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Salt & SpineAt Julia Child's French home, Makenna Held is leading a recipe-free revolutionMostly French with Makenna HeldHost Brian Hogan Stewart is joined by his guest, Makenna Held, on the latest episode of Salt + Spine' now part of the Heritage Radio Network. McKenna shares her journey from a background in consulting to becoming a culinary educator after buying Julia Child's former summer home in France. She discusses her bold pivot into the world of food and explains her cooking philosophy, which focuses on improvisational and seasonal cooking rather than strict reliance on recipes. She also touches on her global culinary influences and the challenges of writing her first cookbook.
2025-08-2653 min
Salt & SpineTyler Florence on grilling, fame, and embracing the unknown [Live from Cookbook Fest 2024]Live from Cookbook Fest with Tyler Florence In this episode of Salt and Spine, host Brian Hogan Stewart interviews acclaimed chef Tyler Florence live from Cookbook Fest in Napa. Tyler shares his inspirational journey from a childhood filled with severe food allergies to becoming a renowned chef and television personality. Growing up in South Carolina and cultivating a deep love for Southern cuisine, Tyler's path led him to culinary school and eventually to New York City's culinary scene. He discusses his passion for live fire cooking, his newest cookbook 'American Grill,' and the importance of sustainable...
2025-02-2655 min
Salt & SpineIn Their Words: Viola Buitoni on the Timeless Taste of BottargaEnjoy this excerpt as Viola Buitoni reads from Italy by Ingredient. As Viola recounts, one vivid memory stands out from her childhood. It was a late September day when her mother took her to a fishmonger in Orbitel, nestled by the southern Tuscan coast. The experience, accentuated by the salty breeze of the lagoon and the familial presence, introduced her to bottarga—a cured fish roe delicacy—that has lingered in her kitchen and heart for fifty years.Viola fondly recalls stepping into the courtyard, her mother’s gentle guidance leading her to bottarga, an ingred...
2025-02-1304 min
Salt & SpineHow Viola Buitoni turns simple pantry ingredients into Italian magicExploring Italy by Ingredient with Viola ButoniIn this episode of Salt and Spine, host Brian Hogan Stewart welcomes Viola Butoni to discuss her first cookbook, "Italy by Ingredient." Viola delves into her rich Italian culinary lineage, tracing back to the Butoni pasta and bocce chocolate. Growing up surrounded by fresh, homegrown produce and moving to New York, she transitioned from restaurant kitchens to owning a food shop, and eventually becoming a beloved cooking teacher. Viola's cookbook integrates her Italian roots with California's agricultural bounty, aiming to guide home cooks in exploring authentic Italian flavors with pantry...
2025-02-1150 min
Salt & SpineIn Their Words: Sohla El-Waylly Reads from 'Start Here' This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe
2025-02-0402 min
Salt & SpineSohla El-Waylly is teaching a new generation how to cookEpisode 168: Sohla El-WayllyThis week, Sohla El-Waylly joins us to #TalkCookbooks! I was so thrilled to have Sohla join us in studio for a chat about her career and her debut cookbook, Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook. In this episode, we hear from Sohla about her childhood, growing up in the San Fernando Valley and watching her mother prepare elaborate, multi-course Bengladeshi dinners for dozens (sometimes hundreds) at a time. And despite a phase as a picky eater, Sohla realized early on that she enjoyed working with her hands—from building furniture (lo...
2025-01-2847 min
Salt & SpineLara Gilmore on building an Italian hospitality powerhouseThis week, Lara Gilmore joins me to discuss Slow Food, Fast Cars, the latest book from her and her husband, chef Mossimo Bottura.The book tells the story—through photography, essays, and of course recipes—of Casa Maria Luigia, the boutique inn (albergo) opened by Lara and Mossimo in 2019. Once here, a restored 18th-century villa offers a dozen guest rooms, uniquely decorated with art from Lara & Massimo’s personal collection. From there, the property unfolds: meticulously landscaped orchards and vegetable gardens supply the casual kitchen, led by Osteria Francescana alum Jessica Rosaval, and the on-site restau...
