In this episode, we speak with the restaurant’s longtime chef, Nick Curtola. Nick is one of New York’s most consistent and skilled chefs and a real culinary force.

Hannah Heimbuch is an Alaskan salmon fisherman with quite the story to tell.

Highlights from a great year of conversations with Andy Baraghani, Abi Balingit, Sam Sifton, Kareem Rahma, Giada De Laurentiis, and Sam Sifton.

Danny Lee is one of the most influential chefs and restaurant operators in Washington, DC, running some of our all-time favorite Korean restaurants in America.

Dan Keeling is the cofounder and editor of Noble Rot magazine, a restaurateur behind the Noble Rot restaurant group in London, and the cofounder of Keeling Andrew wine importer.

This year’s greatest cooking moments let our cravings lead the way.

We’ve picked a few highlights from a memorable year, including the pouchification of food in America, NA beers’ frothy year, a gluten Rumspringa, nail art’s big food turn, the fluidity and fun of Chino-Latino food, and the darker side of one of America’s favorite grocery chains.

It’s been a very busy year for our two guests, Chris Hansell of Chrissy’s Pizza and Brooks Headley of Superiority Burger.

Pop-ups, grilled oysters, garlicky toum, and…more pop-ups

Wine bar food, the official Italian meat of 2024, and…brunch?

Kamal Kamal is a food collaborator and art director based in New York.

We’ve long been fans of the Big Green Egg, the kamado-style ceramic charcoal grill and smoker that has a legitimate cult following.

Mahira Rivers is a freelance writer and restaurant critic based in New York City.

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.

The ritual of giving and receiving gifts is central to hospitality around the world, and touring musicians can find themselves in the position of uncomfortable but grateful recipient due to the limitations of a life on the road.

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.

Join Suzy Karadsheh and TASTE’s Matt Rodbard in Spain this summer—limited spots available for June 15–21, 2025.

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.

Clementine thumbprints add beams of sunshine to the year’s darkest days.