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Today we’re revisiting two of my favorite conversations with food folks who make their own rules. DeVonn Francis is a chef, recipe developer, and events producer based in Brooklyn. His culinary events studio, Yardy World, has developed a cult following around vibrant, lush experiences rooted in Caribbean cuisine with some of the best vibes and playlists around, and now they’re joining the CPG boom.  Arielle Johnson is a flavor scientist who advises some of the top restaurants and chefs in the world on how to turbocharge their cooking with chemistry. She’s currently the science director of Noma Projects, and she’s sharing all her wisdom in a new book: Flavorama. It’s a delight having her on the show to answer all our questions about the science behind what we eat—truly a must-listen episode for anyone interested in food. MORE FROM DEVONN FRANCIS AND ARIELLE JOHNSONWelcome to the DeVonn Francis Dinner Party Multiverse [TASTE]How This Jamaican American Chef is Redefining Hospitality [LA Times]Do You Know How Flavor Works? [NY Times]

Writer-director Onur Tukel has a novel idea for how the Democratic presidential nominee could claim victory in November.

The Canadian rock band likes taking late night summer drives with The Sundays and contemplative walks alone with The Cranberries.

The collaborators talk the gentrification of Berlin, human nature, AI, and more.

Today on the show we have a great double episode. First up is the Los Angeles–based chef, recipe developer, and writer Chloe Walsh, author of Anchovies and Soup, a terrific Substack that muses about food life in LA, in the writer’s native England, and at points in between.  Also on the show, we catch up with our old friend, the amazing photographer and director Eyal Yassky-Weiss. We talk about some of Eyal’s recent travels, our collaboration while on assignment in Ethiopia, and his new travel recommendation project, Unnamed Traveler. I hope you enjoy these two great conversations.   Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple, or star us on Spotify. We’d love to hear from you. MORE FROM CHLOE WASH & EYAL YASSKY-WEISS:Honey Poached Strawberries [Substack]Me, Myself & Milan [Substack]The Musakhan Queens of Ramallah [TASTE]From the Mouth of the Gods [TASTE]

interview with rapper Skyzoo

Ryan Martin Brown looks back on making his new movie Free Time, which is now out on digital, through a photographic lens.

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard anybody refer to Gastr del Sol as trashy.”