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Matt Rodbard

@mattrodbard.bsky.social
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Founder & Editor, TASTE. Co-host of This Is TASTE. Author of Food IQ (Harper Wave), Koreatown (Clarkson Potter, NYT Bestseller), Koreaworld (2024) #🍣👍🏻 mattrodbard.com

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BILL OAKLEY @thatbilloakley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Delighted to appear on the awesome culinary podcast TASTE with host @mattrodbard.bsky.social to discuss all my crazy food endeavors! Link is podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Food Is Funny with Former Simpsons Showrunner Bill Oakley
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 06/27/2025 · 48m
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Charles Ubaghs @charlesubaghs.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I feel so seen by this @mattrodbard.bsky.social
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Everyone Online Is a Member of the Crispy Gnocchi Club
Shelf-stable gnocchi is a pantry hero—as long as you don’t boil it.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Had the Big Y into the studio and went went long on his recipe recipes. Just the best. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Yotam Ottolenghi Stops By!
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 01/06/2025 · 53m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Really enjoyed talking with Brooks and Chris! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Hype, Aesthetics, and Very Good Pizza with Chris Hansell (Chrissy’s Pizza) and Brooks Headley (Superiority Burger)
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 12/18/2024 · 1h 5m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Thanks NYT for writing about KOREAWORLD
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
A great talk about the current state of the NYT restaurant critics…with one of them. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Melissa Clark Wrote a Very Critical, Extremely Buzzy New York Times Review of Per Se and the French Laundry
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 12/07/2024 · 29m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Really enjoyed my talk with David - creator of the long-running Chef’s Table podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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How Chef’s Table Picks the Chefs with David Gelb
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 11/29/2024 · 1h 12m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Tea is what’s up! Love this profile of a stand-up comic turned tea hype man. tastecooking.com/the-extremel...
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The Extremely Online Tea Guy
Tea is one of the fastest-growing beverage categories today, and Jesse Appell is along for the ride.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I love Gary’s big idea, and extremely cool follow through, with this book. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Guy Who Visited McDonald's in 56 Countries with Gary He
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 11/27/2024 · 59m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Episode 500 with the great Christina Tosi. So fun. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Christina Tosi Ranks Those Very Special Reese's
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 11/25/2024 · 1h 6m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This holiday cottage, from The Holiday, debunk is a real Scrooge - and so good open.substack.com/pub/jpclarkw...
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The Truth About The Holiday Cottage
And loads of other juicy gossip from an ex-villager who knows.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The great @jayasax.bsky.social compiled the best food writing of the year and we talk about it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Best American Food Writing with Jaya Saxena
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 11/22/2024 · 59m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
FLAY podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Chef Bobby Flay Came Way Before TV Chef Bobby Flay
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 11/20/2024 · 46m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I like this mayo a lot
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Flipping Mayo Haters with Molly Baz
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 11/18/2024 · 58m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Chrissy’s — Brooklyn, NY — it’s legit my fav NYC slice
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Loved speaking with Samin and Flynn podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Samin Nosrat & Flynn McGarry
Podcast Episode · This Is TASTE · 11/16/2024 · 54m
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 24/09/2023
Goshen, NY late, late, late, last minutes of summer is the top.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 24/09/2023
The NYT Food desk is absolutely on fire, and I had to the great pleasure of speaking with three key members of the team.
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‎This Is TASTE: New York Times Food: Melissa Clark, Genevieve Ko, Emily Weinstein on Apple Podcast...
‎Show This Is TASTE, Ep New York Times Food: Melissa Clark, Genevieve Ko, Emily Weinstein - Sep 23, 2023
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 29/07/2023
Goshen, NY farmers market is heating up.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 26/07/2023
Such a good talk about American globalism, Japanese pizza, Northern Italian shade towards pizza back in the day, the Korean wave.
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‎This Is TASTE: Anya von Bremzen on Apple Podcasts
‎Show This Is TASTE, Ep Anya von Bremzen - Jul 26, 2023
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Jason Diamond @jasondiamond.bsky.social · 18/07/2023
50 years ago Eli Zabar opened up his first place on the other side of Manhattan across from his family’s famous store. It changed everything for NYC and American food culture. I had a meal with him recently ended up writing about his impact, and famously high prices.
