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Today on the show, we have a great conversation with Austin Tedesco. Austin is head of business development at Substack, but we think of him even more as an infinitely curious restaurant superfan. He’s worked as a line cook and dines out with the frequency of our best critics. He writes about it all on his own Substack, Bangers & Jams, and we talk about his journey from NBA reporter to restaurant professional to helping promote the growth of authors on the Substack platform. Is Substack the future of food media? It’s still early to say, and Austin gives some insight into how it all works.  Read: Knife myths and realities SUPPORT A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE FOOD SUBSTACKS:SnaxshotThe Party CutDavid Lebovitz La BriffeSweet CityHome Cook with Karolyn PhoVittlesEverything CookbooksThe AngelRobert Sietsema's New YorkNonglutenA Newsletter by Alison RomanExpress CheckoutKitchen ProjectsCake ZineFood Time with Matt Rodbard Subscribe to This Is TASTE: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube 

It was a lot of fun having Bill Oakley in the studio. Bill is a writer and “professional food enthusiast,” as he says. He’s also a former head writer for The Simpsons and has also written for The Cleveland Show and Portlandia and created the series Mission Hill. We loved talking with Bill about all kinds of food topics and his latest obsessions. We discuss writing food into memorable episodes of The Simpsons and his unique way of touring the country for highly entertaining live events. Bill is a real original. And, at the top of the show, it’s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: Larry's Ca Phe does refreshing matcha right, Chicago's Lula Cafe served the perfect asparagus dish, Aliza visited L'Industrie Pizzeria for the first time, Gary He, author of McAtlas, was on fire at the James Beard Awards. Also: Aliza is reading Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder, and Matt had a great time at The Great Nosh and recaps the amazing food. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube 

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