This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Matt Rodbard, a seasoned writer, editor and author in the food and culture space. Matt is the Editor in Chief of the award winning food publication TASTE and co-host of podcast This is TASTE. __ Matt Website Instagram LinkedIn Taste Website Newsletter Podcast YouTube Instagram Twitter/X __ Links & References Nieman Lab piece on Clone __ Timestamps 00:00:00 Introducing Matt Rodbard 00:01:39 Food content at The Webbys 00:06:39 The shift to creator-first journalism 00:14:32 Rising critical food content online 00:18:37 Visual identity in a sea of sameness 00:27:41 The relationship between written and audio content 00:32:10 The financial landscape of the food industry 00:35:58 Diners habits are changing 00:40:20 Pop-ups are the newsletters of restaurants 00:45:40 The old thing is someone's new thing 00:55:43 Like it or not, you're a founder 01:01:58 The best German food outside of Germany __ Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.