2024-10-1555 min
Salt & SpineJames Park gets spicy & saucy with his debut, Chili CrispEpisode 166: James ParkThis week, James Park joins us to discuss his first cookbook, Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes to Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunchy, Garlicky Cravings.James is a seasoned recipe developer and food writer who has been published in outlets including Eater, Food52, BuzzFeed, and Chowhound. After moving from Korea to the American South when he was 13, James began to navigate two cultural identities and continued to turn to food as a medium.And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know chili crisp has been having a ~moment~ in the United St...
2024-04-1836 min
Salt & Spine'The State of California Cuisine' is Native, Black, Arab, and MoreWell, hello there! It’s been a minute. The Salt + Spine team has been busy taking some much-needed rest—and, of course, planning for an inspiring year ahead. What’s in store? Amazing podcast episodes, naturally, and all the typical goods: exclusive recipes, cookbook giveaways, and behind-the-spine content you won’t find anywhere else. But there’s more brewing. Big stuff! I can’t spill all the beans yet—but stay tuned for a cookbook lover’s dream, coming this summer. Woo!I hope your 2024 is off to an excellent start. Can you believe we’re already six weeks in? I bl...
2024-02-1357 min
Salt & SpineFrom yuck cakes to vodka sawce, how Dan Pelosi built the Grossy universeHi there, I hope those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving had a relaxing and delicious moment of gratitude. Or maybe you went hard like I did? By the way: I’m so thankful for all of you, the Salt + Spine community. After six years, it’s incredible to continue to hear from you all—what you’re cooking, something in our interviews that stood out to you, and getting the chance to meet you at our events and live shows. 🍪 COOKIE SWAP!Speaking of events… our annual Cookie Swap is just around the corner! For t...
2023-11-3041 min
Salt & SpineLIVE at Hog Island Oyster Co. with co-founder John Finger and chef John AshHi there. First today: We’re remembering beloved photographer Aubrie Pick, who tragically passed away last week after a battle with cancer. Aubrie’s work was stunning and personal, and she was a visionary creative force in the Bay Area. Elana Kadvany writes in the San Francisco Chronicle: Pick’s images — vibrant and charismatic, like the photographer herself, collaborators said — have left an indelible mark on the national food scene, and particularly in the Bay Area. Pick photographed numerous high-profile cookbooks, from celebrity chef Chrissy Teigen’s “Cravings” and Bay Area chef Tanya Holland’s “California Soul” to Andrea Nguyen’s “Viet...
2023-11-1043 min
Salt & SpineIn Their Words: Hetty Lui McKinnon reads from Tenderheart This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe
2023-11-0202 min
Salt & SpineHetty Lui McKinnon on her deeply personal Tenderheart—and how home cooks can break free of their 'vegetable handcuffs'Hi, long time! Phew, October is always the wildest cookbook month—it’s even officially dubbed National Cookbook Month—and we’ve been a bit quiet around here. With two little ones running around the house, germs have been rampant, and my voice just hasn’t been cooperating. So we’re catching back after falling a bit behind on our fall release schedule and thrilled to share today’s chat with Hetty Lui McKinnon with all of you.And now, somehow, it’s Oct. 31 - Halloween! I’m a sucker for anything fall. We’re in a judgment-free zone...
2023-10-3154 min
Everything Cookbooks65: Podcasting about Cookbooks with Brian Hogan StewartKate, Molly and Kristin speak with fellow podcaster Brian Hogan Stewart, of the Salt & Spine podcast. They chat about his career path, the origins of the show and how it has evolved since it began. Brian shares how his journalistic background and love of cookbooks led him to podcasting, how he learned the technical side of things and how he fits it all in his busy schedule. Finally, he describes what goes into a good interview, shares some advice for aspiring podcasters and also what kind of shows he hopes to hear in the future. H...
2023-10-1848 min
Salt & SpineDeb Perelman on building Smitten Kitchen and what makes a "keeper" recipeHi there, happy Thursday! We’ve got a great chat with Smitten Kitchen herself (aka Deb Perelman) this week, so let’s cut right to it:Episode 161: Deb PerelmanIn this week’s episode, deb perelman of the smitten kitchen digest and I discuss:* Her initial foray into blogging—from her short stint chronicling her dating life in New York City and shifting the focus to cooking;* How she approaches cookbook writing, from her initial reluctance to write a cookbook to what makes “keeper recipes;”* Where she finds inspiration, including wh...
