Matt Rodbard

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Adam Weisblatt has opened seven restaurants with Last Word Hospitality, the LA group behind Herman's, Barro Santos, and Rassa Ruma.

His terrific new book, For the Love of Restaurants, colorfully traces the arc of building a restaurant, from location scouting, lease negotiations, financing, hiring, and opening night, through the story of the group's first and smallest restaurant, Found Oyster.

3.[gentle instrumental music] Adam Weisbart, welcome to This Is Taste.

So great to meet you.

Thanks, Matt.

Really happy to be here.

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This Is Taste is hosted and produced by Matt Rodbard and me, Eliza Abarbanell.

The show is edited by lead producer Clayton Gumbert and supervised by Pat Stango, director of media production and development at Penguin Random House.

Thanks to Shalia Harris and the production team at Penguin Random House.

This is Taste.

I'm your host, Matt Rodbard.

Elazar Sontag published a cookbook at 18, ran Bon Appétit's Best New Restaurants list in his mid-20s, and last fall succeeded Tom Sietsema as The Washington Post's food critic, no disguise required.

On this episode, he joins us to talk about his inaugural Best Restaurant list, which is likely causing some debate in and around the district.

Thank you so much for joining This Is Taste.

Thanks for having me.

[Instrumental music] This Is Taste is hosted and produced by Eliza Abarbanell and me, Matt Rodbard.

The show is edited by lead producer Clayton Gumbert and supervised by Pat Stango, Director of Media Production and Development at Penguin Random House.

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This Is Taste is hosted and produced by Matt Rodbard and me, Eliza Arbarbanel.

The show is edited by lead producer Clayton Gumbert and supervised by Pat Stango, director of media production and development at Penguin Random House.

Thanks to Shalia Harris and the production team at Penguin Random House.

This is Taste.

I'm your host, Matt Rodbard.

Resy's managing editor, Deanna Ting, is back to talk all about New York City restaurants.

On this episode, we work through the Resy hitlist with stops at a British Indian chophouse in Hudson Yards, the Houseman chef's seafood follow-up in East Williamsburg, Dominican Texas barbecue in Bushwick, a fine dining vet's Green Point bistro.

Thank you so much.

This episode is brought to you by Resy, supporting the people and places shaping the future of hospitality.

This Is Taste is hosted and produced by Eliza Barbanell and me, Matt Rodbard.

The show is edited by lead producer Clayton Gumbert and supervised by Pat Stango, Director of Media Production and Development at Penguin Random House.

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[gentle music] This is Taste is hosted and produced by Matt Rodbard and me, Eliza Abarbanell.

The show is edited by lead producer Clayton Gumbert and supervised by Pat Stango, Director of Media Production and Development at Penguin Random House.

Thanks to Shelea Harris and the production team at Penguin Random House.

This is Taste.

I'm your host, Matt Rodbard.

Clara Lee and Edo Kim are the co-founders of Queens, the San Francisco Korean-American food company that started as a delivery-only deli in 2018, became a beloved Inner Sunset souperette, and now makes gochujang, doenjang, and gochugaru from Northern California-grown ingredients.

Their debut cookbook is Korean Soups, recipes for soups and stews that nourish, restore, and delight.

Thank you, Matt.

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This Is Taste is hosted and produced by Eliza Barbaramal and me, Matt Rodbar.

The show is edited by lead producer Clayton Gumbert and supervised by Pat Stango, Director of Media Production and Development at Penguin Random House.