May 14, 2025

Ep. 42: Old restaurants are the new restaurants ft. Matt Rodbard

Ep. 42: Old restaurants are the new restaurants ft. Matt Rodbard
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Ep. 42: Old restaurants are the new restaurants ft. Matt Rodbard

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.

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Matt

Taste

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Links & References

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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