This Is TASTE

Daniel Holzman, chef and owner of Danny Boy's Famous Original Pizza in LA, talks about bringing NY-style pizza to the West Coast, his expansion plans, and the excitement of pizzas worldwide.

Noam Grossman, founder of Upside Pizza, shares his journey to creating unique and delicious pizza. They discuss the unconventional methods and techniques used to make their flavorful dough. They explore the value of different price points for pizza in NYC and the importance of good quality ingredients, especially tomato sauce. The podcast also covers the challenges and success of opening the pizza shop, as well as their transition to selling soup. They share their plans to launch a shwarma concept called gal-gal.

Pizza Week continues! Franny’s is a world-class pizzeria and restaurant located at the northern tip of the Jersey Shore in Highlands, New Jersey. When the shop’s chef and owner, Mya Anitai, left a successful restaurant career in Richmond, Virginia (Mamma Zu, Dinamo) to move to New Jersey, she didn’t know exactly what to expect. What she built over the past few years is pretty extraordinary. The best grandma slice in Jersey? Some would say. In this episode, Mya shares her journey and the pizza style that has earned her the attention of many in and around the New York metro area.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 MYA ANITAI: A Conversation with Mya Anitai [Pizza Today] Franny’s Off the Beach [TikTok] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pizza Week continues! The title on Anthony Falco’s business card is “global pizza consultant,” and, true to form, Anthony has helped people achieve their dreams of starting pizzerias and perfecting their craft around the globe. In this highly entertaining conversation, Falco shares some of his favorite gigs and talks about his time helping launch and grow the pizza operation at Roberta’s, the singular Bushwick pizzeria that inspired the launch of thousands of Neapolitan pizza shops around the globe. Anthony is the author of Pizza Czar: Recipes and Know-How from a World-Traveling Pizza Chef, and we talk about translating these big ideas to a home setting. It’s great catching up with this legend in the pizza game, and we hope you enjoy it.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 ANTHONY FALCO: Anthony Falco Left Roberta’s. Now He’s an “International Pizza Consultant” [BA] Odd Job: Meet an International Pizza Consultant [Vox] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Richer, owner of Razza in Jersey City, New Jersey, joins the hosts for Pizza Week. They discuss his famous pizza, obsession with bread, and his cookbook. They also touch on the difference between New York and New York style pizza, selecting the perfect tomatoes, Neapolitan-inspired food, and the benefits of making pizza at home with a Uni oven. The complexity of pizza making, best ingredients, and rapid-fire food favorites are also discussed.

Here are two classic conversations. Tina Choi is the Seoul-based genius behind one of our favorite food YouTube channels around, Doobydobap. Pierce Abernathy is a trained cook, a big-time TikTok and Instagram creator, and a former Buzzfeeder, and he’s been known to model and work with fashion brands in interesting ways. We hope you enjoy these talks.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 TINA CHOI AND PIERCE ABERNATHY: How Koreans Meal Prep [YouTube] How Koreans Kimchi [YouTube] Leek Butter [TikTok] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Luger is Brooklyn history and one of the most iconic New York City restaurants. Between hand-selected steaks, a signature bacon and burger service, and a tight-knit family that has run the place since 1950, it’s a rich topic to talk about. And talk we did with Daniel Turtel, who works alongside his family at the Williamsburg institution. Daniel is involved in the daily selection of steaks that are served to hungry guests each day, and we talk about the restaurant’s legacy as well as its bright future in Las Vegas. We also discuss what it took to come back from a tough New York Times review. Daniel is a really interesting guy, and I hope you enjoy this conversation.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 PETER LUGER: How to Get a Table at Peter Luger [Forbes] The One Peter Luger Dish You Can Only Get in Vegas [Tasting Table] Peter Luger Merch Is Good [official] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jermaine Stone has an extraordinary story about how a fluke job at a wine warehouse led him to his unique place in the wine world. He’s the host of Street Somm on Tastemade, a show in which he interviews some of the biggest names in hip-hop about all things wine. He’s also the founder of Cru Luv Selections, a New York–based wine branding and marketing agency dedicated to engaging hip-hop fans in the world of wine. It’s really fun having Jermaine in the studio, and I hope you enjoy this conversation.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 JERMAINE STONE: On His Podcast ‘Wine and Hip Hop,’ Jermaine Stone Aims to Bridge Cultures [NYT] Wine and Hip Hop [Apple Podcasts] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There aren’t a lot of things on the internet that have been around since 1999. But David Lebovitz’s blog (and now Substack), full of quips, stories, and recipes from his life in Paris, is one of them. David is the author of many cookbooks, including The Perfect Scoop, Ready For Dessert, Drinking French, and the iconic My Paris Kitchen. This is such a fun conversation, full of life and stories about pastry in San Francisco and Paris. David is one of our all-time favorites, and it was so fun having him in the studio. We hope you enjoy this conversation. 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 DAVID LEBOVITZ: Chocolate Chip “Kitchen Sink” Cookies [David Lebovitz] TASTE Travels France: Exploring Camembert, Calvados, and The French Countryside This Is TASTE 323: We ❤️ Saveur with Dorothy Kalins [TASTE] The Making of My Paris Kitchen [David Lebovitz] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alison Cayne is the founder of Haven's Kitchen, a pioneering culinary school, café, and consumer brand that has been at the center of the New York City food world for nearly a decade. We absolutely loved catching up with Alison about her journey to launching the company and some of the wild events she has hosted over the years. We also talk about her pivot to the world of consumer packaged goods and how she makes it all work in this very competitive world. 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 HAVEN’S KITCHEN: How the Haven’s Kitchen Team DIY’d Their Way to a New Test Kitchen [AD] How Alison Cayne Handles a Cooking School, a Café, a Sauce Business, and Five Kids [BA] In The Sauce [Apple Podcasts] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices