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Matt and Aliza get the best guests and have the most easy breezy conversations. These are interesting people across the food spectrum and I am continually surprised by the insights and recommendations I walk away with.

I almost never review podcasts, and I enjoy listening to this podcast for the fun guests and interesting storytelling from the guests, but sometimes it feels too insider baseball/bi-coastal food snob scene (but maybe that’s the point), ESPECIALLY when Matt hosts. I constantly feel like he’s trying to “one up” the guests or tell his own experiences/stories/talk about the restaurants he’s been to, when really he just needs to lay the runway and allow the storytelling for his great guests. Oftentimes I’ve turned the podcast off because it’s too self-aggrandizing. If Matt’s reading and is open to this constructive feedback, the interview style of Sean Evan’s, especially as a another straight white male interviewer, is such a great model to go upon - he’s knowledgeable and can relate to what his guest is talking about, but not in a posturing way. When Aliza has hosted, I feel like it’s a breath of fresh air - she allows the pod to breathe and the guests to tell their stories. More Aliza, please!

Accolades/superlatives … all that are in order for this wonderfully simple, easy, informative, professional, important, fun, peaceful and wonderful podcast. I truly truly cannot wait for each episode to drop and so delighted when I see the logo in my feed. The two hosts,Aliza and Matt are really skilled interviewers,each with a distinct style. The careful attention to format, especially in the opening and the closing “ rapid fire” is so incredibly soothing and well done. I particularly love Aliza’s vocal tone and how she says the welcome each time, each new guest, the same way each time . It’s great. I could go on and on, but suffice to say, their passion for food, chefs, restaurants, the culture, cookbooks, food history, recipes, the work and and and is thrilling and inspiring. I’ll never get to go, eat, read most of what they speak of but the fantasy is what I’m here for and theirs and all their guests skill and accomplishments. Thank you for the food love! Marcia Levine NY’er now Boynton Beach Fla PS we have ( surprisingly,our secret gem called Nicholson Muir. I’d say it’s as close to 5 star as you get in Boynton🩷. Shout out to James Nicholson

gave many episodes a listen, but this isn’t a podcast for normal people

Absolutely adore this podcast. I love both interviewers - what some might see as name dropping or interrupting with “useless” asides is to me an aspirational, encyclopedic level knowledge of the food scene past and present. There are plenty of non-foodie interviews with all these same people if you want to hear that. Think of this podcast as the Devil Wears Prada scene about the blue top. This is not a lowest common denominator food podcast. I do skip some which are more like long product advertisements, though those sometimes do surprise me - these are major forces shaping the food world that are still important to hear about in their own words, but if you want more investigative journalism you gotta look elsewhere.

Although I’ve been a listener (and pub reader) for awhile, it just dawned on me that the show is hitting a major milestone; I decided it was high-time to shout from the rooftops! As an All Food Media junkie, This Is Taste has become one of my favorite podcasts. I think what I love most is how relaxed each guest seems to feel as if your listening to a couple of good friends out for coffee. The icing on the cake is you also just get really great content without feeling any part is contrived. Love, love, love it.

I appreciate the in-depth discussions of ingredients, culture, and genealogy of the foods! Thank you for all the research and clarity! I always enjoy each episode and eager look forward for next “class!” session! 🌷wonderful example of listening to learn— rather than fix!

Amazing and prolific show for people who like to think about food.

I love the way the hosts really get their subjects to open up. Great guest roster, and really dig the wide variety of topics.

Just found this pod! You fun and vibrant🙏🙏

This is my favorite podcast! There is a great mix of people coming ranging from pure chef to technologist and entrepreneur. The episodes with Jean George and the ones with Leventhal are amazing ! But my all times favorites were the one on Pizza week !!! Just give it a try, and you ll be hook.

The guests are mostly outstanding, and Aliza is an incredible interviewer, but Matt is getting tougher and tougher to listen to. He really tailors his style to each guest in an obvious, inauthentic way, and he uses soooo many filler words. Take a shot every time he says “like, definitely,” and you’ll be three sheets to the wind in a single episode.

I’ve been listening for a while, often enjoying guests I don’t know from the chef and cookbook author world. I find both Eliza and Matt to be excellent interviewers with their own styles. However - today I saw Melissa Urban (of whole30) as a guest. I immediately recoiled thinking this podcast would feature someone who so intense promoting diet culture under the “wellness” tab. I had built trust with the pod and thought maybe it would be something different…. NO. It’s an ad for whole30. I was disappointed. I am hopeful it’s a one-off and they don’t dig into this space again.

Find a name that you know, find a name that you don’t know! Push play and check it out. You might be surprised. 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

Tried for the first time today, 7/23, and couldn’t make it past the seven minute mark. Just two hosts talking about restaurants in Manhattan. Nothing useful.