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Luncheon with a Zabar
For nearly 50 years, Eli Zabar has run a pioneering bakery and grocer on New York’s Upper East Side. And no, he doesn’t care what you think about the $29 ham and cheese sandwich.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 22/07/2023
@jasondiamond.bsky.social on Eli and Eli’s $29 ham and cheese sandwich
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Luncheon with a Zabar
For nearly 50 years, Eli Zabar has run a pioneering bakery and grocer on New York’s Upper East Side. And no, he doesn’t care what you think about the $29 ham and cheese sandwich.
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Jason Diamond @jasondiamond.bsky.social · 11/07/2023
“After returning from the Nevada desert, I sat in my Brooklyn apartment and wondered, “What are the definitive foods of nu metal?”
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Nu-Metal Cuisine: Korn Koffee and Hot Dog Flavored Water
An exploration through the hot sauces and light roasts of Linkin Park, Disturbed, and System of a Down.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 07/07/2023
Shit, the dude from Rome opened a pizzeria in….Chicago in….2017?
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
Big strawberry envy all around
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The Designer Strawberry Has Arrived
Blush-pink, creamy-textured, or tropical-tasting, strawberry varietals are coming to more US stores year-round.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 28/06/2023
We all love The Bear, which means we all love Lionel Boyce. Here's a talk with the actor, and former Odd Future member, about the sweet, truly hilarious depiction of Marcus, and naturally Los Angeles spots.
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This Is TASTE 246: Lionel Boyce
We all love The Bear, which means we all love Lionel Boyce. His truly hilarious depiction of Marcus, a middling line cook turned burgeoning pastry chef, stole hearts and laughs in Season One. And h...
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 28/06/2023
Strawberry fashion report
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The Designer Strawberry Has Arrived
Blush-pink, creamy-textured, or tropical-tasting, strawberry varietals are coming to more US stores year-round.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 24/06/2023
The Bear the Bear the Bear the Bear
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This Is TASTE 243: Courtney Storer
Courtney Storer is a Los Angeles–based chef who works as The Bear's culinary producer. We welcome her back!
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 08/06/2023
RUTH
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This Is TASTE 237: Ruth Reichl
Over her groundbreaking career, Ruth Reichl has served as the food editor of the Los Angeles Times, the restaurant critic of the New York Times, and the editor in chief of the legendary magazine ...
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Jason Diamond @jasondiamond.bsky.social · 08/06/2023
My latest at GQ is on the style gangs of New York. No violence or turf wars, just great fits. www.gq.com/story/the-case-for-coord…
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The Case for Coordinating Your Outfit With Your Boys
Checking in with the style gangs of New York.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 02/06/2023
Are you reading @fromedome.bsky.social or been reading Dan for years? He's one of the best trend spotters and big-picture dudes in food CPG (among many topics), and we talk about lots and lots and lots of things happening.
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TASTE Podcast 234: Dan Frommer
Dan Frommer is the founder and editor in chief of the New Consumer, an influential publication that covers the intersection of technology and consumer brands—and many of these brands live in the food world.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 02/06/2023
Damn, who else is watching Lucas become the biggest food TV star on the planet? This is SO great. So skilled. Kerosine wok Maillard seafood.
