Matt Rodbard, Author at TASTE https://tastecooking.com/author/mrodbard/ An online magazine for today's home cook, reporting from the front lines of dinner. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:15:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 This Is TASTE 711: Real Talk About Restaurant Stars and Awards with Marc Vetri https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-711-real-talk-about-restaurant-stars-and-awards-with-marc-vetri/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:15:31 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131772

Chef and restaurateur Marc Vetri is behind the legendary Vetri Cucina in Philadelphia, among many other restaurants.

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]]> This Is TASTE 710: You Need to Get to Charleston with Kultura⁠’s Nikko Cagalanan https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-710-you-need-to-get-to-charleston-with-kultura%e2%81%a0s-nikko-cagalanan/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:57:13 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131769

Nikko Cagalanan is the chef-owner of ⁠Kultura⁠ in Charleston, South Carolina.

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]]> This Is TASTE 708: Shorting Protein, Starbucks’s Stumbles, and WTF Is Up with All This Farmer Cosplay with Snaxshot’s Andrea Hernández https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-708-shorting-protein-starbuckss-stumbles-and-wtf-is-up-with-all-this-farmer-cosplay-with-snaxshots-andrea-hernandez/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:04:13 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131758

We talk about shorting protein, Stiller’s Soda, and Starbucks’s stumbles

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]]> This Is TASTE 707: Behind the Scenes at America’s Test Kitchen with Dan Souza https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-707-behind-the-scenes-at-americas-test-kitchen-with-dan-souza/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:49:22 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131752

Dan is the chief content officer of ⁠America’s Test Kitchen⁠ and the former editor in chief of Cooks Illustrated.

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]]> This Is TASTE 706: The Secret History of the Bagel with Laurel Kratochvila  https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-706-the-secret-history-of-the-bagel-with-laurel-kratochvila/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:56:51 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131744

Laurel Kratochvila is an American-born writer and baker based in Berlin and trained in France.

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]]> This Is TASTE 705: The Year in Los Angeles Restaurants with Jenn Harris of the Los Angeles Times & Jordan Okun and Max Shapiro of Air Jordan https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-705-the-year-in-los-angeles-restaurants-with-jenn-harris-of-the-los-angeles-times-jordan-okun-and-max-shapiro-of-air-jordan/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:31:34 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131736

Los Angeles is a city that always inspires with new openings and truly singular legendary spots.

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]]> This Is TASTE 704: The Year in NYC Restaurants with Alan Sytsma of New York Magazine & Mahira Rivers of the New York Times https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-704-the-year-in-nyc-restaurants-with-alan-sytsma-of-new-york-magazine-mahira-rivers-of-the-new-york-times/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:41:11 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131725

We wanted to close the year by talking about the year in dining in our hometown of New York City.

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]]> This Is TASTE Episode 703: Oyster Oyster’s Rob Rubba Takes the Resy Questionnaire https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-episode-703-oyster-oysters-rob-rubba-takes-the-resy-questionnaire/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:09:56 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131605

Rob Rubba is the chef-owner of Oyster Oyster in Washington D.C. takes the Resy Questionnaire.

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]]> This Is TASTE 702: Andrew Zimmern’s Secret Restaurant Critic Past https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-702-andrew-zimmerns-secret-restaurant-critic-past/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:15:34 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131685

For over two decades, Andrew Zimmern has starred in some of the most thoughtful and compelling food television being made for TV and online.

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]]> This Is TASTE 701: Carla Hall Is the Best Kind of Cookie Snob https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-701-carla-hall-is-the-best-kind-of-cookie-snob/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:56:27 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131677

Carla Hall is a chef and TV host who is currently serving as judge on Fox’s ⁠Next Level Baker⁠.

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]]> This Is TASTE 699: Exciting News From the Land of Sqirl with Jessica Koslow https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-699-exciting-news-from-the-land-of-sqirl-with-jessica-koslow/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:43:21 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131652

Jessica is the chef and founder of ⁠Sqirl⁠ in Los Angeles.

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]]> This Is TASTE 698: Best Cookbooks of the Year with Now Serving and Kitchen Arts & Letters https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-698-best-cookbooks-of-the-year-with-now-serving-and-kitchen-arts-letters/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:29:34 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131617

What better way to talk about the year in cookbook publishing than by speaking directly with the source: the booksellers.

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]]> This Is TASTE 697: Translating Italian Cooking’s Holy Grail https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-697-translating-italian-cookings-holy-grail/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:00:38 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=131599

Book editor Michael Szczerban joins us in the studio to talk about ⁠The Talisman of Happiness⁠

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