2023-10-0540 min
Salt & SpineKatie Parla on the Italian islands, shepherd culture, and diving for urchinHappy Friday folks! This week’s episode is a wee bit late because it’s a live show (!!!) which means the audio gave us a slight technical run-around. But it’s a fun one, for sure, in which we chat with Katie Parla in front of a live audience at our beloved Omnivore Books in San Francisco. First — last week, I shared the New York Times profile of B. Dylan Hollis, and this week the NYT is back (via Salt + Spine friend Priya Krishna) with a full feature on TikTok stars and how they’re changing t...
2023-09-2240 min
Salt & SpineFrankie Gaw on Olive Garden, Lion's Head Big Macs, and learning to love yourselfHi there, fellow cookbook lover. I’m here with great news: We’rrrreeee bacccckkkkk, baby! Season 13 (but who’s counting?) of Salt + Spine starts right here, and we’ve got an awesome line-up of conversations headed your way this fall. Plus, loads of new featured recipes, bonus content, events, and more. We’ve got Deb Perelman. Dan Pelosi. Katie Parla. Hetty McKinnon. AND MORE! Like I said, “we’re bacccccckkkk, baby!”If you’re not yet a paid subscriber to Salt + Spine, I’d love to extend a special offer of 20% off monthly or annual subscriptions for up to a year. Act fa...
2023-09-1446 min
Salt & SpinePreserving Tradition, One Nonna at a Time, with Pasta Grannies' Vicky BennisonEpisode 158: Vicky BennisonIn this week’s episode, Vicky and I discuss:* Growing up for several years on a farm in Kenya, where her father was working in agricultural development, and how she formed a relationship with food at an early age;* Her nearly-decade-long project, Pasta Grannies, to document the time-honored techniques and recipes passed down through generations of nonnas, the Italian grandmothers;* The diversity of regional pasta and cooking styles around Italy, and the stories behind these recipes;* Her cookbooks, including her debut award-winning Pasta Grannies: The Official Co...
2023-06-0233 min
Salt & SpineDon't panic! Unlocking the secrets of pantry cooking with Noah GalutenEpisode 157: Noah GalutenIn this week’s episode, Noah and I discuss:* His early interest in both food television (Lidia Bastianich, Ming Tsai) and cookbooks (Marcella Hazan, Edna Lewis),* How he fell into opening up new locations of Bludso’s BBQ and then teaming up with Kevin Bludso to co-author Bludso's BBQ Cookbook: A Family Affair in Smoke and Soul … and then with chef Jeremy Fox to write On Vegetables: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen,* The pandemic-inspired “Don’t Panic Pantry” video series, which went onto become the concept for his first sol...
2023-05-2334 min
Salt & SpineBreathing freshness into Midwestern fare with Maren Ellingboe KingThis week, Maren Ellingboe King joins us to #TalkCookbooks. But first…In today’s episode, Maren and I discuss:* How her upbringing in the Midwest influenced her decision to pursue a career in food.* Her work at food media outlets like Food & Wine and Sunset magazine as well as culinary events companies like Just Add Salt.* The inspiration behind her first cookbook, Fresh Midwest, including how a collection of family recipes compelled her to tackle the project.Plus, as always, we put Maren to the culinary test in our sign...
2023-05-0433 min
Salt & SpineMission Possible: Danny Bowien's vegan revolution arrives, in cookbook formThe Chat!In today’s episode, Danny Bowien and I discuss:* Growing up in Oklahoma after being adopted from his birthplace of South Korea, and a lingering nostalgia for Olive Garden.* His journey to becoming a chef, from an early job at a pizza shop to culinary school to winning the Genova Pesto World Championship.* The process of opening Mission Chinese Food and how he handled being catapulted to a new level of fame.* The inspiration behind his latest cookbook, Mission Vegan, and some of the ways his culinary re...
2023-04-261h 01
Salt & SpineClaire Saffitz Returns! Unleashing the power of nostalgia (and stovetop desserts)Hi there!Our Spring 2023 season of the Salt + Spine podcast kicks off right here, right now, with a marvelous returning guest: the delightful Claire Saffitz.In today’s episode, Claire and I discuss:* How she’s worked to create dessert recipes that speak to everyone—from sweet to tart, simple to complex.* The impact of the pandemic on her creative process as she embarked on writing book No. 2, What’s for Dessert.* Which cookbook authors inspire Claire, and which books she turns to time and again—including community cookbooks!* Her...
2023-04-1845 min
Salt & SpineUliks Fehmiu on his beloved bakery, born from war-forged friendshipsEpisode 153: Uliks FehmiuUliks Fehmiu is a co-founder of the beloved bakery Pain D’Avignon, which sprang up on Cape Cod over three decades ago. But the story of the bakery begins back in Uliks’ childhood and his early friendships in war-torn Belgrade.What Uliks calls an “improbable journey into baking” is shared, for the first time in this format, with his recent cookbook: The Pain d'Avignon Baking Book: A War, An Unlikely Bakery, and a Master Class in Bread. The book offers an in-person account of Uliks’ and his co-founders’ stories—brought to life with striking...
2023-01-2353 min
Salt & SpineAn education in pies and community with Maya-Camille Broussard's Justice of the PiesEpisode 152: Maya-Camille BroussardMaya-Camille is the creative force behind Justice of the Pies, her Chicago bakery that’s become known for inventive and unmatched flavors (Lemon Espresso Pie … Blue Cheese Praline Pear Pie … and so on).Much of Maya-Camille’s work traces back to her roots, with a significant influence from her father, the self-dubbed “Pie Master,” who worked as a criminal defense attorney by day. As with many family stories, Maya-Camille’s is complex and dotted with both adoration and strife. A strong sense of social activism and community building runs through her blood, though, and is...
2023-01-1041 min
Salt & SpineBrian Noyes' celebration of rural baked goods & Virginia farmhouse cookingHi there, today we’re excited to release the fifth episode in our 2022 Baking Month. Thanks for your patience, as our team was under the weather! Today’s guest is Brian Noyes, whose latest cookbook is The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook. For all of December, we’ll be celebrating some of the year’s best baking books with a handful of author interviews, dozens of featured recipes, excerpts, and more. Read on!* Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episo...
2022-12-2341 min
Salt & SpineLaurel Kratochvila illuminates a new type of baking, rooted in traditionHi there, today we’re excited to release the fourth episode in our 2022 Baking Month. Today’s guest is Laurel Kratochvila, whose debut cookbook, New European Baking, is out now. For all of December, we’ll be celebrating some of the year’s best baking books with a handful of author interviews, dozens of featured recipes, excerpts, and more. Read on!* Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episode 150: Laurel Kratochvila Next in our Baking Month series, La...
2022-12-1440 min
Salt & SpineErin Jeanne McDowell's 'salt tooth' inspired her latest, Savory BakingHi there, today we’re excited to release the third episode in our 2022 Baking Month. Today’s guest is Erin Jeanne McDowell, whose latest cookbook, Savory Baking, is out now. For all of December, we’ll be celebrating some of the year’s best baking books with a handful of author interviews, dozens of featured recipes, excerpts, and more. Read on!* Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episode 149: Erin Jeanne McDowellNext in our Baking Month seri...
2022-12-0939 min
Salt & SpineBrian Levy leans into natural sweeteners in debut Good & SweetHi there, today we’re excited to release the second episode in our 2022 Baking Month. Today’s guest is Brian Levy, whose sugar-free baking book, Good & Sweet, is out now. For all of December, we’ll be celebrating some of the year’s best baking books with a handful of author interviews, dozens of featured recipes, excerpts, and more. Read on!* Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episode 148: Brian LevyNext in our Baking Month series, Br...
2022-12-0835 min
Salt & SpineRose Levy Beranbaum & Woody Wolston return—with cookies!It’s our annual Baking Month, and we’re kicking things off with some return guests! Back on the show today are Rose Levy Beranbaum and her collaborator-turned-hubby Woody Wolston. They’re joining Brian in-studio to talk about their latest work, The Cookie Bible.Episode 147: Rose Levy BeranbaumRose likely needs no introduction to those in the cookbook world. But here’s what you need to know:* She published the ground-breaking The Cake Bible in 1988, changing how many home and professional bakers approached the craft. (In particular, Rose helped lead the charge to include...
