Foodie friends, you are not going to want to skip this one! We're chatting today with Liane Walker, a mom of three, a Siftr investor, and the Managing Director of Foodie Digital.

In today's convo, Liane is providing insights on the challenges faced by food bloggers due to AI changes and algorithm updates, emphasizing the importance of data-driven decision-making and being a creator who can adapt.

Show Notes

• Check out Foodie Digital

• Check out Siftr SEO and follow along on IG

• Connect with Liane on LinkedIn

  Join us for Tastemaker 2026 LA!

Allea Grummert has worked with content creators across all niches, and she believes that when it comes to the creator economy, food creators are the honors students. What does that mean, exactly? On one hand, we're tenacious, organized, and resilient. But we also tend to push ourselves toward burnout and hold tightly to some unrealistic expectations for our work. Listen, food creators contain multitudes!

Tune in to today's episode for Allea's expert perspective on what food creators are doing really well, and where they might be able to seek support. Because you don't have to do it all, and you certainly don't have to do it alone.

Show Notes

Today we're sitting down with Emily Baksa to discuss how telling clearer, more authentic stories can help your content stand out in an AI-driven world. Emily is a copywriter and marketing strategist who helps food content creators gain creative and financial freedom so they keep loving what they do.

Hit play to explore Emily's insights on content rewriting and how to use AI tools for efficiency, not to replace your unique humanity. Emily also shares her tips for embracing change, branding with intentionality, and "de-optimizing" your old content.

Show Notes

• Get Emily's Cooking for Humans course here! $20 off with code: TASTEMAKER
• Check out Emily's website
• Follow Emily on IG
• Meet Emily IRL at Tastemaker Conf 2026!

We are SO excited to chat with the formidable Joanie Simon, aka The Bite Shot, today!

Press play to learn about Joanie's journey into food photography, including her transition from hobby to professional photographer. Today's Big Themes™️ uncover the importance of making mistakes, maintaining authenticity, and finding community in creative work. We also talk candidly about the business side of Joanie's photography practice, including her approach to cookbook projects, workload management, and balancing family life with professional pursuits.

Show Notes

• Read Joanies book recs: The Art of Possibility and Hook Point
• Follow Joanie on IG or find her at thebiteshot.com
• Get your Tastemaker 2026 tickets rn!

Matt Molen is CEO of Email Crush and a top educator in email marketing, and today we're lucky enough to pick his brain about why email marketing matters for bloggers and content creators.

Get your notebook ready, because this one is FULL of practical advice you can use immediately, including:

• Strategies for building and nurturing email lists through welcome sequences and consistent content delivery
• How to automate your systems for bigger impact

• Matt's FAVORITE subject line (that you can borrow)
• And so much more!

Show Notes:

• Matt's FREE ROI CALCULATOR
• Email Matt to continue the convo
• Follow Matt on IG
• Buy your Tastemaker Conference 2026 ticket to keep learning!

On today's episode, Toni Okamoto chats with us about her food blogging and content creation journey building Plant-Based on a Budget. Throughout the convo Toni shares her strategies for building a loyal community via personal connections and budget-friendly content. Tune in to hear Toni's favorite ways to connect with her audience, which also happen to impact her ability to monetize and grow her reach.

Show Links:

Check out Toni's blog

Follow Toni on IG

Listen to music from today's chat in our playlist!

Get your TC 2026 ticket!

By popular demand, we are sitting down with Casey Markee to cover all of your most pressing SEO questions! In this episode Casey shares extensive insights about Google's AI mode transition and its impact on content creation, emphasizing the importance of high-quality, unique content. We also discuss technical strategies to help bloggers adapt to future changes in the digital landscape.

Show Notes:

• ⁠Schedule an Audit with Casey (booking for August)⁠
• Google’s AI-Powered SERPs: Strategies for recipe, travel, and lifestyle bloggers
• How Evolving Search Results Impact Content Creators (TopHatChats)
• Niche blogging in the new Google reality: 5 strategies to thrive or die
• Find Casey at mediawyse.com, or connect in the Food Blogger Pro and Food Blogger's Central Facebook groups
• Join us for TC 2026 in Los Angeles!

Today we sit down as a complete Tastemaker Team--all 4 of us! 🤭 We clarify our roles, chat about how communication and flexibility is a key tenant to our success, and narrow in on our respective zones of genius. If you're itching for a look behind the scenes, wondering how to foster community and camaraderie with your own small team, or just want to giggle with us--press play!

Show Links:

• Abbey's fave creator: The New Yorker
• Chandice's fave creator: chefbae and isabelleheikens
• Leslie's fave creators: diasdechuvaseca and aysat_officiel

• Daphne's fave creators: ssense and lydialoo12
• Join us at Tastemaker 2026 in Los Angeles!

We are so excited to be chatting with our friend Izzah Cheema on today's episode! Izzah is the brilliant mind behind Tea for Turmeric, a trusted source for South Asian recipes with over half a million monthly views on less than 130 recipes.

We dig into Izzah's journey as a food blogger, the importance of authenticity in branding, and strategies for maintaining motivation and preventing burnout in the creator economy. Press play and let Izzah's warmth and wisdom brighten your day!

Show Links:

• Follow Izzah on Instagram
• Get your Tastemaker 2026 ticket!

You might have heard of this week's guest when you saw her create Bad Bunny's birthday cake? Or maybe you saw her on Netflix's "Is it Cake?" Or maybe you just know and love her from Sugar Geek Show, where you follow along for her amazing cakes AND amazing energy.

That's right: today we're chatting with renowned pastry chef, Liz Marek! Liz was generous enough to take time out of a dreamy Moroccan vacation to share her journey from being an uncertain teenager to becoming a successful cake artist and content creator.

We also yapped about the balance between creativity and profitability in their respective fields, and how to stop sacrificing the joy of making art for the algorithm alone.

Show Links:

• Get your armature wire here 😜

• Get Sugar Geek Fondant here

• Follow Sugar Geek Show on Instagram

• • Also find her @ SugarGeekShow on all socials

• Join us at Tastemaker 2026!