Award® for Outstanding Chef and continues as a leader in plant-focused, sustainable cooking.  The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For over two decades, Andrew Zimmern has starred in some of the most thoughtful and compelling food television being made for TV and online. He?s the longtime host of Bizarre Foods and a number of other food travel shows that defined a generation of programming. He?s also a longtime friend of mine, and it?s crazy that this was his first time appearing on the show. We go in so many great directions with this conversation, including talking about his incredible new seafood cookbook, The Blue Food Cookbook. Have a future guest request? A restaurant we should visit? Take the This Is TASTE listener survey. We really appreciate the feedback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was so much fun having Carla Hall in the studio. Carla Hall is a chef and TV host who is currently serving as judge on Fox?s Next Level Baker, a show that tests both professional and home bakers on their baking bona fides. In this episode, Carla shares some great baking ideas for the holidays, and she answers the question that some of us have been asking: What is Gordon Ramsay like in real life? And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. The show?s hosts were on the road and report back about what they ate during their travels, including Aliza making stops for onion rings at Frisko Freeze and a big serving of vibes at Bob?s Java Jive in Tacoma, Washington. Matt visited Cleveland and was blown away by the creative Midwestern cooking at Cordelia, the waffles fries with Ranch and sharp comfort cooking at Heart of Gold, and a little museum called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In Seattle, Aliza has short rib and dry pho at Ph? B?c. And we couldn?t forget about New York, and Aliza enjoys her visit to Zeena Bakery at the Ft. Greene Farmers Market. Watch: Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (no, really, watch it). Read: It?s About Time You Bought a Digital Scale Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zoë Kanan is the baker-partner of Elbow Bread, a very special Jewish-American bakery in New York?s Lower East Side. She?s produced some of the most important pastries in New York over the past 15 years, from being one of the first-ever interns at Christina Tosi?s Milk Bar to baking bagels at Sadelle?s under Melissa Weller and running the bread and pastry programs for the Freehand Hotel. Today on the show, we talk about what it?s like to have a bakery of her own, developing her own signature pastries, and much more. And also on the show, Aliza chats with TASTE contributor Grayson Samuels about his work as a writer, actor, and baker in New York, including some of his favorite stories for TASTE. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was really great to have Jessica Koslow in for a conversation. Jessica is the chef and founder of Sqirl in Los Angeles, a pioneering breakfast and lunch counter that serves inventive rice bowls and jams on toast and that inspired a whole generation of all-day cafés. In this episode, we talk a bit about Jessica?s early career before going into her exceptional jam business and hearing some big news about changes at the restaurant. And before that, we have a fun conversation with Tigist Reda, chef and owner of the popular Chicago Ethiopian restaurant Demera. Tigist completes the Resy Questionnaire, and we find out about her favorite food book, her ideal last meal on earth, and, most important, her favorite Chicago pizza.  Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What better way to talk about the year in cookbook publishing than by speaking directly with the source: the booksellers. Today on the show we are joined by Matt Sartwell of New York?s Kitchen Arts & Letters and Ken Concepcion of LA?s Now Serving. Matt and Ken tell us about what is selling in their stores and name some of their personal favorite titles from this busy year. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book editor Michael Szczerban joins us in the studio to talk about The Talisman of Happiness, a book he worked over a decade to have translated from Italian into English. As we find out, it?s an iconic (and quite unwieldy?1,680 recipes!) text that its author, Ada Boni, originally published in 1929. The book?s influence cannot be overstated, and for first-time readers, it gives insight into the foundational Italian cooking that we still see today. Michael shares how he was introduced to the book by Samin Nosrat while editing Salt Fat Acid Heat, which sent him down many dead-end roads toward acquiring it for publication in English. This is a wonderful conversation for Italian food nerds like us. Read: The Book That Taught Nonna to Cook Is Coming to America [NYT] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Torrisi is the prolific New York City chef and empire builder behind some of the most buzzed-about restaurants in the United States, including Parm, Sadelle?s, the Pool, Carbone, and his most personal venture,Torrisi. Matt was a fan of Rich?s breakout restaurant, Torrisi Italian Specialties, when it opened at 250 Mulberry Street in 2009. What a restaurant. That mozzarella! In this episode, Rich takes the Resy Questionnaire, and we find out so much about his unique point of view on restaurants, innovation, and hospitality as a whole. This is such a great conversation. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not Resy - and do not constitute professional advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vaughn Vreeland is a cookbook author, NYT Cooking writer, and longtime video personality?or, as he writes, ?that guy from that thing I saw once.? His first book, Cookies: The Best Recipes for the Perfect Anytime Treat, was published in collaboration with NYT Cooking and includes 100 amazing cookie recipes from Vaughn along with a deep bench of recipe developers from the New York Times orbit. We had such a fun time talking with Vaughn about how to win your office holiday cookie competition and some of the creative recipes he?s included in this great book. Also, it's cookie week at the New York Times. Check it out. Also on the show we have more cookie talk. Marissa Rothkopf is the author of a great new book, The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies. We talk about writing a book dedicated to what might be the favorite (or possibly best) cookie, and go over some really helpful baking tips.    Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It?s the return of Food Writers Talking About Food Writing. Every couple of weeks, Matt invites a journalist to talk about some favorite recent food writing as well as their thoughts on the industry as a whole. In today?s episode, we talk with Chris Crowley. Chris is a senior writer at New York magazine covering food and culture around the five boroughs. We?ve long admired Chris?s work and wanted to have him in the studio to talk about some of his recent reporting.    Featured on the episode: Why the New York Bodega Is Here to Stay? [NYT] "?He?s Taking Advantage of Your Dream?" [NY Mag] ?You Want to Imagine What This Tastes Like? Fuck You, Says AI? [Vittles] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is no food writer we would rather talk to about Italy?and maybe about food in general?than Katie Parla. Katie is the author of several books, and her latest is a return to her hometown of Rome. Rome: A Culinary History, Cookbook, and Field Guide to the Flavors that Built a City captures the history and modern culinary spirit of one of the world?s greatest cities. In this episode, we speak with Katie about her independent book publishing business, the current tourist vibes of Italy, and what makes Rome such a special place. And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: A Korean restaurant and brewery, NY Makgeolli, is serving amazing freshwater eel in the Hudson Valley, Maxi?s Noodle has a new location in Manhattan, Raf?s is a great spot for weekday breakfast in Manhattan. Also: Toasted Pepita Pumpkin Spice from Burlap and Barrel may change your opinion about pumpkin spice, Ken Burns? The American Revolution has some surprises, and the new Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro  is beautiful.  Also, we?re doing a mailbag episode to end the year. Send your questions to: [email protected] with Mailbag in the subject. We'll answer questions about cooking, favorite restaurants, past guests, cookbooks we may have missed, cities we should visit. If you have a question, Aliza and Matt will answer it.  Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hannah Taylor is the fast-growing culinary creator known on TikTok and Instagram as LilyLouTay. She is the author of the New York Times Best Seller Measure with Your Heart, and she joins us in the studio with a really fun conversation about her Southern cooking roots and her journey from being a working mother of three to a social media megastar.   Also on the show, Mina Park and Kwang Uh of Baroo in Los Angeles take the Resy Questionnaire. It?s impossible to overstate the devotion fans have to this restaurant, whether the strip-mall original, the pop-up, and even for the two long years Baroo didn?t exist. This latest iteration is a rebirth of Kwang and Mina?s vision of fermentation-driven Korean cuisine. But first, the questions.  The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samin Nosrat is a chef, teacher, and author of the bestselling, James Beard Award?winning cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, and the star of the very popular titular documentary series on Netflix. Now, she?s back with a truly excellent new cookbook: Good Things. Today on the show, we go deep on the journey that led her to Good Things, why recipes are like rituals, and the dishes she makes at home on repeat. And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: Aliza visits Wild Cherry and Matt visits the new Babbo. Also, we hung out with Shy Burgers, Bad Food from Vittles looks great, and we are cooking with Uncles Big Green Curry and Cumin Club. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Ansari is a former New York international trade and customs attorney and now lives in East London. She's written a fascinating debut cookbook, Silk Roads: A Flavor Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing. It covers Anna's life growing up in an Iranian American family in Michigan and traveling throughout Asia from a young age on what she describes as the many silk roads. And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: Matt visits the great Guamanian restaurant Family Friend in Seattle, and makes stops for Korean coffee at Park at Kims and there?s a new pita shop in town at Shifka in New York. Aliza celebrates her birthday at World Spa, Si n'shpi, and dinner at Strange Delight. And we shout out Zola Gregory?s latest column and a recipe for a Nutella pie worth celebrating. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Colicchio is a longtime chef who has operated some of America?s iconic restaurants, including Craft, Gramercy Tavern, and dozens more. He?s also the head judge on the show Top Chef. We welcomed Tom back to the studio to talk about the current restaurant landscape as well as the release of Think Like a Chef, the 25th anniversary edition of his debut cookbook. The book is a classic and so worth reading today. Tom talks about his technique and the mistakes home cooks often make that are easily fixable. And before that, we have a great conversation with Johanna Hellrigl. She is the chef-owner of Ama in Washington, DC. Ama is a special restaurant with exceptional Northern Italian cooking and a mission to further sustainability practices in a living, breathing restaurant. Johanna completes the Resy Questionnaire as part of a memorable conversation. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef/owner of Prune restaurant in New York?s East Village and is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef and the cookbook Prune. Her moving new memoir Next of Kin is an unflinching portrait of her dynamic family and its dramatic dissolution through death, betrayal, and time. It is a chef?s memoir with barely any food but plenty of propulsive writing. Today on the show, Gabrielle shares how she wrote this deeply personal book, how Prune is operating as a private restaurant today, and much more. Also on the show, we catch up with Nicola Olivieri, the CEO of Italian bakery Olivieri 1882. The topic is panettone, which is one of our favorite holiday traditions. Nicola runs the bakery with his brother Andrea and has an amazing story about growing their business and making our favorite panettone around. The Wirecutter agrees.    Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura?s best-selling Carver Mat frames. https://on.auraframes.com/TASTE. Promo Code TASTE at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It?s the return of Food Writers Talking About Food Writing. Every couple of weeks, Matt invites a journalist to talk about some favorite recent food writing as well as their thoughts on the industry as a whole. In today?s episode, we talk with Maggie Hoffman. Maggie is a cookbook author, editor, and founder of the terrific Substack The Dinner Plan (and podcast). We talk about her days working at Serious Eats and Epicurious, and we dig into some recent food writing that got us talking. Featured on the episode: What Does a 6-Foot-8 Pro Wrestler Eat? The Entire Menu [NYT] I Made Hundreds of Fried Chicken Batches as a Line Cook?Here?'s the #1 Way to Keep It Crispy and Juicy [Serious Eats] Peak Private Label [New Fare Partners] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cha McCoy is an entrepreneur, educator, and sommelier from Harlem. She is the founder of the wine event series the Communion and, later, the brick-and-mortar bottle shop the Communion Wine & Spirits. Now she?s sharing her wine knowledge in her first book: Wine Pairing for the People: The Communion of Wine, Food, and Culture from Africa and Beyond. It?s an invaluable guide to pairing wine with food, anchored by Cha?s own experience traveling in wine regions across the globe, and today on the show, we dig into the process of bringing the book to life. And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: Matt shares about his recent trip to Korea, including stops at Bium and Superpan in Seoul, a visit to Sokcho and Sokcho Kappo, and discovering a very special cafe, Cafe Gid. And Aliza shares about a visit to Kiko, her thoughts on Korea's Fritz Coffee, and the very cool Apartamento Cookbook #10: APHRODISIACS. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show we have a great conversation with Pablo Rivero, CEO of Resy and Tock. Along with running Resy and Tock, Pablo is a passionate supporter of the restaurant industry and a prolific diner. We hear about the recent Resy Retrospective and what the Resy team is spotting across the United States. We also get into Pablo?s personal history with restaurants as well as some of his favorite places to dine around the country.  The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Archibald and Kevin Serai are the couple behind Cabagges World, an online platform where they share recipes, travel guides, and more lifestyle inspiration.  