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The hamburger god George Motz is back on today’s show, and it doesn’t disappoint. George is a writer, a TV host, and the guy with the cool hair and an endless well of knowledge about the hamburger. On this episode we talk about the opening of his wildly popular new NYC restaurants, Hamburger America. The first few months has brought long lines and introduced a very opinionated city to one of the finer burgers around. He hear about it all, as well as George's take on the modern burger scene. Also on the show, Aliza and Matt talk about the rebirth of the terrine in NYC restaurants. Terrine is an unquestionably dated dish, firmly stuck in time, a relic of 1970s dinner parties and the pages of a favorite vintage cookbook. But clearly there is new energy, a compulsion to slice off a little culinary history for eager diners. Aliza ran with the idea in a recent story on TASTE. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google MORE FROM GEORGE MOTZ:A New Luncheonette Serves the Hamburgers America Deserves [Eater]The Carolina Slaw Burger [Garden and Gun]How George Motz Spends His Sundays [NYT]The Terrine Fan Club Is Now Recruiting [TASTE]

Today on the show we have a great double episode with two serious dudes in the restaurant game. Arjav Ezekiel is co-owner of Birdie’s, a beloved restaurant and wine bar located in Austin, Texas. On this episode we talk about Arjav’s immigrant upbringing in Portland, Oregon, and what brought him to the exciting world of wine. Also on the show we have a really great conversation with Harris Mayer. Harris is a New York City chef and the owner of Pulkies, a really terrific restaurant serving Jewish-style barbecue to go—that would be ’cue centered around the smoked turkey leg. His “I can’t believe it’s not pork” pulled turkey leg sandwich is one of my favorite things in all of NYC. 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 ARJAV EZEKIEL & HARRIS MAYER:The 2023 Restaurant of the Year [Food & Wine]The Powerhouse Duo Behind Birdie’s [Austin Monthly]Harris Mayer-Selinger Puts His Own Stamp on Jewish Barbecue [Tablet]

UK singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Amber Bain aka The Japanese House sits down with Carmel Holt to discuss her newest album, In The End It Always Does, her journey from getting her first instrument (a ukelele) at three years old to getting signed to the 1975's record label Dirty Hit, the transformative experience she had working with Chloe Kraemer as her producer, and why she wants to work almost exclusively with women and queer people.

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Kanchan Koya will forever change how you look at your spice drawer. The chef, author, podcast host, and nutrition coach has a PhD in biomedical sciences from Harvard Medical School, which she uses to champion the science-backed benefits of ancient spices. We invited her into the studio for a truly fascinating conversation answering our many questions about health claims around spices—such as, what is inflammation, actually? Find out now. Also on the show, Matt shares some highlights from his recent trip to Seoul, including stops at Buto, Sancheong Sutbul Garden, Flavourtown (100% free of spikey blonde hair), Meal-do, Honeybee, Magazine F. To name just a few! The full list will be dropping later this year.         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 KANCHAN KOYASpice Spice Baby [official]Radical Vitality [Apple Podcasts]

Matthew Schneier is currently the chief restaurant critic at New York magazine and previously reported on fashion and culture at The Cut and the New York Times. Matthew joined us in the studio to talk about the job he took over a little more than six months ago. We discuss putting his own unique stamp on the coverage, what he looks for in both old and new NYC restaurants to review, and how he came to the job in the first place. Matthew is one of our favorite writers around, and it was so great catching up. Also on the show, Aliza and Matt catch up about three things they each are into right now, including: Patita at Spoon & Pork in Los Angeles, the forthcoming cookbook from Los Angeles restaurant Kismet, Kismet: Bright, Fresh, Vegetable-Loving Recipes, clam kalguksu at Hangari Kalguksu in Los Angeles, Mom’s Touch Lab in Seoul, Little Fatty in Los Angeles, and come to France this summer with Matt and Marissa Mullen!   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 MATTHEW SCHNEIER:Will Four Twenty Five Kill the Grill [NY Mag]Not-So-Plain Slices [NY Mag]Keith McNally, to Go [NY Mag]The Good Used Book Edition [WITI]