Best Ruby Hernandez Podcasts (2025)

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573 // The Murder of Emma Merlotin w/ Bess Lovejoy 48:49

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by spooky friend of the show, the great writer, Bess Lovejoy. Bess discusses the brutal and tragic murder of Emma Merlotin in 1885 Portland Oregon. Emma's final resting place is the historic and treasured Lone Fir Cemetery, an area of land she has been know…

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661: Ruby Tandoh Knows Why We All Eat This Way 1:00:26

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Ruby Tandoh is a writer and baker based in London. A finalist on season four of The Great British Bake Off, she’s written several smart and singular books, including the fantastic new book All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now. It’s an incredible exploration of taste as a social construct that traces the historic and cultural context behind …

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572 // Fear & Justice in Dole Valley w/ Carolyn Ossorio 57:20

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by the great Seattle journalist, Carolyn Ossorio. Carolyn embarked on a project to shed light on the survivors and victims of an unknown serial killer from the 1970s Pacific Northwest. She tells their stories in the new show, Stolen Voices of Dole Valley. Check o…

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660: Muse Is a Los Angeles Restaurant Scene Secret with Fardad Khayami 1:13:38

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Fardad Khayami, the chef-owner of Muse in Santa Monica, has a really great story. Raised in London, and a restaurant fan basically from birth, Fardad attended University of Southern California and started hosting his own pop-up dinners, first for friends and then for ticket holders. The waiting list reached over 6,000 names, and he eventually chann…

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659: The Jake Cohen Experience 1:27:18

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Jake Cohen returns to the studio for a really fun conversation. Jake’s a talented cookbook author who is most certainly in the modern social media mix. His new book, Dinner Party Animal, is honestly a joy to read. It offers complete party plans with recipes in the Jake Cohen style—smart, a little sweaty, and with fun and creativity at the center. W…

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571 // Capturing Their Killer - The Delphi Case w/ Libby's Mom Carrie Timmons and Producer Jane Latman 54:59

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Liberty German's mom Carrie Timmons and executive producer Jane Latman about the new docuseries, "Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge" from ABC and Hulu. This episode was previously published on Missing on August 14th, 2025. Watc…

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658: Novelists Ed Park & Jason Diamond Get the Food Details So Right 1:21:52

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Today is a really special episode for Matt in that we dive into two of his great loves: food and fiction. In this episode, he catches up with two authors and journalists he has deep respect for: Ed Park and Jason Diamond. Ed is the author of the terrific new short story collection An Oral History of Atlantis and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. W…

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657: Eater’s Fall Cookbook Preview with Bettina Makalintal 52:08

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Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater and helps lead the publication’s cookbook coverage. Today Eater released a list of its favorites from the busy season, and we talk all about it, as well as some trends Bettina is seeing in book publishing. I always look forward to Eater’s robust and well-considered lists of books each season, and thi…

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570 // The Madman of Crystal Beach w/ M.F. Gross 50:15

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by first-time true crime author, Mr. M.F. Gross to discuss his debut book, Madman. In Madman, M.F. takes us back to 1949 to examine the brutal murder of Norman Y. Browne and the near-fatal assault on his wife, Anne. Pick up your copy of Madman by visiting M.F. Gr…

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656: Real Talk About Cervos and Eel Bar with Aaron Crowder 1:16:00

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Today on the show, we have a great conversation with Aaron Crowder. Aaron is the chef-partner at two of New York’s buzziest restaurants, Cervos and Eel Bar. In fact, these restaurants are often mentioned on this show’s TASTE check segments. I had a wonderful talk with Aaron about his Florida upbringing and what he is excited to cook this fall. At t…

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655: Top Chef Melissa King Doesn’t Need a Restaurant 42:37

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Melissa King is a chef, entrepreneur, television personality, activist, model, tastemaker, and author of the incredible new cookbook Cook Like a King. She is the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and holds more challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of Top Chef. As mentioned previously on the show, I love Cook Like a King.…

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569 // The Wonderland Murders w/ Eli Frankel 55:20

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by the great television producer, author and LA crime historian, Mr. Eli Frankel. Eli delivers an incredible account of the brutal and gruesome Wonderland Murders, which took place on July 1st, 1981 in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Eli previously joined us to…

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654: Who Made Bon Appétit’s Best New Restaurants List? Joseph Hernandez Helped Make the Tough Calls. 48:39

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Today on the show, we have a great conversation with Joseph Hernandez. He’s the associate director of drinks & lifestyle at Bon Appétit and Epicurious, and we talk about BA’s best new restaurants of 2025 list that drops today. It’s a terrific list that covers the United States with ambition and great taste, including stops in Pittsburgh, Honolulu, …

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568 // Stalking Samantha w/ Samantha Stites 1:02:01

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In this episode, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Crawlspace Media⁠⁠⁠⁠'s Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Samantha Stites from the new docuseries "Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror". Samantha recounts a terrifying story of being stalked for years by the same man, which eventually led to abduction. Hear Samantha's incredible story of survival. Watch the docuseri…

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567 // The Best Horror Podcast w/ Monique Sanchez and Amy Traydon 57:47

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna kick off the Spooky Season with some new friends! They are joined by Monique Sanchez and Amy Traydon of the fantastic new podcast, Another F*cking Horror Podcast. Aliens, ghosts, tulpas, the Mandela Effect, and more are all part of this ghoulish conversation. Join if you da…

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653: Evan Funke Makes up With the Pasta Machine 1:09:07

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Evan Funke is a Los Angeles chef and roller of pastas, starring on Netflix and in the dining rooms of Felix Trattoria, Mother Wolf, Funke, and other restaurants in his expanding empire. It was such a pleasure sitting down with Evan in Los Angeles to talk about his wild ride of a career, the good word on the restaurant Funke in Beverly Hills, and ho…

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652: How to Party Like Dan Pelosi 1:02:41

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You may know cookbook author and culinary personality Dan Pelosi as GrossyPelosi, a self-proclaimed “Italian meatball making meatballs.” Dan’s approachable recipes and warm personality, and his debut book, Let’s Eat, have won him lots of fans online and off, and his second cookbook, Let’s Party, delivers more comfort—and lots of smart entertaining …

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651: Understanding AI in the Grocery Store, Sweetgreen's Dip, and Tariff Chaos with Dan Frommer 1:15:14

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Dan Frommer is the founder and editor in chief of The New Consumer, an influential publication that covers the intersection of technology and consumer brands—and many of these brands live in the food world. We wanted to have Dan back on the show to talk about his new trends report. As Dan writes: “Between tariffs, geopolitics, DOGE, egg prices, mea…

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650: New Fall Cookbooks with Alexis deBoschnek & Miyoko Schinner 1:03:58

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Alexis deBoschnek is a cookbook author, recipe developer, and writer based in the Catskills in upstate New York. Her latest book, Nights and Weekends, is extremely cool, and we talk about how she brings her deep recipe writing chops to help people cook better and faster. We also discuss her upstate life and some of the memorable recipes from the bo…

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566 // The Boy Fiend of Boston w/ Christopher Daley 51:37

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by friend of the show, master presenter, historian and all around good guy, Mr. Christopher Daley. Chris takes us back in time to 1871, Boston MA. This is the time and place when 11 year old Jesse Pomeroy started his reign of terror, torture and murder. Che…

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649: The Art of Clocking Restaurant Critics with Drew Nieporent 57:57

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Drew Nieporent is the guy behind legendary New York City restaurants Montrachet, Tribeca Grill, Nobu, and nearly 40 more, and he joins me in the studio today for an amazing conversation. He’s written a memoir, I’m Not Trying to Be Difficult: Stories from the Restaurant Trenches, and it’s one of Matt's favorite restaurant books in recent years. In o…

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648: From Buzzy Food Brand to the Menu at Taco Bell with Zab’s Miles Soboroff 1:11:19

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What does it take to build a buzzy food brand in 2025—a brand gushed about online, used by legit chefs around the country, and found on the shelves of Erewhon? It’s a tough question, but Zab’s Datil Pepper Hot Sauce cofounder Miles Soboroff is pretty qualified to answer it. In this great conversation, Miles shares how he discovered the datil pepper…

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565 // The Theft of the Most Beautiful Car in the World 1:01:17

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna welcome two new friends of the show to the conversation. Mr. Stayton Bonner & Mr. Joe Ford. Stayton wrote the book, The Million Dollar Car Detective and Joe Ford IS the Car Detective. The car in question is the stolen 1938 Talbot-Lago Teardrop, often described as the "most …

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647: Baking Hits, Flops, and Absolute Keepers with Sally's Baking 101 44:50

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Sally McKenney is the creator of the wildly popular website Sally’s Baking Addiction. She is known for providing clear, concise instructions, tips, and tutorials to make every recipe approachable for home bakers of all skill levels. In this episode, we talk about her great new cookbook, Sally's Baking 101, and what she is excited to bake this fall.…

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564 // Inside True Crime w/ Matthew Cox 51:42

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by entertaining, thought-provoking true-crime raconteur Matthew Cox. From his days pulling off some of the most elaborate and effective mortgage scams in modern history, to his life after incarceration, all topics are fair game. This episode was originally published …

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646: Hot Takes and Hotter Copy with Khushbu Shah 1:05:50

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Khushbu Shah is one of our favorite writers online, and she’s the voice behind the great Substack Tap Is Fine. She’s the former restaurant editor at Food & Wine, and we go over so many topics bubbling over in the world of food, media, recipes, restaurants, and her hometown of Los Angeles, where we recorded this interview. We could speak with Khushb…

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563 // Ruby Red Handed w/ Maria Awes 49:45

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by new friend of the show, executive producer and investigative journalist Maria Awes. Maria's production company, Committee Films, helmed the ABC News Studios doc, Ruby Red Handed: Stealing America's Most Famous Pair of Shoes. It's a wild and fascinating account…

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562 // Missing Emmanuel Haro - Part 3 - Parents Arrested! 24:44

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the disappearance of Emmanuel Haro from Cabazon, California on August 14th, 2025. This is part 3 of our coverage. Emmanuel is 7 months old with brown hair and brown eyes. He weighs 21 pounds. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the San …

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645: Cake Zine: Forbidden Fruit 45:02

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Cake Zine is an independent literary food magazine cofounded by pastry chef Tanya Bush and TASTE contributing editor Aliza Abarbanel. The newest issue, Forbidden Fruit, explores how fruit fuels temptation, transgression, and fantasy. Today on the show, Aliza invites Tanya into the studio to talk about the editorial process behind this seventh issue…

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561 // The Uncanny World of Maxim Furek 55:45

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna hop on the Maxim Furek ride and invite you all to join! Mr. Furek is an author and researcher whose work spans psychology, addictions, music journalism, and paranormal culture. To check out all of Maxim's books and everything he is up to, visit his website: https://www.maxi…

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644: Please No More “Burrata Restaurants" with Jeff Gordinier 57:58

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It was so fun having Jeff Gordinier in the studio. Jeff is a journalist, an author, and one of the more prolific writers in the food world. He’s currently Esquire’s food and drinks editor, leading their restaurants and bars coverage. Before that he was a reporter at the New York Times and held various roles at Entertainment Weekly. In this episode …

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643: Union Square Cafe at 40 with Danny Meyer 1:38:37

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It was truly a blast to have Danny Meyer in the studio. Danny is a great spokesperson for the restaurant industry and a hell of a storyteller. In today’s episode, we focus on his most near and dear restaurant, New York’s Union Square Cafe, which turns 40 this year. We talk about the early years, the legendary customers, and what it was like to pack…

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560 // Missing Emmanuel Haro - 2 - Jake's History of Child Cruelty & A Possible Sighting of Emmanuel 24:19

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearance of Emmanuel Haro from Yucaipa, California on August 14th, 2025. This is part 2 of our coverage. Emmanuel is 7 months old with brown hair and brown eyes. He weighs 21 pounds. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to conta…

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559 // The Black Dahlia's Killer w/ Eli Frankel 1:02:19

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are thrilled to be joined by award winner producer, author and true crime enthusiast, Mr. Eli Frankel. Eli has written "Sisters In Death: The Black Dahlia, The Prairie Heiress, and Their Killer." This is a groundbreaking account of the gruesome 1941 murder of Leila Welsh an…

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642: Yasmin Khan Takes Us to Sabzi School 39:11

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Yasmin Khan is an author, broadcaster, and human rights campaigner based in London. After releasing The Saffron Tales, Zaitoun, and Ripe Figs, she has a new cookbook: Sabzi, a collection of over 80 vegetarian recipes drawing from her travels and her Iranian and Pakistani heritage. It’s so special to have Yasmin on the show to talk about adapting tr…

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558 // Yucaipa Kidnapping - Where is Emmanuel Haro? 27:47

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In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearance of Emmanuel Haro from Yucaipa, California on August 14th, 2025. Emmanuel is 7 months old with brown hair and brown eyes. He weighs 21 pounds. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the San Bernardino Sheriff De…

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641: London Loves the Mystery of a Pain Au Chocolat with Rosie Kellett 58:27

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Rosie Kellett is a chef, food writer, and supper club host based in London. She’s the author of a terrific debut cookbook, In for Dinner, and we really enjoyed catching up with her about the current London restaurant scene, her deep interest in pain au chocolat, and what cooking in a shared space in East London taught her about her own cooking skil…

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557 // Greg Scarpa: The Mafia's Grim Reaper w/Jonathan Dyer 51:48

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by author Jonathan Dyer. Jonathan has written the book, Legendary Evil: The Many Faces of a Mafia Killer which details the wild life and horrific crimes of notorious gangster, Greg Scarpa. Pick up your copy of Legendary Evil: https://bookshop.org/p/books/greg-sca…

