We have such a great episode today. Shilpa and Miro Uskokovic are the husband and wife duo behind the amazing new New York City bakery Hani’s Bakery + Café , located in the East Village. First up Matt has an amazing conversation with Shilpa about her professional cooking career, which led to a job at Bon Appétit . Today Shilpa is BA ’s senior test kitchen editor, and we talk about some of the stories she is working on and how the new BA Bake Club is getting so many people to take a break and jus...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 567
Robert Sietsema is a longtime New York City restaurant critic and neighborhood wanderer who has written for the Village Voice and Eater and who, prior to that, ran the influential underground food zine Down the Hatch. He currently publishes a really great Substack, Robert Sietsema's New York . It’s dispatched in a purely Sietsema way - full of reporting, knowledge, and lots of undiscovered restaurant gems around New York City. You should really be reading Robert’s work and our conversation cover...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 566
It was really fun having Molly Yeh back in the studio for an absolute riot of a conversation. Molly is legitimately one of the funniest writers (and guests) that we’ve encountered in a long time, and has amazing recipe writing chops to boot. We get into all sorts of topics on the show including her latest book about Midwest baking, Sweet Farm . We talk about Minnesota's deep cookie salad traditions, the genius of Furikake puppy chow, and what it’s like to live on a sugar beet farm. Also on the s...
Mar 31, 2025•57 min•Ep. 565
We recently headed out of the studio to visit Victoria, British Columbia , to check out the food and drink scene and report back on my findings. Listeners, this is a really exciting place, and we’re excited to speak with Andrea Alridge , the chef at a terrific new restaurant, Janevca , and Lori Joyce , owner of truly unique ice cream shop, Better Acres Ice Cream . Victoria rests on the naturally stunning Vancouver Island and is located a short ferry ride from Vancouver and Seattle. We found amaz...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 564
Today on the show we welcome Eric Adjepong to the studio, who, along with the writer Korsha Wilson, has released one of our favorite books this spring: Ghana to the World . It’s a wonderful collection of stories and recipes that captures Eric’s deep connection to Ghana and how the country’s cuisine has shaped his career. Eric has appeared on Top Chef and various Food Network programming, and he shares his amazing story and the deep reporting that went into this special book. Also on the show are...
Mar 26, 2025•44 min•Ep. 563
Zaynab Issa is a cookbook author, recipe developer, and content creator based in Brooklyn, New York. Formerly a food editor at Bon Appétit , she contributes recipes to a variety of publications and just released a great debut cookbook, Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation . It’s so fun having Zaynab in the studio to talk about blending her East African and South Asian roots with Americana classics, building the perfect dinner party menu, and more. Also on the show we have ...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 562
Camilla Marcus is a chef, restaurateur, and founder of west~bourne , a wildly progressive restaurant and products company based in Los Angeles. Camilla is one of my favorite big thinkers in food, and I so enjoyed having her in the studio to talk about some important topics of the day, including the pioneering west~bourne, her career in and out of the kitchen, and how the government can help restaurants survive during these challenging times. And before our conversation with Camilla, it’s the ret...
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 561
Asmeret Berhe-Lumax is the founder of One Love Community Fridge, a network of ten community refrigerators across New York City and Seattle working to eradicate food insecurity. Its work is more urgent than ever, and it’s so special to have Asmeret into the studio to talk about fighting hunger and the stigma associated with it, and about One Love Community Fridge’s big plans for expansion. Also on the show we have the big grocery news of the week. Poppi was acquired by Pepsi and we’re joined by A...
Mar 21, 2025•48 min•Ep. 560
How fun is it having Paul Carmichael in the studio? Paul is the chef of Kabawa and Bar Kabawa , which is part of Momofuku and located in the former Ko space in New York City. Paul is a Momofuku veteran, having served as chef at Má Pêche in NYC and Seiobo in Sydney, Australia. In this episode, we hear about Paul’s career, from wd~50 to his leadership position working alongside David Chang. We discuss what makes a Momofuku restaurant special and about the Caribbean food history that flows through ...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 559
Jaeki Cho and Brian Lee are the co-founders of Righteous Eats , a multi-platform media brand spotlighting small, immigrant-run food businesses in New York and beyond. They’ve racked up millions of views with thoughtful storytelling that goes beyond the typical food porn—and they’ve got ambitions for a whole lot more, hosting events and providing resources to empower business owners. Today on the show, Jaeki and Brian go deep on Righteous Eats POV and plans for the future, plus some of their favo...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 558
Today on the show, we welcome Fany Gerson into the studio. Fany is the chef and owner of a diverse roster of New York City food businesses, including La Newyorkina , famous for ice cream and paletas, and Fan Fan Doughnuts , which was recently named a James Beard Award semifinalist. In this episode, we talk about her amazing career, her many cookbooks, and what it’s like to run a restaurant in these tumultuous times. Fany is one of my favorite people in food, and I hope you enjoy our conversation...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 557
Calvin Eng is the chef and owner of Bonnie’s , a very popular Cantonese American restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He’s also the author of a great new cookbook: Salt Sugar MSG , an introduction to his unique style of home cooking, cowritten with his partner, Phoebe Melnick. It’s so fun to have Calvin in the studio to talk about growing up in New York’s many Chinatowns, developing recipes for home cooks (instead of line cooks), and more. Also on the show, Matt has a fun conversation with Subs...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 556
Laurie Woolever is a longtime journalist and has written a memoir for the ages. Care and Feeding covers her time working as a dutiful assistant for both Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain (let that sink in for a moment), and how her life was entangled in and around the Most Important People in Food for over two decades. It’s a wild ride, and Laurie covers her ups and downs with a strong voice and biting wit. In this episode, we hear all about her work, from booking flights to writing magazine fea...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 555
Today on the show we return to the world of New York City restaurants with two great conversations. Just because Michael Stillman ’s father is Alan Stillman, founder of the Smith & Wollensky and TGI Fridays chains, doesn’t mean he grew up wanting to go into the family business. Indeed, Michael grew up in the business, but it took some time for him to get to where he is today: operating Quality Branded , the restaurant group behind Quality Italian, Quality Meats, Don Angie, Bad Roman, and man...
Mar 08, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 554
What a terrific episode dedicated to the world of bread. First up is a conversation with Richard Hart , an icon in the clubby world of sourdough. Richard has an amazing story to tell, and we get into his London upbringing and how he ended up in California working at Tartine—but that’s where the story just starts to get good. He then teams up with René Redzepi to open a humble bakery, Hart Bageri, in Copenhagen, and the rest is history. Richard Hart, my friends, is a wonderful guest, and we also ...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 553
Tavel Bristol-Joseph is pastry chef and partner at Emmer & Rye, Hestia, Canje, and many other acclaimed restaurants in Austin, Texas, and beyond. He’s also just opened a really cool dessert bar, Nicosi , in San Antonio. In this episode, we talk about Tavel’s early cooking life in New York and how he grew a cheesecake mini empire out of his Brooklyn apartment—well, there were many apartments involved. It’s a great story. We also discuss his move down to Texas and how his unique skills with pa...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 552
Cake Zine is an independent literary food magazine cofounded by pastry chef Tanya Bush and TASTE contributing editor Aliza Abarbanel . The newest issue, Daily Bread , explores how bread impacts our lives through ritual, religion, and routine. Today on the show, Aliza invites Tanya into the studio to talk about the editorial process behind this sixth issue and the many cultural meanings baked into bread. Also on the show, it’s the return of Three Things where Aliza and Matt discuss what is exciti...
Mar 03, 2025•51 min•Ep. 551
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 entertaining frequency. It was so great to have Jason back on the show to talk about where he’s been dining out in Los Angeles and New York, his home cooking stylings, and some of his recent writing for TASTE. Also on the show we have a great conversation with Tejal Rao , a critic at large for the Food section of The New York Times . Tejal is based in ...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 550
The weather is cold and the produce selection in the grocery store is smaller, but that's no reason to despair! Chris, Jesse, and Shilpa have the recipe for winter cooking optimism—and the answers to listener questions about homemade broth, frozen veggies, and more. Listen to and follow Bon Appétit 's Dinner SOS here . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Feb 27, 2025•43 min•Ep. 549
It was incredible to sit down with Dana Cowin , a creative force and an important figure in the history of food media. Dana served as the editor in chief of Food & Wine for over two decades, and she’s the founder of Progressive Hedonist , an organization that looks to find joy in purposeful action. In this episode, we go back to hear about the early days of Food & Wine and how Dana had a vision for placing chefs at the center of a magazine’s coverage. Great idea, Dana. We talk about the ...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 549
Kristina Cho is an award-winning cookbook author, recipe developer, home cook, baker, food stylist, and photographer. Her terrific debut cookbook, Mooncakes and Milk Bread , won her two James Beard awards, and her follow-up, Chinese Enough , is a big favorite of all of us at TASTE. We were so happy to have Kristina in the studio, where we found out about how she pivoted from a career in architecture to work on food full time. It was a bet that paid off, and we dig into Kristina’s family history ...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 548
Tyler Zielinski is a London-based drinks professional. He’s best known for his work in drinks journalism, writing about bars, cocktails, and other subjects for an array of publications including Punch, Eater, and Food & Wine . In this episode, we talk about his very cool debut book, Tiny Cocktails . What makes a tiny cocktail exactly? Tyler will explain. We also dig into where Tyler likes to drink in his hometown of London and what makes an extraordinary cocktail experience. Also on the show...
Feb 22, 2025•56 min•Ep. 547
Jeremy Robinson-Leon is the founder of Moonburger , an ambitious chain of restaurants whose core focus is bringing high-quality fast food to the masses. We personally love Moonburger and have visited locations in Kingston and New Paltz, and it’s now operating in Poughkeepsie and Brooklyn. In this episode, we hear about Jeremy’s journey to opening these restaurants and how he enlisted the help of some big-name talent to assist him in developing a signature plant-based patty. We also hear about th...
Feb 21, 2025•49 min•Ep. 546
Today on the show, we’re doing something a little different: a special travel episode, featuring Aliza and her girlfriend, Shirley Chan. Shirley's a talented cinematographer and also a favorite travel partner. They just came back from a month in Asia visiting Thailand and Shirley's family in Taiwan. In this episode, they dive deep into recs for Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan, with a stopover in Chiang Mai and Bangkok too. It’s a must listen if you’re planning a trip to either country, a...
Feb 19, 2025•51 min•Ep. 545
Kiera Wright-Ruiz is a food writer and recipe developer based in Tokyo. She’s the author of the very cute children’s book I Want to Be Spaghetti! and now a debut cookbook, My (Half) Latinx Kitchen . It’s a culinary journey of discovery, blending memoir and lots of recipes connecting Kiera’s Ecuadorian and Korean heritage and the extended family of caregivers from across Latin America who helped raise her. Today, in Aliza’s interview, they dig into what it’s like developing Latin American recipes...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 544
Caroline Eden is a writer and literary critic. She’s also the author of many terrific food and travel books, including Samarkand , Black Sea , and Red Sands . She has been awarded both the Art of Eating Prize and an André Simon Award, and Red Sands was a book of the year for the Financial Times , the Sunday Times , and the New Yorker . In this episode, we talk about Caroline’s terrific new book, a memoir titled Cold Kitchen . The book is a real journey through parts of Eastern Europe, the Baltic...
Feb 14, 2025•51 min•Ep. 543
Eric Kim has a signature style with his writing, which has appeared frequently in the New York Times , where he is a columnist for the magazine. Eric blends a truly lyrical style of prose with deep reporting chops and a knack for simple and highly focused recipe development—a rare triple threat! He’s also the author of the best-selling cookbook Korean American . This is a return visit to the show for Eric, and we talk about his reporting process, how he unpacks big topics in food and culture in ...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 542
Emily Wilson is a writer based in Los Angeles and runs the terrific publication The Angel , covering the city’s legendary restaurant scene. On this episode, recorded before the devastating wildfires, we hear about how Emily views her city’s technicolor restaurant scene. What are her favorite places to visit for all occasions? She has quite a list. And check out The Angel’s guide on how to support wildfire recovery efforts . Also on the show, Matt walks the floor of the Winter Fancy Food Show, an...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 541
Abi Balingit is the author of Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed , a delightful cookbook full of maximalist personality and transfixing sweets, like the adobo chocolate chip cookie. She’s a singular force in the NYC baking scene, and it’s so fun to have her on the show today to talk about what she’s been up to since publishing her first book, her love of kitsch, and more. Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple , or star us on Spotify . We’d love to hear from you. MORE FROM...
Feb 08, 2025•35 min•Ep. 540
Today’s episode is all about Dijon mustard, and it brings a couple of mustard lovers into the studio. First up is Jeremy Salamon . He’s the chef-owner of two singular and sensational restaurants in Brooklyn: Agi’s Counter and the newly opened Pitt’s . We talk about what he’s been cooking and all of the creative ways he thinks about using Dijon mustard, even with dessert. Next up is a real treat—we get to talk with a mustard sommelier. His name is Brandon Collins , and he helps develop recipes fo...
Feb 07, 2025•44 min•Ep. 539
