This Is TASTE
This Is TASTE
Aliza Abarbanel & Matt Rodbard
758: Anna Hezel Killed the Dinner Party. Snacks Won.
1 hour 21 minutes Posted Apr 10, 2026 at 12:40 pm.
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Journalist and cookbook author Anna Hezel returns to the show to talk Party Tricks, her new cookbook built around 50 recipes for elevated snacking and relaxed hosting. Anna was a senior editor at TASTE as well as a cohost of this very show before working at Epicurious and cofounding the independent food publication Best Food Blog. We dig in to her philosophy behind the art of the snack-forward meal, and why a well-stocked freezer might be the real secret to throwing a great party.

Also on the show we catch up with Jaya Saxena to hear about a new publication, Ravenous, she’s launching with several former Eater editors. We hear about the mission and a few of the stories they are working on.

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