2022-12-0550 min
Salt & SpineMelissa Clark on bringing one-pan (and one-pot, one-tray, one-dish…) meals to the massesHi there, exciting show for you this week. Melissa Clark, one of the most prolific cookbook writers of the modern era, joins us. Read on!* Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episode 146: Melissa ClarkThis week, Melissa Clark joins us to #TalkCookbooks!When we launched Salt + Spine, I wrote a short list of our dream guests — the cookbook authors who, at the time, I felt were pushing the industry in new directions or had...
2022-11-3046 min
Salt & SpineOdette Williams on pasta, pleasure, and… more pasta!Hi there! After a short break last week, we’re back with new episodes and bonus content for subscribers. This week, cookbook author Odette Williams joined us in our studio at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco to talk pasta.* Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episode 145: Odette WilliamsThis week, Odette Williams joins us on Salt + Spine to #TalkCookbooks!Odette was an actor long before she started calling herself a cook (or an a...
2022-11-1546 min
Salt & SpineVote—then bake your feelings with Becca Rea-TuckerHi there! It’s Election Day in America, so we’re bringing you a special episode today that’s all about baking with a political and emotional spin. If you haven’t voted yet, find your polling place here. If you’ve already voted, it’s always a good time to donate to organizations like the ACLU or Color of Change to protect our voting and civil rights.* Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episode 144: Becca Rea-TuckerThis week...
2022-11-0823 min
Salt & SpineIt's simple, genius. Kristen Miglore returns with her latest, Simply GeniusHi there! This week’s episode is coming to you a bit later than normal, as I’ve been under the weather fighting what feels like my 47th sinus infection over the last few years. Thankfully, we recorded this chat with the wonderful Kristen Miglore several weeks ago—with both a live audience and a non-nasally host. That said, we’ve got a great show for you: Kristen is back for the second time on the pod, this time sharing a new batch of Genius tips and tricks (and hacks, if you will). Plus, recipes and tons of new cookbook...
2022-10-2743 min
Salt & Spine🌽 Jorge Gaviria on the third wave of masaEpisode 142: Jorge GaviriaThis week, we’re thrilled to welcome Masienda founder Jorge Gaviria to #TalkCookbooks with us.Jorge’s first cookbook, Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple, explores the deep history and significance of masa—the dough made of nixtamalized corn that goes on to become tortillas, tamales, sopes, and many more Mexican and global staples. It all started with a realization while apprenticing at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Jorge started to dream of opening the “tortilla equivalent of Tartine Bakery, the San Francisco–based high temple of sourdough.”...
2022-10-1951 min
Salt & SpineHow Italians find joy in doing nothing, with author Sophie MinchilliEpisode #141: Sophie MinchilliThis week, Sophie Minchilli joins us to #TalkCookbooks.Sophie leads food tours around Italy with her mother, cookbook author and previous Salt + Spine guest Elizabeth Minchilli. The two lead food lovers through Rome, Umbria, Puglia, and other destinations.Growing up in Italy with a cookbook author as a mother, Sophie’s life has always revolved around food. She left briefly for university in London, before moving back home to Rome to devote her career to food.Now, Sophie’s out with her first book—The Sweetness of Doing Noting...
2022-10-1232 min
Salt & SpineErin Gleeson takes The Forest Feast on the roadEpisode 140: Erin GleesonThis week, Erin Gleeson joins us to #TalkCookbooks.What a fun episode! I packed up our recorder and microphones and headed south from San Francisco and into the woody, serene drive to Erin Gleeson’s charming cabin-esque home in the South Bay. Just look at this enviable set-up—I wish we could record every episode here!And Erin even prepped us a plate of lavender shortbread, which is featured in her latest cookbook, and a warm pot of coffee:Anyway — we were at Erin’s house to talk...
2022-10-0452 min
Salt & SpineEitan Bernath takes us around the world in comfort foodEpisode 139: Eitan BernathThis week, Eitan Benath joins us to #TalkCookbooks!Eitan is one of the most visible people in food media today. At just 20 years old, he’s amassed a remarkable 8+ million social media followers. Odds are, if you have a social media account, you’ve seen Eitan. Whether on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or even Snapchat, where he’s hosted three cooking shows. Last year, his original content reached more than 350 million people with 3 billion views.It all started with Food Network. Building on his childhood love for cooking, 11-year-old Eitan...
