765: Inside Steak Zine, Cake Zine’s Medium-Rare New Issue

765: Inside Steak Zine, Cake Zine’s Medium-Rare New Issue

From This Is TASTE by Aliza Abarbanel & Matt Rodbard

April 24, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

Aliza and Tanya discuss the editorial process behind Steak Zine and explore the cultural significance of red meat.

Cake Zine ⁠is an independent literary food magazine cofounded by pastry chef Tanya Bush and TASTE contributing editor Aliza Abarbanel. The new special issue, Steak Zine, examines the cultural impact of red meat in many forms. Today on the show, Aliza invites Tanya into the studio to talk about the editorial process behind this trip into carnivorous territory and the fantasies sold in each cut of steak. And it’s the return of Three Things. Aliza and Matt discuss what’s interesting in the food world, including a trip to Colorado for an exceptional gesha at Denver’s Queen City Collective Coffee⁠, and a visit to Paradise Bakery in Aspen. Also: Stopping by Salt Bread Ko., Bar Chucho, and Lady Wong at Urban Hawker in New York. Plus, a deep dive into Mexico’s iconic “T foods” in with cookbook Vitamina T. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Aliza, Matt

Guest: Tanya Bush

Topics covered

  • Steak Zine
  • Cake Zine
  • red meat
  • food culture
  • coffee
  • cookbook

Keywords

  • carnivorous
  • editorial process
  • food world
  • Mexico's T foods

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Queen City Collective Coffee, Vitamina T

Books & works: Inside Steak Zine, Steak Zine, Three Things, This Is TASTE

Places: Colorado, Denver, Aspen, New York, Mexico

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