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640: Tariffs, Trends, and Keeping a Brand Spicy with Fly By Jing’s Jing Gao 1:02:23

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Fly By Jing is one of the most exciting brands in food today, and we were lucky to have the company’s founder, Jing Gao, return to the studio for a great conversation. We talk about the company’s incredible trajectory, and how growth (and expansion into new product lines) comes with its own challenges. We also tap into what it’s like to make chili …

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556 // Encounter with the Green River Killer 53:06

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Jill McCabe Johnson about an encounter she had with a man named Gary who was most likely Gary Ridgway - the Green River Killer. This episode was originally published on Crawlspace on June 30th, 2021. Read Jill's article on ⁠Slate⁠: ⁠https://slate.com/human-interest/…

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555 // The Serial Killer Tour Guide w/ Johnny Trevisani 48:10

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna sit down with new friend, author Johnny Trevisani. Johnny has taken a campy approach to serial killer education with his new book, The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee and take a tour with us! Pick up a copy of The Serial Killer T…

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639: Sami Tamimi’s Palestinian Garden 44:57

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Sami Tamimi is a Palestinian chef and cookbook author based in London. He is the cofounder of the Ottolenghi restaurant group and the coauthor of the award-winning cookbooks Jerusalem and Falastin, and now he has a new cookbook of his very own: Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from My Palestine. It’s a pleasure to have Sami in the studio to ta…

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638: Meet Your New New York Times Restaurant Critic, Tejal Rao 53:34

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How fun it was to have Tejal Rao in the studio. Tejal is the co–chief restaurant critic at the New York Times, a role where she shares the mic with Ligaya Mishan. Newly elevated to this important job, we talk about how she views her role as a critic and go over many of her memorable stories. We also look back on her days working at the Village Voic…

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554 // Out of the Madness w/ Trevor Aaronson & Ellie Knight 54:38

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by and old friend and a new friend. Trevor Aaronson & Ellie Knight are two award winning journalists who have teamed up to tell some of the most important stories in true crime. In this episode, the July 4th 2022 mass shooting at Highland Park Illinois is the top…

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637: The Korean Restaurant Family Novel with Jinwoo Chong 47:53

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Jinwoo Chong is the author of the novels I Leave It Up to You and Flux, a New York Times Editor’s Choice and a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. We really enjoyed I Leave It Up to You. It’s a family story set in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and it features a Korean family working in a Japanese-Korean restaurant, with a family dynamic t…

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636: Life at the Top of the Masthead with Food & Wine Editor in Chief Hunter Lewis 57:21

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Hunter Lewis joined us in the studio for an entertaining conversation about his career working in food media. Hunter has led Food & Wine as editor in chief since 2017, and before that he held editorial roles at Cooking Light, Southern Living, Bon Appétit, and Saveur. That is some résumé, and we talk through his various stops as well as digging into…

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553 // Bonus Show // 3 // Holly Piirainen, Murder of Dr. Eric Garcia 53:13

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In this free version of the Bonus Show, Missing and Crawlspace's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss their recent episodes on the abduction and murder of Holly Pirrainen from Sturbridge, Massachusetts and the murder of Dr. Eric Garcia from Ketchikan, Alaska with ABC's Chris Connolly. Subscribe to our Premium service on Apple Podcasts to get T…

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552 // The Murder of Dr. Eric Garcia w/ Chris Connelly 54:01

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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined by renowned journalist, Mr. Chris Connelly. Chris has a new show, Cold Blooded, Mystery in Alaska which is focused on the 2017 murder of beloved doctor, Eric Garcia in Ketchikan Alaska. Listen to Cold Blooded: https://abc.com/news/c913cd14-fac1-471b-aa41-7970b25e…

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635: Taiwan #1 with Eric Sze 1:09:15

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Eric Sze is the chef-owner behind the Taiwanese restaurants 886 and Wenwen in New York City. He’s also working on a debut cookbook, Taiwanese?, and he recently returned from a whirlwind trip conducting research and taking photos for the book. Eric is one of our favorite voices in food, and it’s so fun having him in the studio to unpack his culinary…

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634: Inside the Mind of a Former Whole Foods Buyer with Cathy Strange 1:06:30

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What a special episode we have today with Cathy Strange, Whole Foods Market’s ambassador of food culture and a world-renowned cheese expert, buyer, and consumer packaged goods tastemaker, among many other things. Matt invited Cathy to join in a walk around Whole Foods’ Columbus Circle location. We wanted to get her take on several categories of gro…