Their respective backgrounds in graphic design and marketing helped turn a few viral home cooking videos into a career, and today on the show, we go deep on their backgrounds and perspective on creating cooking content online?plus what?s inspiring them today. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dorie Greenspan?s Dorie?s Anytime Cakes marks her 15th cookbook, which is a remarkable achievement in the world of cookbooks. Dorie is a former New York Times columnist and prolific recipe developer, particularly in the world of cookies, cakes, pies, and all things sweet. It was so much fun having Dorie in the studio to talk about her history and to dive into why cake might just be the most special dessert of all. And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: An early look at Carbone Riviera in Las Vegas, opening today, as well as a visit to Carbone at Aria. Also: Autumn vibes in New York, Samin Nosrat's buttermilk-brined roast chicken is the perfect recipe, Hamnet is worth reading before the movie drops, a great fundraiser for One Love Community Fridge is being held at Honey's on November 16. Get your tickets. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Salcito is an award-winning sommelier turned entrepreneur based in Paris. After working as a somm at Eleven Madison Park and overseeing the beverage programs for the Momofuku group, she launched the canned spritz brand Ramona. Now, she?s sharing all her considerable wine wisdom in a new book: Smart Mouth. It?s so special to have Jordan in the studio to talk about her career and her distinct point of view on all things wine.  Also on the show we have a great conversation with Ari Kolender. Ari is a 20-year veteran of some of the top seafood restaurants in America, and opened his first restaurant, Found Oyster, in Los Angeles in 2019. Found Oyster is a Los Angeles sensation. Casual and precise, the cooking hones Ari's deep passion for serving some the finest seafood available, paired with interesting wines and service that is at the same time casual and finely pointed. He also operates Queen's Raw Bar & Grill and joins the show to talk about the Top Five restaurants that inspired his career.  The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chelsea Fagan is the CEO and cofounder of the Financial Diet, a must-read newsletter that helps people get better in touch with their finances. Chelsea is also a passionate dinner party host (and guest), and she has now written a savvy ode to having people over called Having People Over. In this great conversation, we talk about etiquette and cooking tips for hosting, and we dip a little into personal finances, too. Check out Chelsea's podcast, The Financial Confessions. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassie Yeung is a wildly popular food content creator known for her straight talk and delicious, approachable recipes. Her debut cookbook, Bad B*tch in the Kitch, is a New York Times Bestseller and one of the season?s buzziest titles. Formerly a professional dancer and a member of the NBA?s Brooklyn Net?s dance team the Brooklynettes, Cassie decided to share her love for Asian cuisine on social media and her cooking videos quickly went viral. She was a contestant on Season 2 of the reality cooking show Next Level Chef with Gordon Ramsay and joins Matt in the studio for a highly entertaining conversation. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hetty Lui McKinnon is one of our favorite recipe developers, and she writes a mean Substack to boot. She?s the author of a fun new book, Linger, which smartly bridges her love for plant-based cooking, dinner parties, and salad artistry. In this episode, Hetty returns to our studio to discuss her viral tomato and dumpling salad, and why a party at her house might include a photo shoot.  Also on the show we have a great conversation with Toni Chapman. Toni is a passionate home cook and recipe developer and the creator of Toni?s Recipes and TheMoodyFoody, where she shares bold, comforting dishes made for real life. Inspired by childhood favorites, takeout classics, and family traditions, her recipes are designed to impress, without the stress. She?s the author of a great new book, Everything?s Good, and we talk about what is exciting her in the kitchen and her life both on and offline. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Tamburo and Nikita Malhotra are the chef and wine director of Smithereens, a New England-style seafood spot in the East Village. Their thoughtful, imaginative takes on regional culinary traditions and their own cravings result in a totally singular restaurant?and today on the show, we?re unpacking how food and drinks combine at Smithereens. And at the top of the show, we have a great conversation with Will Thompson. He?s co-owner of the modern steakhouse Sunny?s in Miami. He gives us his top five meals that have inspired his long career working in bars and restaurants. This is part of a new recurring segment with Resy, where Resy editors, writers, and partner chefs discuss compelling stories and discuss the latest in food and dining culture. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kiki Couchman is the cofounder of Sourmilk, a well-positioned yogurt company with more hustle than the average start-up. We found Sourmilk on social media and was impressed even before we tried the creamy and probiotic-rich yogurt. It?s good stuff, as is Kiki?s story about how she quit her finance job to start a yogurt company with her best friend?a refrain often repeated in Sourmilk?s savvy marketing. What?s it like bootstrapping in the highly competitive perishable consumer packaged goods world? This conversation is absolutely illuminating.      Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael W. Twitty is an acclaimed culinary historian and the author of the two-time James Beard Award?winning book The Cooking Gene as well as Rice and Koshersoul. His encyclopedic new book, Recipes from the American South, is a deeply researched, home cook?s guide to the vast genre of Southern cuisine, offering historical insight alongside a diverse array of recipes. It?s a delight having him on the show to talk about bringing this book to life.   And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: A visit to Ceres in New York. Is the pie worth the hype? Also, Long Island Bar is serving elite fried cheese curds, Michigan?s Madcap Coffee is one of America?s finest roasters, and sampling some great teas from Brooklyn?s Raazi Tea. Plus, Spicewalla is now selling Umbrian olive oil, and Big Night has a new uptown location. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nite Yun was born in a refugee camp after her parents escaped from war-torn Cambodia. Her family eventually moved to California, where she grew up listening to her father?s Khmer rock and roll music and learned to cook traditional Cambodian dishes from her mother. Inspired by trips to Cambodia to learn about her heritage, Nite dedicated herself to bringing the flavors of Cambodian food back to the Bay Area. She opened her first restaurant, Nyum Bai, in Oakland in 2018 and now runs Lunette, located in San Francisco?s Ferry Building. In this episode, we talk about Nite?s amazing journey and her terrific new cookbook, My Cambodia. It?s one of our favorites of this busy season, and we hear some great stories from the road. Also on the show, we have a really fun conversation with best-selling romance author Sarah MacLean. We talk about Rhode Island foods and what makes a great food scene in romance writing. What a fun talk! Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Sherman is an award-winning chef, educator, author, and activist. A member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, he is dedicated to reviving Indigenous food traditions through his Minneapolis restaurant Owamni, the nonprofit NATIFS, and cookbooks like the fantastic new book Turtle Island. Today on the show, we talk about the years of research that resulted in Turtle Island, decolonizing Indigenous food traditions, and much more. Also on the show Matt has a great conversation with Natalia Rudin, author of the new cookbook, Cooking Fast and Slow.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one has been a long time coming! The one and only Alice Waters joins us in the studio for an amazing conversation. We naturally talk about her legacy at Chez Panisse, the pioneering restaurant in Berkeley, California, that opened in 1971 with California farmers front and center. There would be no farm-to-table movement without Alice. We also talk about her work bringing regenerative farming to school kitchens and her new book, A School Lunch Revolution.  Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Wareheim is an actor, director, winemaker, and writer based in Los Angeles. You may know him as one half of the comedy duo behind the cult-followed Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, but in recent years, he?s been making a foray into food and wine, starting with the New York Times Best Seller cookbook Foodheim. His new book, Steak House, chronicles his freewheeling, exhaustive search for the ultimate steak house. It?s a heady mix of recipes, interviews with legendary servers, and his own very funny essays?and today on the show, we go deep on his steak house fixation and reporting process.  And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: The Great Community Bake Sale is New York?s big weekend event, Katie Parla has a very cool new book out, Rome: A Culinary History, Cookbook, and Field Guide to the Flavors that Built a City, it?s soup season and Andy Baraghani?s Golden Potato and Greens Soup is a great option. Also, a recap from the fun Los Angeles Chef?s Conference, a visit to the Tiny Dollhouse Store, and Matt is heading to Korea. