Join Mitchell Davis on today's episode of Taste Matters for a conversation on the visual representation of taste. He is joined by food photographer Jamie Tiampo & food stylist Delores Custer who both add their experience and perspective to the discussion. Tune in and find out some of the secrets behind the mouth-watering food photos we have all come to adore. Learn what the "ooey-gooey effect" is, how meat is made to look succulent and what makes butter glisten. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market.

Recap the year with Mitchell Davis joined by Andrew Knowlton and Adam Rapoport of Bon Appetit on the season finale of Taste Matters! Many culinary trends have emerged in 2012, perhaps none more popular than the "New Nordic" cuisine. Mitchell, Adam and Andrew discuss some of the Scandinavian dishes and ideas that have found their way into the New York restaurant scene. From tasting menus to economics, learn what restauranteurs are doing to keep up with the creative DIY ethos of today while maintaining their bottom line. Why is it so hard for visiting chefs to find success in NYC? How have food trucks found such stability in this city? What role does the media play in developing trends? Get inside the industry with a room full of experts on a great episode of Taste Matters. This program was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

"Food like this [New Nordic] is hard to pull off. It's ambitious, creative and interesting but is it delicious? Only a few chefs can pull it off." [07:12] --Adam Rapoport of Bon Appetit on Taste Matters

"The fact that the chef of the century can come to NY and not succeed is incredible to me." [20:40] --Andrew Knowlton of Bon Appetit on Taste Matters

This week on Taste Matters, Mitchell Davis discusses global food trends with award-winning American food, wine and travel writer and photographer Carla Capalbo. Tune in to hear her thoughts on the "new nordic cuisine", and some of the rebel bistros across the world that are garnering attention and acclaim. Find out some of Carla's favorite chefs at the moment and learn about how trends in foraging pickling and fermentation are influencing restaurants globally. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"I'm feeling more and more drawn as an eater to emotional responses. The visual side of food is extraordinarily important, but that doesn't stop me from being totally blown away from a fantastic dish of pasta cooked by somebody's grandmother."

"Real soul food does affect you in all of your parts."

--Carla Capalbo on Taste Matters