The host needs to ease up on signifying how hip he is, and rushing the conversation on to his battery of assigned questions. Loosen up a little !

tried listening to the sandor katz episode but had to stop because the interviewer just kept (as many have said) cutting the guest short. it feels like a listening problem because the responses are usually nothing more than “oh i love how you said this” or “i love how you describe this” or “oh yes that restaurant is great”. generic responses is not generative for conversation. as opposed to exploring the responses of guests, the interviewer seems to just be running through a list of scripted questions which short circuits a lot of the possibility to go deep on a question. would suggest changing pace, slowing down, and making the conversation more organic

Good, but too frequent and self indulgent to keep up with. It’s not necessary to release an episode every day about one cookbook. The guy from eater stating that Los Angeles people didn’t care about food in the aughts is the dumbest statement I’ve ever heard someone agree with.

I’ve been listening to this podcast for a couple of years now. I’m a fan and I don’t skip many episodes but thought I might skip this most recent with Alex Lau because I’m not really interested in photography. I’m so happy that I listened as the conversation was delightful! Alex’s story about his job interviews after college was actually so suspenseful that I almost burnt my dinner. Good luck with the Koreaworld cookbook I can’t wait to take a look at the recipes and the photos.

I wish Matt would let them finish their sentences instead of forever jumping in to prove his hipster creds. Eliza’s good.

Love the conversation- so good!

Love listening to the show - really enjoy hearing from the guests they bring on and appreciate the good questions from the hosts.

interviewing knowledgeable food lovers.

This is a great podcast. The interviews are fascinating. A great mix of food, restaurants, chefs, and the geopolitical aspect of food and cultures. The hosts are wonderful interviewers and listeners. I love!

Love the podcast and the guests you bring on the show! It could be even better with less interjections from Matt. Matt, we understand that you know a lot about food. However, we’re here for the guests, not the host.

Matt’s interviews are hard to listen to because he continually cuts people off. I’ve tried so many times to like this podcast and just can’t.

I love this pod. A great mix of guests with a diverse array of perspectives. Host is knowledgeable and engaging, always does his homework and asks insightful questions that elicit interesting answers.

Features incredible guests! So glad I found.

Just found this podcast by listening to the Pete Wells episode, and I love it! The interviews are thoughtful and current, and provide fascinating glimpse into the food scene for a non- food industry professional- and avid home cook & cookbook lover. Highly recommend, and digging into the past episodes is going to be a real treat!

Someone should tell Matt to stop talking over and interrupting his guests right in the middle of them making a point. It’s really annoying

Too much interjecting from the host, Matt. Love the guests brought on, but want to be able to hear from them with less interruption. The latest interview with Pete Wells was difficult to listen to. Matt didn’t give him a chance to finish his thoughts fully.

Great interviews and very insightful. However, I suggest getting rid of the last question that you ask guests about their dream cookbook. It’s unnecessary and getting annoying. I’m sure most listeners don’t care. Can you please stop asking a question!?

I’ve been listening for about 2 years now (I think) and I love the podcast! Very interesting guests and discussions. Some I know and some I’ve never heard of and I almost always learn something new. My suggestion is to please come up with a new end of podcast question. I’ve heard the cookbook project with no budget question enough. Let’s come up with a new one please!

One of my favorite weekly podcasts with a unique and diverse mix of guests. The interviews are fascinating and I love how deep the host goes with these conversations. Definitely the best food pod out there. My only complaint is that I always end up making a big meal after a listen :)

Matt and his incredibly knowledgeable guests shine the brightest lights on the food industry and those inside of it! Bold, insightful, and engaging are just a few of the words I’d use to describe the time you’ll spend with them. Thanks so much for putting out such a superb show Matt - keep up the great work!

The host, Matt's, interview style strikes a great balance between the nitty gritty details of all things food (restaurants, cookbooks, food writing) without losing sight of the bigger picture of a love of food that spans all different cultures and price points.

I’ve been a long-time listener for years and absolutely love the range of guests and topics covered, but the host’s pretentious attitude is hard to swallow sometimes. We get it…you love name dropping and talking like you’re above certain things. It seems like a missed opportunity to be empathetic to different kinds of listeners. Also kind of antithetical to the idea that food knowledge should be democratized.

I really find that these interviews are full of life and the guests are people I want to get to know better. Love the Claire talk.

…not enough about the guest.

Im a big fan as listen each week. The guests appear to have the best time. Dowloading many episodes.

These unique conversations are such a treat. There is such a great mix of guests, each episode is a must-listen! Something for everyone.

One of the best food podcasts out there! Great conversations, great guests, great listen. From chefs to small business owners to cookbook authors, they really cover all their bases!

Love this podcast and could listen to Chef Pepin talk about chickens and his Connecticut accent for hours. Bravo!

TASTE is back (thank you) and better than ever. Each episode teaches me something about cooking or food. A fine podcast subscription.

Just all around excellent food/cooking podcast.

A great show with lots of amazing guests.

This is hands down my new favorite podcast!

best food/cooking podcast with thoughtful & delightful hosts!

Great interviews and fun informative segments. Especially a fan of co-host Anna Hezel.