This Is TASTE
Episodes
451: Alison Roman Is Back!
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s so much fun when Alison Roman drops by the studio. We recently had her in to talk about her excellent newsletter writing—you should be subscr...
450: We All Scream For Durian Vanilla Ice Cream with Nicholas Morgenstern
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Morgenstern is the owner and operator of Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream, a beloved small-batch ice cream parlor in New York City with natio...
449: How the Hell to Judge a Wine with The New Wine Review's Jon Fine
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Fine is here! He’s a longtime journalist, cultural critic, and touring musician, and now he’s the editor in chief of The New Wine Review, an e...
448: How a Hollywood Agent Eats So Very Well with Priyanka Mattoo
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Priyanka Mattoo is the author of Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones, a wonderful memoir about food and place and how moving around the world inspired volumes ...
447: Vietnamese Coffee Is Poppin’ Off with Sahra Nguyen
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sahra Nguyen is the founder of Nguyen Coffee Supply, a progressive coffee company that is bringing Vietnamese coffee into focus in the coolest way. On...
446: Claire Saffitz & Andy Baraghani
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we have two conversations from two of our favorites from the cookbook and online world, Claire Saffitz and Andy Baraghani. Claire is...
445: Eating at James Baldwin’s Table with Cree Myles
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cree Myles is the curator of the Black literature community All Ways Black and the host of The Baldwin 100, a new podcast from Vintage Books examining...
444: Restaurants Are Broken with Akira Akuto
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back our good friend Akira Akuto to the show. Akira is the Los Angeles–based chef who was behind the acclaimed LA sandwich and pastry cou...
443: Olive Odyssey
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olive Odyssey is a Palestinian olive oil collective working to build demand, supply chains, and economic power for Palestinian farmers since 2022. Tod...
442: The Last Original Food Blogger with Titus Ruscitti
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The title of this episode is “the last original food blogger,” and this is no exaggeration. Titus Ruscitti has been writing his influential blog C...
441: Drink Better, Drink Less, Drink a Combustible Edison with Jim Meehan
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Meehan is here for a wide-ranging and highly entertaining conversation. Jim is the legendary barman and pioneer in the modern cocktail movement. H...
440: New York Times Cooking and Restaurant Reviewing with Sam Sifton
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This one is a long time coming, and we're thrilled to welcome Sam Sifton into our studio. Sam has held various key roles at the New York Times includi...
439: DeVonn Francis & Arielle Johnson
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re revisiting two of my favorite conversations with food folks who make their own rules. DeVonn Francis is a chef, recipe developer, and ev...
438: Chloe Walsh & Eyal Yassky-Weiss
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we have a great double episode. First up is the Los Angeles–based chef, recipe developer, and writer Chloe Walsh, author of Anchov...
437: Cake Zine’s Candy Land
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cake Zine is an independent print magazine exploring society through sweets, cofounded by Tanya Bush and TASTE contributing editor and the show's co-h...
436: Kareem Rahma
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kareem Rahma is a comedian and media host based in New York City. He’s the mind behind several popular online series, like Subway Takes and Keep the...
435: René Redzepi
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was fun having chef René Redzepi in the studio to talk about his great new (and first) television show, a sweeping food documentary series called ...
434: Khushbu Shah
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Khushbu Shah is a journalist and the author of a terrific new book, Amrikan: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora. She was most recently the ...
433: Caroline Chambers
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a fun conversation we have with Caroline Chambers, the author of the popular Substack What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, as well as a...
432: Molly Baz & Dwight Garner
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we have two great conversations. First up is Molly Baz. With a signature voice and absolutely wild recipe development skills, Molly ...
431: Chicago Hospitality Accountability with the CHAAD Project
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Chicago Hospitality Accountability and Advocacy Database, or the CHAAD Project, is an organization created by and for hospitality workers in Chica...
430: Jess Damuck & Sara B. Franklin
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we feature conversations with two extremely cool authors. First up is Jess Damuck, author of the new cookbook Health Nut. We catch u...
429: The Art of the Dinner Party Nap with Big Night’s Katherine Lewin
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Lewin is the founder of Big Night, an entertaining-focused home goods store with two locations here in New York City. She’s also the autho...
428: Steven Rinella & Darin Bresnitz
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we welcome Steven Rinella. He’s an American outdoorsman, conversationalist, writer, and TV personality responsible for introducing...
427: Chicago’s Biggest Little Bakery with Valeria Socorro Velazquez Lindsten
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Valeria Socorro Velazquez Lindsten is the owner and head baker of Loba Pastry + Coffee, a beloved Chicago café. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, ...
426: Good Beef with George Motz
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this very special episode, it’s all about beef, and we have a number of experts talking about the subject. First up is George Motz, the chef-owne...
425: Great Coffee, Yes Plz with Tony “Tonx” Konecny
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony “Tonx” Konecny is on the show today and we talk about the coffee company he founded with Sumi Ali. It’s called Yes Plz Coffee, and if you’...
424: The Makgeolli Moment Is Now with Alice Jun of Hana Makgeolli
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Jun is the founder and brewer at Hana Makgeolli, an artisanal Korean rice wine producer based in Brooklyn, New York. She’s dedicated her life ...
423: Fart Sandwich Artist with Dennis Lee
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Lee is the iconoclastic Chicago-based food writer and newsletter daddy behind two great sends: Food Is Stupid and the Party Cut. On this episod...
422: Joan Nathan
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How cool was it to have Joan Nathan into our studio? Joan is a longtime chronicler of Jewish food culture around the world and the author of many cook...
421: Charleston Isn't Ordinary with Mike Lata
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Lata is chef and co-owner of the restaurants FIG and The Ordinary in Charleston, South Carolina, and one of the most respected voices in Southern...
420: We ❤️ Wisconsin Cheese: The Chefs & Cheese Sellers
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our great Wisconsin Cheese road trip continues! We caught up with iconic Wisconsin chefs Tory Miller of L’Etoile and Graze in Madison and Luke Zahm ...
419: We ❤️ Wisconsin Cheese: The Makers
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this very special episode of This Is TASTE, it’s a TASTE road trip! Aliza, Matt, and producer Clayton traveled all across the great state of Wisc...
418: Throwing Fits with James Harris
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back into the studio James Harris, one half of Throwing Fits, a very funny podcast, Instagram account, and online community dedicated to al...
417: It’s Kismet with Sara Kramer & Sarah Hymanson
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson are the co-owners of Kismet and Kismet Rotisserie, two beloved Los Angeles restaurants that have won plenty of fans wit...
416: Chipotle Founder Steve Ells
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where has the founder of Chipotle been eating around New York City, and what does he have to say about the future of restaurants? It’s really fun ha...
415: All in on Las Vegas Food with Gina Marinelli Cooking Italian Her Way
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Las Vegas week continues! Gina Marinelli is the chef and partner of La Strega, a coastal Italian restaurant charming Las Vegas’s Summerlin nei...
414: All in on Las Vegas Food with Marc Vetri 56 Floors Up
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Las Vegas week continues with a fun conversation with Marc Vetri. We wanted to talk with Marc about opening a restaurant in Las Vegas, Vetri Cuci...
413: All in on Las Vegas Food with Penny Chutima on Lotus of Siam Succession
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Las Vegas week continues! Penny Chutima is the next generation of Lotus of Siam, an iconic, James Beard Award–winning restaurant serving up re...
412: All in on Las Vegas Food with Michael Mina and Food at Sphere
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Las Vegas week continues with a very fun interview with Michael Mina, a legendary Bay Area chef who has deep roots in Las Vegas. We talk about ho...
411: All in on Las Vegas Food with Wolfgang Puck
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Influential and esoteric celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has been operating restaurants in Las Vegas for more than 25 years, earning a following throug...
410: Eric Kim & Deuki Hong
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re so happy to feature two great friends: chef Deuki Hong and New York Times columnist and cookbook author Eric Kim. We had a great conversation ...
409: The Phony Negroni Movement Is Here with St. Agrestis
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
St. Agrestis has had a couple very big years in the competitive nonalcoholic drinks arena, and it’s long overdue to have the brand’s cofounder Lou...
408: Great British Baking with Benjamina Ebuehi
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamina Ebuehi is a London-based recipe developer and food stylist who rose to fame as a quarter-finalist in the 2016 Great British Bake Off. She’...
407: Los Angeles Pizza King with Quarter Sheet's Aaron Lindell
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Lindell is the chef and co-owner of Quarter Sheets, the wildly popular Los Angeles restaurant he runs with his wife, Hannah Ziskin. Now, listen,...
406: Fictional Food Comes Alive with Celina Baljeet Basra
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celina Baljeet Basra is the Berlin based author of Happy, a sweet and surreal postmodern novel released last year. It follows a young man named Happy ...
405: Rocco DiSpirito
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rocco DiSpirito is an iconic Italian American New York City chef, television personality, and highly acclaimed author of 14 cookbooks, including three...
404: New York Magazine Food Boss with Alan Sytsma
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Sytsma is a longtime observer of the New York City dining scene who is behind New York magazine’s formidable food coverage. On this episode we ...
403: Dusty Booze Hunting with Aaron Goldfarb
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Goldfarb has been a journalist for over a decade, frequently writing on the subjects of cocktails and drinking culture for such publications as ...
402: San Francisco's New Restaurant Critic with MacKenzie Chung Fegan
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MacKenzie Chung Fegan is the new restaurant critic at the San Francisco Chronicle. She’s a former Bon Appétit editor who returned home to the Bay A...
401: Erin Patinkin
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Patinkin is the cofounder of Ovenly and has advised some of the food world’s most interesting brands (almost exclusively female-founded), inclu...
400: Giada De Laurentiis
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Giada De Laurentiis is in the studio for an all-time classic conversation. She is the Emmy-Award-winning television personality of Food Network’s Ev...
399: European Butter Is the Best Butter with David Lebovitz
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we have some really cool conversations about European butter from France. First up is David Lebovitz, a cookbook author and baker ex...
398: Rachel Dratch
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Dratch is an actor, a Broadway star (and has the Tony nomination to prove it), and a comedian, and she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live...
397: The Life of a Professional Forager with Tama Matsuoka Wong
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tama Matsuoka Wong is a renowned forager who supplies top New York City restaurants like Atoboy and Daniel with the good stuff: wild delicacies like c...
396: Robert Sietsema & Luke Pyenson
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s really fun having two food writers we respect, in different sections of their careers, on the show. First up is Robert Sietsema. Robert is a lo...
395: The Paris Interview with Ruth Reichl
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does Ruth Reichl really need an introduction? Ruth has been on the show many times, and we just love catching up with her to talk about the day’s fo...
394: Pizza Night with Ali Stafford & Emily Hyland
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pizza is at the center of this lively episode. First up is Ali Stafford, one of our favorite recipe writers on the internet. Ali is behind Alexandra’...
393: Los Angeles Loves and Hates with Jordan Okun & Max Shapiro
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two Los Angeles food podcasters have entered the studio, and the opinions are flowing. It was so great catching up with the dynamic duo of Jordan Okun...
392: New Spring Cookbooks with Tiffy Cooks & Vegan Mob
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we have conversations with two exciting spring cookbook authors. First up is Tiffy Chen, the creator behind the popular Tiffy Cooks ...
391: Koreaworld with Cote and Coqodaq’s Simon Kim
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Koreaworld is here! It’s a new cookbook from Deuki Hong and TASTE’s Matt Rodbard, and this week we are looking at the modern Korean food movement ...
390: Koreaworld with Eater LA Editor Matthew Kang
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Koreaworld is here! It’s a new cookbook from Deuki Hong and TASTE’s Matt Rodbard, and this week we are looking at the modern Korean food movement ...
389: Koreaworld with Yangban & Nadia Cho
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Koreaworld is here! It’s a new cookbook from Deuki Hong and TASTE’s Matt Rodbard, and this week we are looking at the modern Korean food movement ...
388: Koreaworld with Doshi's Susan Kim
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Koreaworld is here! It’s a new cookbook from Deuki Hong and TASTE’s Matt Rodbard, and this week we are looking at the modern Korean food movement ...
387: Koreaworld with Alex Lau
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Koreaworld is here! It’s a new cookbook from Deuki Hong and TASTE’s Matt Rodbard, and this week we are looking at the modern Korean food movement ...
386: Koreaworld with Francis Lam
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Koreaworld is here! It’s a new cookbook from Deuki Hong and TASTE’s Matt Rodbard, and this week we are looking at the modern Korean food movement ...
385: Abi Balingit
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abi Balingit is the author of Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed, a delightful cookbook full of maximalist personality and transfixing sweets,...
384: Ghia’s Got Flavor with Mélanie Masarin
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a simple promise in a land of broken ones: no booze, no added sugar, no nasties. Ghia, founded by a French former investment banker named Méla...
383: The Father of California Cuisine with Michael McCarty
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael McCarty is the owner of two restaurants, Michael’s in Santa Monica, which opened in 1979, and Michael’s on West 55th Street in Midtown Man...
382: Felix Salmon
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Felix Salmon has lived in and around NYC for over 25 years, and he’s one of the sharpest observers of food culture and trend without officially writ...
381: Cooking at the South Pole with Cree LeFavour
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s really great to catch up with Cree LeFavour, a novelist, cookbook author, and chef who just returned from four months at the South Pole, as doc...
380: Los Angeles Restaurant Highs and Lows with Bill Addison
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, Bill Addison is back on the show. We’ve long been a fan of Bill’s writing, going back to his well-considered restaurant criticism in Atlanta,...
379: Wylie Dufresne & Joshua Weissman
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Weissman is one of the strongest (and largest) voices on the food internet and the host of a series of YouTube shows that clock more than nine ...
378: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is JG day, and we are thrilled! Jean-Georges Vongerichten is the man behind his eponymous Midtown restaurant as well as some of the most influen...
377: Last Night a Sheet Pan Saved My Life with Olga Massov & Sanaë Lemoine
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine are the authors of Hot Sheet, a delightful new cookbook dedicated to the wide world of possibilities unlocked by the hu...
376: Momofuku CEO Life with Marguerite Zabar Mariscal
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marguerite Zabar Mariscal started as an intern at Momofuku in 2011, working her way through the influential restaurant group founded by David Chang al...
375: Emily Sundberg
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we have a special conversation with Emily Sundberg, the voice behind the must-read (and much-read) Feed Me, a newsletter about busin...
374: Dan Pashman
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this episode is one of our friends in the food podcasting world. Dan Pashman is the creator and host of the long-running podcast The Sporkfu...
373: Flavor Science 101 with Dr. Arielle Johnson
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arielle Johnson is a flavor scientist who advises some of the top restaurants and chefs in the world on how to turbocharge their cooking with chemistr...
372: NYC Forever with Nicolaia Rips
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicolaia Rips is a true New Yorker. She grew up in Manhattan’s famous Chelsea Hotel, which served as the subject of her memoir, Trying to Float. Now...
371: Sun Noodle
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sun Noodle is a legend in the ramen game and the company behind many of your favorite bowls around the country. Kenshiro Uki, our guest on today’s s...
370: Julius Roberts
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julius Roberts is a chef and farmer living in the idyllic English countryside off the Dorset coast. He’s also the author of The Farm Table, a new co...
369: Phil Rosenthal
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix culinary travel series Somebody Feed Phil proves that food television can be both accessible and interesting, populist and highbrow. Much ...
368: Crystal Wilkinson & Howie Kahn
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crystal Wilkinson is the author of a compelling new book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, a memoir that honors the author’s maternal ancestors, w...
367: Hailee Catalano & Chuck Cruz
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hailee Catalano and Chuck Cruz are two of our favorite social media follows (@haileecatalano and @chuckycruz). The two chefs, who met in culinary scho...
366: George Motz
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The hamburger god George Motz is back on today’s show, and it doesn’t disappoint. George is a writer, a TV host, and the guy with the cool hair ...
365: Arjav Ezekiel & Harris Mayer
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we have a great double episode with two serious dudes in the restaurant game. Arjav Ezekiel is co-owner of Birdie’s, a beloved res...
364: Spice Spice Baby with Kanchan Koya
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kanchan Koya will forever change how you look at your spice drawer. The chef, author, podcast host, and nutrition coach has a PhD in biomedical scienc...
363: New York Magazine Restaurant Reviewing with Matthew Schneier
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Schneier is currently the chief restaurant critic at New York magazine and previously reported on fashion and culture at The Cut and the New Y...
362: Heems & Throwing Fits
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Himanshu Suri is best known by his rap name Heems. We wanted to have Heems on not just because we are a fan of his former group Das Racist (you may re...
361: Graza Returns!
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve spotted their iconic squeeze bottle on the shelves of Whole Foods and seen it used by your favorite food influencers and chefs on Instagram. ...
360: Christina Chaey
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Chaey is a writer and recipe developer based in Brooklyn. A former Bon Appétit food editor, she’s currently writing the newsletter Gentle...
359: Andy Baraghani
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Baraghani started his professional cooking career as a teenager at the legendary Berkeley, California, restaurant Chez Panisse, and he was truly ...
358: David Kamp
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a great conversation here with David Kamp, a journalist of the highest order and author of one of Matt’s favorite books about food ever, The Un...
357: Rachelle Hampton & Suzy Karadsheh
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachelle Hampton is a culture writer and the cohost of ICYMI, a digital culture podcast from Slate that provides funny and deep insight into the weird...
356: Jamila Robinson
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We enjoyed having Jamila Robinson in the studio. Jamila is the editor in chief of Bon Appétit and Epicurious, the storied Condé Nast food publicatio...
355: The Taste of Things with Director Trần Anh Hùng
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are excited to welcome award-winning director Trần Anh Hùng to the studio. His latest film, the lush and food-centered The Taste of Things...
354: Alex Prud’homme & Ali Rosen
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a great double episode of the show. Alex Prud’homme’s new book, Dinner with the President, is a history of American food, politics, ...
353: Rose Wilde
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rose Wilde is the pastry chef and owner of Red Bread in Los Angeles, a pioneering microbakery that’s been championing whole grains and sustainable b...
352: PJ Vogt
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a lot of fun having PJ Vogt in the studio. PJ is a recognizable figure in the world of public radio and podcast. He’s currently the host of o...