Alison Roman and the deep-rooted issues with food media

For the past little while, Alison Roman has been the darling of the food media world, and that’s been especially the case since the start of the pandemic. Many millennials have turned to her recipes like “The Stew” and “The Pasta.” But Roman recently found herself on the receiving end of an internet backlash regarding comments she made about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. Today, we’re joined by journalist Navneet Alang to talk about his new Eater piece about this and the deeper issues about the food media world and representation.

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For the past little while, Alison Roman has been the darling of the food media world, and that’s been especially the case since the start of the pandemic. Many millennials have turned to her recipes like “The Stew” and “The Pasta.” But Roman recently found herself on the receiving end of an internet backlash regarding comments she made about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. Today, we’re joined by journalist Navneet Alang to talk about his new Eater piece about this and the deeper issues about the food media world and representation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.