454: Dining in Disguise with Priya Kirshna, Interim New York Times Restaurant Critic

Priya Krishna is a reporter and video host for New York Times , where she’s currently acting as the co–interim restaurant critic. She’s the author of the best-selling cookbooks Indian-ish and Priya’s Kitchen Adventures: A Cookbook for Kids and the host of the YouTube series “ On the Job .” We’ve all been admirers of Priya’s work for years, and it’s so special to have her back on the show to talk about stepping into the role of restaurant critic, and much more, the char siu Also on the show it’s the return of three things where Aliza and Matt discuss exciting food and drink on their radars. These include: Long Island Compromise is the top of Taffy Brodesser-Akner Mountain, Osakana in the East Village is great for a picnic, Kato in Los Angeles is serving the country's best NA cocktails, the Frozmopolitan is the Cosmo in its best form, congratulations to Yes Plz on your 300th coffee, Brooklyn's Montague Diner is our new favorite diner in Brooklyn, the char siu pineapple bao at Mei Lai Wah is a perfect food. Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple , or star us on Spotify . We’d love to hear from you. MORE FROM PRIYA KRISHNA: No More Butter Chicken: Where Indian Food Finally Gets to Be Itself [NYT] Why Do American Grocery Stores Still Have an Ethnic Aisle? [NYT] Was Cast Iron Almost Canceled? [TASTE] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices