Tastemade’s “Struggle Meals” grows up ^41%

Salon.com - By Francesca Giangiulio - 7/2/2026, 2:55 PM

Indoctrination 21.5% - Anecdotal 19.5% - Optimism Bias 18.9%

About three years ago, Frankie Celenza says he ran out of ideas. The Emmy Award-winning chef had just completed nine back-to-back seasons of his popular Tastemade show “Struggle Meals” — a concept that was born out of his time as a student at NYU, hoping to teach other students how to eat and cook well while living on a budget — and says... more