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Today’s special episode is from our recent conversation with baking cookbook authors Natasha Pickowicz and Claire Saffitz, live at Rizzoli Bookstore in NYC. Natasha is a chef, the founder of the pop-up Never Ending Taste, and the author of More Than Cake. Claire is a recipe developer and the author of the best-selling cookbooks Dessert Person and What’s for Dessert. It’s a fun conversation about developing cult recipes, the cake renaissance, summer baking, and more. Stay tuned for more live events by subscribing to our newsletter, including book release events with Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen (October 24) and Jing Gao (November 2). MORE FROM NATASHA PICKOWICZ AND CLAIRE SAFFITZ :Yes, You Can Make These Stunning Layer Cakes at Home [Bon Appetit]Claire Saffitz Goes Outside Her Comfort Zone to Embrace Ours [TASTE]Claire Saffitz & Natasha Pickowicz Make a Delicious Pineapple Galette [Dessert People]How to Make Delicious Scones at Home [Dessert People]

Alicia Bognanno is a triple threat: artist, producer, and engineer. Recording and performing under the moniker Bully for the past decade, she has historically done everything herself. But her fourth album, Lucky For You, marks a new chapter in her career with lots of firsts - sharing production duties (with Nashville producer JT Daly), inviting an outside voice to sing on a couple tracks (Sophie Allison aka Soccer Mommy) - and with a supportive and trusted team of her management and label now in place, she is no longer carrying the weight of it all on her own. Alicia Bognanno sits down with host Carmel Holt to talk about how all of this led to making her best album to date, how sobriety has made her work more focused and present than ever, and the importance of her "whisper network" of female peers having each others backs. Alicia Bognanno is a triple threat: artist, producer, and engineer. Recording and performing under the moniker Bully for the past decade, she has historically done everything herself. But her fourth album, Lucky For You, marks a new chapter in her career with lots of firsts - sharing production duties (with Nashville producer JT Daly), inviting an outside voice to sing on a couple tracks (Sophie Allison aka Soccer Mommy) - and with a supportive and trusted team of her management and label now in place, she is no longer carrying the weight of it all on her own. Alicia Bognanno sits down with host Carmel Holt to talk about how all of this led to making her best album to date, how sobriety has made her work more focused and present than ever, and the importance of her "whisper network" of female peers having each others backs.

“We were vegetables, and they were really waiting for their steak sandwich.”

Nate and Demone talk to Open Mike Eagle about his new album Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering

C Pam Zhang is the author of the acclaimed novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold. Her new book, Land of Milk and Honey, is set in a near future where smog has choked out almost all agriculture, and where a chef is lured to cook at a reclusive mountain institute for the global elite with the promise of produce. It’s a gripping book about power and politics and, mostly, a love letter to food, and we’re thrilled to have her on the show to discuss it. Also on the episode, Aliza and Matt preview more fall cookbooks they are really enjoying including new books from Jon Kung, Sohla El-Waylly, two Italian wine experts, James Park, the Pie Hole in Los Angeles, and Alicia Kennedy. Don’t forget to smash that pre-order button. Fall cookbook season is here.  MORE FROM C PAM ZHANG:See It Slant [The Cut]The Pen Ten: An Interview with C Pam Zhang [Pen America] Buy: Land of Milk and Honey

This week, we hear about the origins of Sunburned Hand of the Man.

It’s really fun having Alex Delany back on the show and getting to know the food and drink writer (and rare book collector) a little bit better. You may know Alex from his time working at Bon Appétit as a writer covering home cooking, wine, cocktails, and naturally processed coffee (respect), as well as a series of memorable YouTube videos. But since leaving BA in early 2021, Alex has been busy working as a consultant, podcaster, wine educator, and most recently as the author of a really cool city guide called “Everything Good.” On this episode we talk about the summer of NA beer, the summer of Superiority Burger, love for Richmond, Karma vs. Mast, Andy Warhol’s lost cookbook, love for Beefeater, and what’s next. Cool catching up with Alex again.  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 ALEX DELANY:Everything Good: Tribeca Fidi [Google Docs]Everything Good on the Lower East Side [Google Doc]This Is TASTE 131: Alex Delany [TASTE]Andy Warhol’s Wild Raspberries [Biblio] FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW:instagram.com/alex_delanyinstagram.com/mattrodbardinstagram.com/taste