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If you're a fan of smart and lively conversations about food, home cooking, and culture, this is the place. We interview the most interesting characters in the world of food, media, and cookbooks and release episodes several times a month. The program is hosted by TASTE editors Aliza Abarbanel and Matt Rodbard, and is sometimes recorded live at Rizzoli Bookstore in New York City. Visit TASTE onlin... more

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Olivia Tiedemann is a chef who began creating videos while working as a private chef in the Hamptons. Her signature deadpan delivery and no-nonsense techniques have won her millions of fans. Now she’s sharing her highly craveable recipes in a debut c... more

Joey Scalabrino is the cofounder of Apollo Bagels, a new-school bagel shop rooted in old-world techniques with nine locations across New York City and Jersey. He started making bagels in the kitchen at Leo, the Williamsburg sourdough pizza restaurant... more

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. Dana Brown was a fixture of Vanity Fair... more

Ruth Reichl reviewed restaurants for the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, ran the country’s most legendary food magazine, and wrote five memoirs about all the meals enjoyed and life lived. Today she’s doing it again on her wonderful Substack... more

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Recent Guests

Meherwan Irani
Chef, author of No. 1 Best Indian Cookbook in the World
Chai Pani, Spicewalla
Episode: 835: Naan Pisses Him Off. Vada Pav Gets the Medal of Honor. Meherwan Irani Returns!
Ali Francis
Australian writer and pastry chef, author of The Curious Lives of Vegetables
Author, The Curious Lives of Vegetables
Episode: 834: Vegetable Nerds Wanted with Ali Francis
Zola Gregory
Writer, recipe developer and food stylist based in Seattle
TASTE (columnist for Extra Good)
Episode: 833: The Sheet Cake Plot Twist with Zola Gregory
Pim Techamuanvivit
Chef and author of Cooking Thai
Kin Khao, Nari, Nahm
Episode: 832: Pim Techamuanvivit’s First Restaurant Job Was Opening a Now Legendary Restaurant
Gidon Coll
Founder of the Hudson Valley Apple Project
Hudson Valley Apple Project
Episode: 832: Pim Techamuanvivit’s First Restaurant Job Was Opening a Now Legendary Restaurant
Maria Geyman
Founder of Masha Tea; board-certified naturopathic doctor; author of With Tea, Culture, Accoutrements, and Rituals
Masha Tea
Episode: 831: Maria Geyman Thinks Anyone Can Be a Tea Person
Tanya Sichynsky
Editor behind NYT Cooking's newsletter The Veggie; cookbook author
The New York Times
Episode: 830: Editing at The New York Times to Veg Everything with Tanya Sichynsky
Polina Chesnokova
Author of Chesnok
Author, Chesnok
Episode: 829: It’s Difficult to Talk About Soviet Food. Polina Chesnakova Is Doing It Anyway.
Charlie Mitchell
Chef, Saga and Clover Hill, James Beard Award winner
Saga, Clover Hill
Episode: 828: Charlie Mitchell Is Why the Tasting Menu Is Changing

Hosts

Aliza Abarbanel
Host of This Is TASTE; publisher affiliation with Taste/This Is TASTE
Matt Rodbard
Host of This Is TASTE; affiliation with This Is TASTE / tastecooking.com

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 606 ratings
  • Whole Foods bribed you

    Listened to the Spain feature which was way over the top publicity for Whole Foods. The enthusiastic , gee whiz promotion of Whole Food was astounding. Figured it was a junket, which apparently is no longer unethical for people posing as journalists of many sorts. This was confirmed when I saw several other food centered pods etc. discussing Spain and Whole Foods.

    Sigh. No longer listening to this podcast.

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    Qui231
    United States4 months ago
  • Adeena Sussman is chef’s kiss!

    Everything from her cookbooks is DELICIOUS- so nice to hear her voice!

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    Here for the Podcasts
    United States4 months ago
  • Love!

    Love your content and guests, especially Adeena my goddess of Jewish and Israeli cooking! Her golden challah recipe has become my default for challah and babka, I loved learning about what she’s up to.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Natatatatatatatashaa
    United States4 months ago
  • The Definitive Podcast on All Things Taste

    I’ve been listening to this pod since its early days. Matt is such an incredible host, bringing humor, years of experience in food media, and respect for his guests and the industry in long-form interviews. The diversity of guests and issues covered show the breadth of Matt’s knowledge and love for this ever evolving and growing industry.

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    Agatha.K
    United States4 months ago
  • Love this podcast

    Always entertaining!

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    Cucjfydicudyd
    United States4 months ago

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The hosts' depth and guest respect come through in long-form interviews.
Diversity of guests and topics is a strength, with substantial industry insight.
Some listeners feel sponsor reads or ads can interrupt the flow at times.

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#17
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#99
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#23
Canada/Arts/Food
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#38
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#200
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#44
Australia/Arts/Food

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

834: Vegetable Nerds Wanted with Ali Francis
Q: Can you share a memorable vegetable story from your reporting, like akoub or the Maltese mushroom?
Francis highlights akoub as a symbol of biodiversity and cultural memory in Palestinian cooking, and the Maltese mushroom as a fascinating, parasitic specimen that showcases how odd vegetables can illuminate biodiversity and history.
834: Vegetable Nerds Wanted with Ali Francis
Q: How did the idea for the book develop and why did you choose a non-prescriptive approach?
She details the collaboration with an illustrator, the evolution from botany focus to cultural storytelling, and the decision to avoid recipes to allow diverse cultural contexts to emerge through storytelling rather than instruction.
834: Vegetable Nerds Wanted with Ali Francis
Q: What excites you about vegetables and how has this influenced your writing career?
Francis describes vegetables as dynamic symbols of biodiversity and culture, and explains how her journalism background and collaboration with Adriana Picker shaped a shift from agricultural reporting to a broader, anthropological exploration of produce.
831: Maria Geyman Thinks Anyone Can Be a Tea Person
Q: What inspired the structure of the book and its focus beyond recipes?
The author wanted to create a broad, lifestyle-oriented book that includes travel writing, cultural contexts, and visual elements, not just recipes, and to share her personal relationship with tea through stories, traditions, and practical how-to sections.
828: Charlie Mitchell Is Why the Tasting Menu Is Changing
Q: What was the decision process like when moving Clover Hill to a new space and evolving the concept?
It was a rapid, almost unplanned transition driven by the need to establish a sustainable business, with a focus on creating a unique destination that could command premium pricing in Brooklyn Heights.

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Frequently Asked Questions About This Is TASTE

What is This Is TASTE about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show offers long-form conversations with a rotating cast of chefs, cookbook authors, food writers, and industry professionals, often pairing intimate career retrospectives with practical craft and market insights. Across episodes, listeners hear deep dives into recipe development, publishing dynamics, restaurant entrepreneurship, and evolving food culture, with a strong emphasis on storytelling, craft, and the business side of food. Notable strengths include thoughtful guest selections that span culinary heritage, publishing, and hospitality, and the hosts' ability to draw out personal narratives that illuminate broader industry trends. Potential listeners who enjoy culinary history, cookbook culture, and food-media discourse will like... more

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