Aliza Abarbanel is a contributing editor at TASTE, the co-founder and co-editor of Cake Zine, and a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. Previously, she was an editor at Bon Appetit.
Hailee Catalano and Chuck Cruz are two of our favorite social media follows. The two chefs, who met in culinary school, cooked at Chicago restaurants like Dos Urban Cantina and Cellar Door Provisions.
The chef, author, podcast host, and nutrition coach who has a PhD in biomedical sciences from Harvard Medical School, which she uses to champion the science-backed benefits of ancient spices.
Christina Chaey is a writer and recipe developer based in Brooklyn. A former Bon Appétit food editor, she’s currently writing the newsletter Gentle Foods, where she shares essays and recipes rooted in cooking how you want to feel.
Rachelle Hampton is a culture writer and the cohost of ICYMI, a digital culture podcast from Slate. Also on the show, Matt catches up with Suzy Karadsheh, a good friend of TASTE and the author of The Mediterranean Dish: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You'll Make on Repeat.
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 baking for over a decade.
DeVonn Francis is a chef, recipe developer, and events producer based in Brooklyn. His culinary events studio, Yardy World, has developed a cult following around vibrant, lush experiences rooted in Caribbean cuisine.
Sana Javeri Kadri is the founder of Diaspora Co., an equitable—and highly useful—spice company paying an average of six times the commodity price to 150 farm partners across India and Sri Lanka.
Klancy Miller is the author of For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food, a fantastic new anthology pairing recipes and reflections that began as a magazine with the same name.
Nasim Lahbichi is a recipe developer based in Brooklyn, where he’s built a big following creating videos that blend craveable recipes drawing from his Moroccan and Puerto Rican heritage with highly relatable dating escapades.
Melissa King is a Top Chef icon—but she’s also much more. Julius Roberts is a farmer, chef, and star of TikTok. We have a great double episode right here.
Abena Anim-Somuah is the host of The Future of Food Is You, a Cherry Bombe podcast network show. Also on this show Matt catches up with Margie Nomura. Margie is a UK chef and the host of a great podcast and Instagram, Desert Island Dishes.
Yossy Arefi is a recipe developer and back with a new book, Snacking Bakes. Natasha Kravchuk is the creator of the popular website Natasha’s Kitchen, and the author of the NYT Best Seller of the same name.
If you’d call yourself a “fruit person,” you’ll eat this episode up. William Mullan is a photographer and marketing manager whose book, Odd Apples, documents the stunning, strange world of heirloom apple varietals.
Luke Fortney is a reporter at Eater New York, where he keeps an eagle eye on openings and closings. Ravinder Bhogal is a British cookbook author, journalist, and chef.
