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Oct 2025
1h 18m

Modern Food Media With Ruby Tandoh

The Ringer
About this episode
Dave talks to Ruby Tandoh, bestselling food writer and author of 'All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now,' about the big topics in food media today (0:01). From what food criticism looks like with the new democratization of influencer-critics to the future of recipe creation, Dave and Ruby discuss complicated questions that many in food culture are ask ... Show More
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