<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattrodbard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Matt Rodbard</strong></a><strong> of </strong><em><strong>This Is </strong></em><a href="https://tastecooking.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em><strong>TASTE</strong></em></a><strong> joins Luca Servodio as guest co-host on The LA Food Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of food media, restaurant discovery, and what’s happening right now in the LA dining scene.</strong></p><p>They dig into Rodbard’s recent interviews with <a href="https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-735-tiny-but-loud-caper-has-arrived-with-emma-orlow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Emma Orlow of Caper Media</a> and <a href="https://tastecooking.com/this-is-taste-734-david-cho-is-mapping-good-taste-around-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">David Cho of the restaurant discovery app Postcard</a>, exploring the idea of “post-traffic” food media, whether apps like Beli and Postcard change how we discover restaurants, and what the next generation of food TV might look like.</p><p>Plus, Matt and Luca break down their recent eats around LA — including <strong>Sqirl’s new dinner service, Max &amp; Helen’s, Erewhon, Holbox, and brunch at Mirate in Los Feliz</strong> — before diving into the return of everyone’s favorite segment: <strong>Chef’s Kiss or Big Miss.</strong></p><p>On the table this week:<br>• <a href="https://laist.com/news/food/the-serving-spoon-in-inglewood-wins-james-beard-foundation-americas-classics-award" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Serving Spoon winning the James Beard America’s Classics Award</a><br>• <a href="https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/paul-carmichael-boils-kabawa-down-to-a-single-dish" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Whether media like the New York Times shapes what diners order</a><br>• <a href="https://substack.com/@brooksreitz/note/c-220650078" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Restaurants getting paid to switch reservation platforms</a><br>• <a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BSdM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1af0ca3b-1141-46e4-af88-f24238d95065_1079x956.jpeg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">And the internet’s newest meme: <em>The Pitt</em>, but set during a Waffle House night shift</a></p><p>If you care about restaurants, food media, and how we discover what to eat next, this one’s for you.</p><p></p>