If you're recovering from a food coma or preparing for one, tune in this week to learn about the news about the food news. Our guest, Vic Matus, joins us to explore the history of food journalism in America, the impact of Anthony Bourdain, and the evolving influence of social media on the culinary scene. Wretch on and have a Happy Fourth!

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7:22 Front Page 

14:33 Obsessions 

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Show Notes: 

Vic Matus: Vodka: How a Colorless, Odorless, Flavorless Spirit Conquered America: 

New Yorker: “Don’t Eat Before Reading This,” by Anthony Bourdain  

Medium: All You Can Hold for Five Bucks 

A.J Leibling: Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris

Joseph Wechsberg: Dining at the Pavillon

New York Times: Ruth Reichel on Le Cirque (1993)

NYTimes: What Is the Best Way to Cut an Onion?

NYT: Restaurant Review: Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square 

WaPo: D.C.-area restaurants and chefs nab 3 James Beard Awards

WaPo: To David Chang, the ‘ethnic’ food aisle is racist. Others say it’s convenient.

Grub Street: How Food Media Fails BIPOC 

WaPo: Stop calling food ‘exotic’

Fodors: The 12 Best Fast Food Joints in America