Emily Schildt wants food shopping to be a more fun and mind-expanding experience, and with her company, Pop Up Grocer. PJ Monte is behind Monte’s Fine Foods, a historically rich (and legitimately incredible) New York City pasta sauce company.

Snaxshot, the curatorial and slightly mercurial grocery newsletter and community, has grown into an industry force, read by CPG executives and members of food media on a near-religious level. (We are among these readers.)

We had to break in on a Saturday with this very cool conversation with Melissa Clark, discussing her recent restaurant review in the NYT.

Yemi Amu is the founder and director of Oko Farms, a beloved community-based aquaponics farm cultivating fish alongside produce in New York City.

Jon Bonné is an erudite observer of food and culture trends and the author of many books, including the monumental, two-volume The New French Wine.

Today we had Vaughn Vreeland in the studio to talk about what happens behind the scenes and about bringing the NYT's annual cookie package to life.

All fall, Aliza and Matt have been talking about many of the season’s new cookbooks, from the biggest “influencer” books to baking, memoir, biography, and the return of restaurant books to the mix.

David Gelb is the the creator of Chef’s Table, the long-running Netflix documentary series that takes viewers inside the world of restaurants and chefs.

Gary He wrote the coolest book, McAtlas. Gary is an accomplished journalist and photographer who has contributed memorable stories to Eater for years.

It’s our 500th episode! We had to mark this big episode with one of our absolute favorites in the world of baking, business, and cookbook writing: Christina Tosi.

The collection’s new editor, Jaya Saxena, tells us about her selection process.

Bobby Flay joins us in the studio to talk about his New York City restaurant career, including highly memorable restaurants Mesa Grill, Bolo, Gato, and Bar Americain.

We’ve long been fans of cookbook author and creative thinker Molly Baz, and many of you have too.

Samin Nosrat is a chef and the author of the legendary cookbook Salt Fat Acid Heat. Flynn McGarry is the chef-owner of Gem Wine and Gem Home in New York City.

Nicola Lamb is a pastry chef and recipe developer based in London. Her latest book is Sift. Hetal Vasavada is the author of a new book, Desi Bakes.

Lisa Kyung Gross is the founder and CEO of the League of Kitchens, an immigrant-led, home-based cooking school that launched in New York City in 2014.

Tom Colicchio is a longtime chef and behind the restaurants Craft, Gramercy Tavern, and dozens more.

Angelo Sosa is one of the most talented chefs we’ve gotten to know, and he’s currently the chef at the new restaurants Tía Carmen and Carmocha in Palm Springs, California.

As chef-owner of eponymous bakeries around the world, Dominique Ansel has been responsible for creating some of today’s most popular pastries.

Amadou Ly is the baker-owner of ALF Bakery, a destination for delights like mushroom danishes and laminated baguettes in New York City’s Chelsea Market.

Julia Turshen is the author of four cookbooks, including the new release What Goes With What: 100 Recipes, 20 Charts, Endless Possibilities.