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We Tried the Most Famous Street Seafood in Hong Kong | Street Food Tour With Lucas Sin | Bon Appétit
Professional chef Lucas Sin visits Oi Man Sang, another unmissable Hong Kong street food destination specializing in fresh seafood. Oi Man Sang is a dai pai dong (a casual open-air restaurant, literally “big license stall”) trading in high-octane cooking with lots of seasonings and big aromatics. Join chef Lucas for a look at their remarkable kitchen operation, one which continually absorbs new cultural influences while serving a huge number of people.\r \r Follow Lucas at @lucas.sin https://www.instagram.com/lucas.sin\r \r Director: Joe Pickard\r Producer: Ali Inglese\r Director of Photography: Nic Ko\r Editor: Louis Lalire\r Host: Lucas Sin\r Line Producer: Jen McGinity\r Production Manager: Janine Dispensa\r Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes\r Assistant Camera: Walter Lai\r Audio: Hanley Chu\r Researcher: Vivian Jao\r Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr\r Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter\r Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo\r Assistant Editor: Andy Morell\r Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin\r Graphics: Léa Kichler Want Bon Appétit shirts, hats and more? https://shop.bonappetit.com/?utm_source=youtube\u0026utm_brand=ba\u0026utm_campaign=aud-dev\u0026utm_medium=video\u0026utm_content=merch-shop-promo\r \r Still haven’t subscribed to Bon Appétit on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/1TLeyPn\r \r Want more Bon Appétit in your life? Subscribe to the magazine! https://bit.ly/313UWRu\r \r ABOUT BON APPÉTIT\r Bon Appétit is a highly opinionated food brand that wants everyone to love cooking and eating as much as we do. We believe in seasonal produce, properly salted pasta water, and developing recipes that anyone can make at home.
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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 30/05/2023
The absolute pinnacle of package design. We shall never see its equal. Flawless, beautiful, powerful.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 30/05/2023
Baking competitions used to be something something
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Before the Bake Off Was Great and British, It Was Pillsbury
The Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, the competition that became known as the Pillsbury Bake-Off, paved the way for today’s cooking reality shows and reshaped the American recipe book.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 29/05/2023
Summer of Sanzo
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TASTE Podcast 232: Sanzo
Sandro Roco is the founder of Sanzo, which has been our go-to flavored sparkling water of choice.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 27/05/2023
Bugles r&d came to play
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 24/05/2023
JAMES w/ Fanelli vs. Lucien, not being able to get into Gem Wine thanks to TikTok
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TASTE Podcast 230: Throwing Fits
Today on the show, we welcome in James Harris, one half of Throwing Fits, a very funny podcast and online community dedicated to all things menswear.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 22/05/2023
On giving Carrie diarrhea
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TASTE Podcast 229: Samantha Irby
Samantha Irby is a humorist, a TV writer, and the author of an incredible new essay collection, Quietly Hostile.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 21/05/2023
🐎🐎🐎 report
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Nothing to see here? Crowds flocking to Horses restaurant despite divorce drama
How is the Hollywood restaurant at the heart of the cat and divorce scandal managing as rumors swirl?
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 20/05/2023
This WORKS
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 19/05/2023
Did you ever wonder why mushrooms at big-box grocers were always just THAT one kind? Times are changing. A great conversation with the founders of Smallhold.
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TASTE Podcast 228: Smallhold
The future of food is fungi—at least if you ask Adam DeMartino and Andrew Carter, the cofounders of Smallhold.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 17/05/2023
The founders of dead ketchup startups talk. Respect.
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The Death of Fancy Ketchup
Can any startup compete with the massive scale and heavy nostalgia of a single legacy brand?
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 17/05/2023
Just wrote to a writer re: a story: Korn is not The Dare and I totally respect that.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 17/05/2023
Jamie Jamie Jamie!! Podcast royalty.
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TASTE Podcast 227: Jamie Loftus
Jamie is a comedy writer and podcast host behind some of our favorite series, including My Year in Mensa and Aack Cast, a very “Cathy” podcast.
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Charles Ubaghs @charlesubaghs.bsky.social · 17/05/2023
If someone tried this in France, the French would burn the country down.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 17/05/2023
Selfies like a 1993 Bar Mitzvah. Love this French dude.
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 16/05/2023
It’s not HBO it’s….Max? This is exhausting.
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Jason Diamond @jasondiamond.bsky.social · 16/05/2023
So many problematic kings in one movie! abovetheline.com/2023/05/15/jfk-ass…
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Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia LaBeouf and Courtney Love to Star in New David Mamet Movie About JFK Assassination | Above the Line
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 15/05/2023
Ziba hive big time
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Matt Rodbard @mattrodbard.bsky.social · 15/05/2023
Love Chris. A real scoop machine. We discuss all things pizza and restaurant PR.
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TASTE Podcast 226: Chris Crowley
We’ve long admired Chris Crowley’s reporting at Grub Street, the food and drink arm of the great New York magazine.
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