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We?re taking a break from food conversations to highlight another love of ours: Great music. In ?Fela Kuti: Fear No Man?, Jad Abumrad?creator of Radiolab, More Perfect, and Dolly Parton?s America?tells the story of one of the great political awakenings in music: how a classically trained "colonial boy" traveled to America, in search of Africa, only to return to Nigeria and transform his sound into a battering ram against the state?creating a new musical language of resistance called Afrobeat. Subscribe to ?Fela Kuti: Fear No Man For years, the world?s biggest stars made pilgrimages to Nigeria to experience Fela?s Shrine, the epicenter of his musical revolution. But when the mix of art and activism got too hot, the state pulled out its guns, and literally opened fire. Fela Kuti: Fear No Man is an uncategorizable mix of oral history, musicology, deep dive journalism, and cutting edge sound design that takes listeners deep inside Fela?s life, music, and legacy. Drawing from over 200 interviews with Fela Kuti?s family, friends, as well as scholars, activists, and luminaries like Burna Boy, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Santigold, and former President Barack Obama (just to name a few), Fela Kuti: Fear No Man journeys deep into the soul of Afrobeat to explore the transformative power of art and the role artists can play in this current moment of global unrest. An Audible Original presented by Audible and Higher Ground. Produced by Western Sound and Talkhouse. ©2025 Higher Ground, LLC (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Bonné is Resy?s managing editor, and the author of The New French Wine and other books, and a winner of awards from most major food organizations. We always love having Jon in the studio, and today we talk in detail about the Resy 100, a decisive and illuminating list of restaurants around the United States that define dining today. The list has a very strong point of view and highlights restaurants in both big cities and smaller communities that serve exceptional food that might be alternately comforting and daring, traditional and completely new. It?s a fantastic list, and we cover many of the entries while also zooming out to discuss interesting examples of Mexican cuisine, the New Nordic moment, and, naturally, the modern wine bar scene. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It?s the return of Food Writers Talking About Food Writing. Every couple of weeks, Matt invites a journalist to talk about some favorite recent food writing as well as their thoughts on the industry as a whole. In today?s episode, we have a great conversation with Nikita Richardson. Nikita is an editor in the Food section of The New York Times and the creator of the ?Where to Eat: New York City? newsletter, The Times?s first newsletter dedicated to restaurant coverage. We talk about Nikita?s newsletter and feature writing, life as an editor at The Times, and college football naturally comes up too. It was such a fun time having one of food media?s leading voices on the show.  Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Featured on the episode: Bring Back the Coffee Shop Tip Jar Even if it?s Digital [NY Mag] This TikTok Food Trend Is More Than 10,000 Years Old [NYT] Fellas, Is It Cheugy to Make a Mug Cake? [Best Food Blog] Tony Shalhoub Will Travel for Bread [NYT] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Burgess is behind Topjaw, the wildly popular, restaurant-centric social media account covering the food scene in London and beyond. Jesse is also the host of a cool new series on Apple TV+ called Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars, which is streaming now. The show follows several restaurants, including Coqodaq, N?ksu, and the Musket Room (in New York) and Feld and Esmé (in Chicago), as they sweat it out during Michelin Guide season. Jesse reveals how he views these star-worthy restaurants and what it?s like being at the center of food influencing.    Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosie Grant is the creator of Ghostly Archive, a project documenting the real-life phenomenon of recipes inscribed on tombstones in cemeteries around the world. After years of seeking out these immortalized dishes, she?s released a truly singular cookbook, To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes. Today on the show, we chat about the project, creating the book, and some of Rosie?s favorite gravestone recipes. Also on the show, Matt catches up with Vanessa Anderson, known widely online as Grocery Goblin. Vanessa writes a terrific Substack and posts video clips on social media, all in celebration of international grocery stores. Vanessa is based in Los Angeles, home to a great grocery store scene, and we talk about her work and some of her favorite places to shop. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one is a long time coming, and we?re thrilled to welcome Joshua McFadden to the studio. Joshua is a chef based in Oregon and the author of one of the most beloved cookbooks of all time, Six Seasons. He?s back with a new one that is equally incredible. Six Seasons of Pasta takes the same six-seasons principle (discussed in the episode) to pasta cookery, and it might just break your brain. We talk about some simple tricks for cooking pasta at home before digging into Joshua?s career, his consulting work, and the kale salad, something that he?s (unbelievably) credited with inventing. No, for real, you gotta stick around for the kale salad update.  Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Nunn is the London-based founder and coeditor of Vittles, a food and culture newsletter based in the UK and India. Vittles is a singular source for incisive writing about contemporary food culture, from deep dives to restaurant reviews, and it?s a pleasure to have Jonathan in the studio to talk about what?s shaping its ever-growing coverage.  And, at the top of the show, it?s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: A great visit to Elbow Bakery, Eng?s Restaruant in Kingston, NY is all mid-century vibes and a Chinese-American gem, Russian Samovar makes for a real NYC evening, we made the Hetty tomato salad, Heydoh is a great new soy sauce, remembering journalist Marian Burros.    Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antoni Porowski is best known as the food and wine expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye, which will be airing its final season later this year. He?s a best-selling author and the host of a terrific food travel show, No Taste Like Home. Matt joined him onstage at the Traverse City Food & Wine festival for an amazing conversation. The event was hosted by the National Writers Series, a terrific organization bringing authors to stages around Traverse City, Michigan. Also on the show we have a really great conversation with Lindsey Baruch, author of the new book Something Delicious. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It?s the return of a special video podcast series: Food Writers Talking About Food Writing. It?s available on the TASTE YouTube channel, so make sure to subscribe and check out the video version of this podcast. Every couple of weeks, Matt invites a journalist to talk about some favorite recent food writing as well as their thoughts on the industry as a whole. In today?s episode, we have a great conversation with Elyse Inamine. Elyse is a journalist who worked at Tasting Table and Food & Wine before serving as restaurants editor at Bon Appétit. She?s also the coauthor of For the Love of Kewpie: A Cookbook and Celebration, which, as the name suggests, is a celebration of one of the world?s finest condiments. We talk about Elyse?s journalism career and book work before digging into some of her recent stories. ? Check out the full episode on YouTube! Featured on the episode: A $35 Chicken Dinner in Mississippi? How New York Prices Went National.? [NYT]? Hawai?i the Local Way? [Bon Appetit] ?A Legendary Hell?s Kitchen Hellhole Is Back From the Dead? [Grub Street] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have a really great episode where we go behind the scenes with two incredible chefs, Sara Kramer and Sarah Thompson. Sara Kramer is co-chef and co-owner of Kismet in Los Angeles, a restaurant that blends Mediterranean and Californian sensibilities flawlessly. Kismet has been a go-to for LA diners for nearly a decade, and we talk about her Resy Standby status.  Sarah Thompson is the chef at Casa Playa in Las Vegas, a gem of a coastal Mexican restaurant that really impressed me on a recent visit. We talk about Sarah?s work at Cosme in New York that eventually led her to Las Vegas. What?s it like cooking in such a high-octane environment? We find out. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers ? not of Resy?and do not constitute professional advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Lebovitz is a cookbook author and pastry chef based in Paris. After spending 13 years in the pastry kitchen at the legendary Chez Panisse, he embarked on a prolific blogging and cookbook writing career. His latest is an all-new edition of the classic Ready for Dessert, a revised and expanded collection. It?s so fun to talk with David about life and pastries in Paris and about updating this classic book. And before that Matt, along with the show?s lead producer Clayton, laced up their shoes to run the inaugural New York City Bakery Half Marathon. They have a field report from all those miles, and all that laminated pastry dough while visiting 8 bakeries around NYC over the course of the run.   Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruby Tandoh is a writer and baker based in London. A finalist on season four of The Great British Bake Off, she?s written several smart and singular books, including the fantastic new book All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now. It?s an incredible exploration of taste as a social construct that traces the historic and cultural context behind contemporary food culture. Today on the show, we go deep on Ruby?s research and reporting process, plus her take on where we?re at in food culture today. Also on the show Aliza and Matt talk about some exciting fall cookbooks landing in bookstores soon. These include: Linger: Salads, Sweets and Stories to Savor: A Cookbook, Measure with Your Heart: Southern Home Cooking to Feed Your Family and Soul, Padma's All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond, Good Things, Bad Bitch In the Kitchen, Something from Nothing, Everything's Good: Cozy Classics You'll Cook Always and Forever. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ??Apple Podcasts??, ??Spotify??, ??YouTube??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices