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Episodes
183: Hetty McKinnon
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever clicked onto the NYT Cooking or Bon Appétit websites looking for something to make for dinner, you’ve probably seen Hetty McKinnon...
182: Graza
26 Jan 2023
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. ...
181: Christina Tosi
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Tosi is a chef and TV personality as well as Milk Bar’s CEO and CCCO (Chief Compost Cookie Officer) and the author of a new cookbook, All ...
180: Odette Williams
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Odette Williams is the author of Simple Cake and Simple Pasta, and she was really fun to have back in the studio. We talk about her journey from novic...
179: Eli Sussman
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The social media meme can be funny, biting, poignant, and oftentimes ubiquitous. Eli Sussman, a talented chef and cookbook author, has mastered the ar...
178: Jamie Oliver
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Oliver returns to the show, and we could not be happier to talk with him about so many things. For those who didn’t grow up watching food TV, ...
177: Frankie Gaw
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frankie Gaw is the author of a new cookbook, First Generation, and one of the most original voices writing in food today. In this episode, we talk abo...
176: Eunji Lee
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eunji Lee is a pastry chef running one of New York City’s most exciting new dessert spots, Lysée. Eunji was born in Korea and trained in France bef...
175: Omsom
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From Otafuku’s OtaJoy yakisoba to Maya Kaimal tikka masala to Hamburger Helper, the dump-and-stir sauté sauce has been part of our cooking vocabula...
174: John deBary
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John deBary is a bartender extraordinaire, a cookbook author, and a great spokesperson for the bar and restaurant world. This being the start of “dr...
173: Drip Coffee Makers
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Slow down and have coffee” are some great words to live by, especially if you love coffee as much as Nigel Price—the owner and creative force beh...
172: Tammie Teclemariam
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we have a great time catching up with Tammie Teclemariam. Tammie is a New York–based writer who, for the past year, served as New...
171: Zosia Mamet
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we have a really amazing conversation with Zosia Mamet. Zosia is an actor, best known for roles on Mad Men, The Flight Attendant, a...
170: Jason Diamond
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we welcome one of our favorite writers in the game, Jason Diamond. Jason runs the wonderful newsletter The Melt and has written two...
169: Cynthia Shanmugalingam
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since Cynthia Shanmugalingam was young, she has witnessed the food of her ancestral home, Sri Lanka, through her immigrant parents’ kitchen in Londo...
168: Kitchen Arts & Letters
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we welcome Matt Sartwell into the studio. Matt is the owner of the legendary New York City bookstore Kitchen Arts & Letters, and he’s one of ...
167: Rita Sodi and Jody Williams
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we welcome Rita Sodi and Jody Williams on the show. They are the duo behind some of New York City’s favorite restaurants, including Buvette, ...
166: Ken Forkish
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Forkish is a legend in bread baking and the Ken behind Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Artisan Pizza in Portland, Oregon. He’s also a prolifi...
165: Fly By Jing
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fly By Jing is one of the most exciting brands in food, and we were lucky to have the company’s founder, Jing Gao, stop by the studio for a really c...
164: Akira Akuto
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome back our good friend Akira Akuto to the show. Akira is the co-owner of Los Angeles sandwich and pastry counter (and so much more) Konbi and...
163: Jason Stewart
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Stewart is a DJ (playing as Them Jeans) and cohost of How Long Gone, a podcast that dips in and out of the food world with surprising and entert...
162: David Tamarkin
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wow, we love David Tamarkin so much, and this is such a great interview. We’re old friends and have been reading David since he worked at Time Out C...
161: Lucas Sin
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we welcome back one of the most interesting and entertaining voices in food, Lucas Sin. He’s a chef and creator, and he’s behin...
160: Sonia Chopra
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sonia Chopra joined Bon Appétit and Epicurious as executive editor in August 2020, previously working in various roles at Eater for nearly a decade. ...
159: Doobydobap
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Choi is the Seoul-based genius behind one of our favorite food YouTube channels around, Doobydobap. In this episode, we find out how Tina grew he...
158: Gregory Gourdet
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How cool it is to have Gregory Gourdet on the show. Gregory is a chef and cookbook author based in Portland, Oregon. Many of you may know Gregory from...
157: Pierce Abernathy
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pierce Abernathy is a really interesting and multitalented dude, and we were really happy to have him join us in the studio. Pierce is a trained cook,...
156: Osayi Endolyn
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Osayi Endolyn is a journalist, cookbook author, and cultural commentator of the highest degree. In this action-packed episode, we talk about her lates...
155: Claire Saffitz
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we have Claire Saffitz stopping by for a really entertaining conversation. Claire is the author of a new cookbook, What’s For Des...
154: The Woks of Life
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaitlin and Sarah Leung join us in the studio to talk about their long-running online food blog The Woks of Life. For anybody who has ever held a wok ...
153: Molly Yeh
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was really fun having Molly Yeh join us in the studio for an absolute riot of a conversation. Molly is legitimately one of the funniest writers (an...
152: Hannah Ziskin
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve checked out Instagram lately, chances are you’ve spotted one of Hannah Ziskin’s slab cakes, princess cakes, and fruit custard tarts ma...
151: Claudia Fleming
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What a joy it is to have Claudia Fleming live in the studio. Claudia is the executive pastry director of Union Square Hospitality Group and the author...
150: Helen Rosner
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Rosner returns to the TASTE Podcast, and we couldn’t be happier. Helen is a journalist, Twitter commentator, and staff writer covering food at...
149: George Saunders
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was with great anticipation, and some unknowns, that we spoke with George Saunders, the author of many works, including the Booker Prize–winning ...
148: Gideon Glick
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, Gideon Glick joined us in the studio for one of our favorite conversations in recent memory. Gideon is a prolific actor, having starred in memora...
147: Genevieve Ko
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Genevieve Ko is a deputy editor of New York Times Cooking and the Food section, as well as a prolific cookbook author and collaborator. Here we have s...
146: Craig Mod
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tokyo-based journalist Craig Mod is part journalist, part ethnographer, and part performance artist, and we’re really happy that he stopped by the s...
145: Reem Assil
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reem Assil’s cookbook, Arabiyya, shows that great hospitality is easy to pull off—as long as you have enough pomegranate molasses to go around. In...
144: Jimmy Butler
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not often that we get to speak with an NBA legend on the show, but Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is no average NBA legend. He’s a coffee ge...
143: Molly Baz
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve long been fans of cookbook author and creative thinker Molly Baz, and many of you have, too. With a signature voice and absolutely wild recipe...
142: Stefano Secchi
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stefano Secchi is a modern pasta master and the chef behind New York City’s hit restaurant Rezdôra. In this entertaining episode, we dive into the ...
141: Bettina Makalintal
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bettina Makalintal is a reporter at Eater who previously served as associate print editor at Bon Appétit and a staff writer at VICE’s Munchies. We’...
140: Courtney Storer
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Bear. We all love The Bear, the hit restaurant drama from FX. And we love The Bear for good reason. The show was the talk of TV this summer, and i...
139: Suzy Karadsheh
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you found your way into the world of Suzy Karadsheh and the megapopular YouTube channel and website The Mediterranean Dish? We sure have, and it’...
138: Alice Feiring
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Feiring is our guest today, and we have a great conversation that goes to some unfamiliar places. Alice is a journalist and celebrated wine writ...
137: JJ Johnson
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome one of our favorite chefs in the game, JJ Johnson, back to the program. JJ is the James Beard Award–winning chef behind the fast-casual r...
136: Paula Forbes
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How fun to have Paula Forbes on the show! Paula is a longtime journalist covering the cookbook publishing industry, among many other topics, and is th...
135: Melissa Clark
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you introduce Melissa Clark, a prolific cookbook author, longtime New York Times columnist, and one of the most respected food writers around? ...
134: Raquel Pelzel
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does a cookbook editor actually do day-to-day in the year 2022? It turns out, more than you could ever imagine. On this episode of the show, we c...
133: Danny Bowien
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Mission Chinese opened in New York in a crowded, slightly dank subterranean space on Orchard Street a decade ago, the food world collectively pau...
132: Eric Kim
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and cookbook author Eric Kim is back on the show, and we had such a great time catching up with him. So much has happened since we had him ...
131: Alex Delany
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s really fun having Alex Delany on the show and getting to know the food and drink (and menswear and rare book) writer and collector a little bit...
130: Joshua David Stein
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A writer, editor, illustrator, cookbook author, children’s book author, and really fun guy to get to know, Joshua David Stein really has all the goo...
129: Jancis Robinson
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t talk much about the wine world on the show, but we couldn’t pass up the chance to have the legendary wine critic and big-ideas person Jan...
128: Stephen Satterfield
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What a thrill to have Stephen Satterfield on the show. Stephen has many layers in his long career in journalism, wine, and television—and we discu...
127: Pop Up Grocer
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Schildt wants food shopping to be a more fun and mind-expanding experience, and with her company, Pop Up Grocer, she’s getting customers close...
126: Adam Roberts
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yay, Adam Roberts is here for a very special episode. You may know Adam from his pioneering food blog Amateur Gourmet, or from his stint doing videos ...
125: Linda Holmes
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we welcome Linda Holmes. Linda is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of the popular Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. S...
124: Jess Damuck
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
She calls herself the Bob Ross of salads, and for very good reason. Jess Damuck is the salad freak behind the new cookbook Salad Freak and a really fu...
123: Ayo Edebiri
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we're speaking with actor and comic Ayo Edebiri. Have you checked out The Bear, a new show on FX that is one of the finest representat...
122: Bartees Strange
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bartees Strange is one of the most promising and confident voices in music today, and we wanted to have him on the show to talk about his new album, F...
121: Dana Brown
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, yes, yes! Dana Brown is here for an entertaining and mildly gossipy episode. We’ve long followed Dana’s career at Vanity Fair, where he serve...
120: Andrew Friedman
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, podcaster, and cookbook collaborator Andrew Friedman has a unique vantage in talking about chefs and food writing as a profession. He’s work...
119: Kate Krader
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how chefs rise from relative obscurity to the pages of your favorite glossy magazine or online publication? Longtime food write...
118: Nicole Enayati
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Nicole Enayati Day on the TASTE Podcast, and we’re so happy to welcome one of our favorite voices in food to the program. Nicole is one hal...
117: Jonathan Kung
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we have a really fun conversation with Jonathan Kung, a Detroit-based chef and TikTok creator we’ve fallen hard for over the past couple year...
116: Alton Brown
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we have the pleasure of getting to know cookbook author and food TV icon Alton Brown. Brown is behind popular and pioneering food t...
115: Jesse Sparks
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Jesse Sparks day on the TASTE Podcast. Do you know Jesse Sparks? Do you love Jesse Sparks? We certainly do. Jesse is a senior editor at Eater...
114: Andrea Nguyen
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a really cool conversation with Andrea Nguyen, the author of many popular cookbooks, including Vietnamese Food Any Day, The Pho Cookbook...
113: Dawn Davis
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re excited to welcome Dawn Davis to the show. Dawn is the editor in chief of Bon Appétit and Epicurious and a really fun person to get to ...
112: Ji Hye Kim
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re so excited to be speaking with the Michigan chef Ji Hye Kim. We’ve followed Ji Hye’s incredible career in Ann Arbor, where she runs ...
111: Molly Stevens
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we welcome Molly Stevens into the studio. Molly is the cookbook author behind the “All About” trilogy—that would be All About...
110: Steve Dolinsky
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have some serious pizza talk—Chicago pizza talk, specifically—with a legitimate Chicago pizza expert. His name is Steve Dolinsky, and in ...
109: Rick Martínez
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, Matt is speaking with Rick Martínez, a chef, Youtube food creator, and author of the wonderful New York Times Bestselling book Mi ...
108: Dave Rizo
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Yellow Rose opened shop in the East Village in 2020, the fresh flour tortillas and silky bean-and-cheese filling took the city by storm—never...
107: Einat Admony
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve long admired the work of chef and author Einat Admony, who is behind one of America’s best falafels (New York’s Taïm) and the cookbooks B...
106: Alexis deBoschnek
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To the Last Bite is home cook and Tasty video star Alexis deBoschnek’s homage to her home region of New York, the Catskills! In this really fun epis...
105: Peter Reinhart
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For Peter Reinhart, life is just one big pizza quest—a journey of flavors and textures that he encapsulates in his latest cookbook, Pizza Quest. The...
104: Andy Baraghani
21 Apr 2022
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 ...
103: Eitan Bernath
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been talking a lot about food TikTok in the office, and we’ve written about TikTok, too, but we haven’t had a bona fide TikTok star on the...
102: Sara Jenkins
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was such a treat to have Sara Jenkins on the TASTE Podcast, and this conversation really delivers. Matt has followed Sara’s career for over a dec...
101: Jenny Dorsey
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the TASTE Podcast, we talk to chef, writer, and activist Jenny Dorsey. Jenny has beat Bobby Flay on Beat Bobby Flay and shown the i...
100: Dan Pashman
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve made it to 100 episodes, and it feels like we’re just getting started. Thank you for listening—we have some amazing things in the works an...
99: Jordan Michelman
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For coffee fans and professionals, there is no more critical resource than the website and media company Sprudge, and we were really happy to have a l...
98: Jenny Rosenstrach
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For many followers of the home cooking internet, Jenny Rosenstrach’s Dinner: A Love Story has been a steady hand holding the whisk for the past deca...
97: Ali Slagle
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a fan of recipes that make clever use of a handful of ingredients and a few swift moves in the kitchen, then chances are, you’ve probabl...
96: Jenny G. Zhang
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve long been fans of Jenny G. Zhang’s incisive journalism and podcasting, and we couldn’t wait to have the current Gawker editor and writer o...
95: Emily Weinstein
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we have a great conversation with Emily Weinstein, the Food and Cooking editor of the New York Times. We’ve been great admirer...
94: Nisha Melvani
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the TASTE Podcast, we’re talking to Nisha Melvani, the author of Practically Vegan. Nisha is the creator of the website and Instagram accou...
93: J. Kenji López-Alt
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we have a really fun conversation with the one and only J. Kenji López-Alt. As the author of The Food Lab, Kenji has been a gui...
92: Cathy Barrow
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with longtime food writer and cookbook author Cathy Barrow. Cathy’s the author of Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Pr...
91: Missy Robbins
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we are speaking with one of the clearest and most singular voices in Italian cooking in New York City, Missy Robbins. In the episod...
90: Mark Canha
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re sitting down with Mark Canha, the biggest food personality in Major League Baseball. Mark is an itinerant diner who documents...
89: Daniela Galarza
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the past year and a half, Daniela Galarza has written one of our favorite things on the internet: a four-day-a-week cooking column for the Wash...
88: Gary Shteyngart
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we’re catching up with Gary Shteyngart, a New York Times best-selling novelist and food writer who has written memorable books in...
87: Fanny Gerson
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of the podcast, we’re talking to Fany Gerson, the pastry chef mastermind behind La Newyorkina, Dough, and, most recently, Fan-F...
86: Hrishikesh Hirway
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we’re talking to Hrishikesh Hirway, the musician behind The One AM Radio, the podcaster behind The West Wing Weekly and Song Expl...
85: Cara Nicoletti
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we have a colorful conversation with Cara Nicoletti, a fourth-generation butcher, writer, and cofounder of the vegetable-centric sa...
84: Bart van Olphen
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Anna sits down with longtime chef and sustainable seafood advocate Bart van Olphen. The Dutch chef has written many cookbooks f...