2022-09-2844 min
Salt & SpineNicole Taylor on building legacy, centering Black joy in food mediaHi there, happy Tuesday! This week, Nicole Taylor joins us in studio to talk Watermelon & Red Birds. Plus: We chat with Carla Lalli-Music later in the week—and bring you featured recipes and highlight new release cookbooks. Read on!Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this email with a friend who might want to #TalkCookbooks with us, too:Episode 138: Nicole TaylorNicole Taylor—author of Watermelon & Red Birds—joins us this week to #TalkCookbooks.A Georgia native, Nicole pivoted to a career in food media when she relo...
2022-09-2050 min
Salt & SpineAli Slagle literally does dream of dinnerEpisode 137: Ali SlagleThis week’s episode is a fun one — our first live event since pre-pandemic! Ali Slagle joined me in front of a live audience at Omnivore Books in San Francisco recently. A Los Angeles native and UC-Berkeley grad, Ali started her career at Ten Speed Press, where she worked on several cookbooks as an editorial assistant. She joined the Food52 team after working on their Genius Recipes cookbooks (featured here in our 2018 chat with Kristen Miglore!) and later went solo with a freelance career.A prolific contributor to the New York...
2022-09-1334 min
Salt & SpineKristina Cho celebrates Chinese bakery recipes in debut cookbookEpisode 136: Kristina ChoThis week, we’re joined by Kristina Cho to discuss her debut cookbook, Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries. Kristina is a Bay Area-based recipe developer and writer who grew up in a restaurant family in Cleveland, Ohio. After a degree in architecture left her longing for something more, she turned to food blogging and launched Eat Cho Food. As her recipes grew in popularity, she realized some of the hits were items you’d find at Chinese bakeries (one of the first to reso...
2022-09-0842 min
Salt & SpineCelebrating your Sunday Best with chef Adrienne CheathamHi there — happy Tuesday! We’ve got a great conversation for you today with author Adrienne Cheatham on her first cookbook, Sunday Best. Check out the episode and more—featured recipes!—below. But first, a few announcements:* Our Summer Cookbook Club is in full swing and we’re baking our way through Jessie Sheehan’s Snackable Bakes. Next Tuesday, we’ll come together on Zoom with Jessie to make a cherry clafoutis (if you’d like) and to discuss cookbooks, sweets, and more. Reserve your seat now! * Do you love Salt + Spine? We’d love if you shared this...
2022-07-1941 min
Salt & SpineAndy Baraghani on becoming the cook he wants all of us to beHey there, We’re back with a very special episode for you: Today’s episode was the first we’ve been able to record in-person in 899 days! We met Bay-Area native Andy Baraghani at The Civic Kitchen (our studio home in San Francisco) to hear about his first cookbook, The Cook You Want To Be. We’d almost forgotten how magical in-person interviews are. While we’re grateful to have been able to bring you great conversations, recorded remotely, during the pandemic, there’s something special about how the conversation flows naturally, how an author’s personality...
2022-07-0751 min
Salt & SpinePeeps! We're talking easy, peasy, 'snackable bakes' with Jessie SheehanHi there,Thrilled to share this week’s conversation with you—we’ve got Jessie Sheehan in the virtual studio! And stay tuned: we’ve got an exciting Cookbook Club announcement coming your way shortly.Episode 133: Jessie SheehanPeeps! We’ve got the easy-peasy baking star Jessie Sheehan on the show this week. You may know her from her beloved previous cookbook, The Vintage Baker, or from the recipes she’s developed for numerous media outlets. Or, perhaps you too were sucked into TikTok at the start of the pandemic, where Jessie became...
2022-06-2349 min
Salt & SpineThis is Kwame Onwuachi's America (and we're just living in it)Hi there,Apologies for the silence last week! The COVID fairy finally pulled my card, and it knocked me (and my family) down for a number of days. We’re all recovering over here, and I’m excited to share this week’s conversation with you now! I hope you’ll forgive the delay. Read on for more on my recent chat with Kwame Onwuachi—and make sure you’re subscribed to our Substack to access exclusive recipes from Kwame’s My America later this week.–BrianEpisode 132: Kwame OnwuachiIt really does feel...
2022-06-1533 min
Salt & SpineSheldon Simeon on feeding your 'ohana and the true tastes of Hawaiian cuisineHi there — Happy June! This always feels like the best month to me (spoiler alert: it’s my birthday month! 🦀). It’s probably still a holdout, many many years later, of the school’s-out-and-summer-is-here bliss, but the days feel long, the dinners feel relaxed and homey, and I feel energized.How are you feeling this June?Whatever you’re feeling, we’ve got a great show for you this week:Episode 131: Sheldon SimeonThis week, we’re joined by chef and author Sheldon Simeon to discuss his debut cookbook, Cook Real Hawai’i...
2022-06-0233 min
Salt & SpineFanny Singer reflects on a life defined by food in culinary memoir, Always HomeHi there,Memorial Day is this weekend and if, like me, you’re just getting around to thinking about food, we can help. We dug into our Salt + Spine archives for some grill-tastic options:* How about some Smoked Chicken or Pork T-Bones (two prime mains from pitmaster Rodney Scott)? * Stacey Adimando’s got a side dish covered with her Blackened Summer Squash with Buttermilk Cream Sauce, Rosemary, and Chives.* And wash it down with Grilled Margaritas from Maggie Hoffman! And to ring in summer, we’re offering a special Memori...
2022-05-2437 min
Salt & SpineTraveling the world, one bite at a time, in Renee Erickson's GetawayHi there,Hope you are doing well — I am finally (I hope) recovering from a little non-COVID infection that took my voice fully away for a good 24 hours. Every podcast host’s nightmare! But it’s back-ish (bear with me) in time to tee up this week’s conversation, which I’m thrilled to share with all of you.My long-overdue conversation with chef and author Renee Erickson is hitting the podcast waves today. We recorded our chat quite some time ago and, sadly, the world got in the way and it’s been sitting in our queue...
2022-05-1850 min
Salt & SpineChef Peter Hoffman, a decade after Savoy, still knows What's GoodHi there,I’m excited to share today’s episode with you: We’re joined by chef Peter Hoffman—of the legendary New York City restaurant Savoy, and then of others—to discuss his career and first book.Today’s Guest: Peter HoffmanPeter Hoffman was the chef-owner of Savoy, the farm-to-table eatery in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood he opened in 1990 and that upended ideas about fine dining at the time. Savoy ran for two decades before Peter shut the doors in 2011. (His other restaurants closed in subsequent years, with the final...
2022-05-1045 min
Salt & SpinePublishing experts demystify how a cookbook gets published"People ask me, 'What's something that's changed a lot in publishing, or what's the most important or hopeful part about publishing?' And my answer is that authors have more control now than they ever have had, but that also means they also have more work to do than they've ever had before." —Monika Woods, literary agentThis is the final episode in our four-part series, Behind the Spine. Over the last four weeks, we've shifted our focus away from the authors to learn more about some of the other talented folks who work behind the scenes on...
2022-05-0548 min
Salt & SpineCookbook designers shed light on their creative process"And so you're asking a lot of somebody who's reading a cookbook. You're kind of engaging them, you know, head, heart, and hands, really. It's this very different way of relating to a book than you are to an art book. And that's why I love designing cookbooks because there's a creative aspect to it, but there's also a very practical aspect, too. And you have to kind of keep that balance in mind whenever you're designing." —Frances Baca, book designer and creative directorThis is the third episode in our four-part series, Behind the Sp...
2022-04-2755 min
Salt & SpineFood photographers dish the secrets behind their mouthwatering photos"I put myself in there so people of color can imagine themselves in the kitchen, making those dishes—because food is for everyone to cook. It's not restricted to a certain class of the population. I want everybody who wants to cook to be able to see themselves making things, enjoying them, and trying new things." –Nik Sharma, cookbook author and photographerToday's episode, part two in our Behind the Spine series, is all about the mouthwatering photography that draws us to our favorite cookbooks.Our guests today are cookbook photographer Eva Kolenko and Nik Shar...
2022-04-2040 min
Salt & SpineRecipe testers demystify the process that creates successful, delicious recipes"No matter how perfectly the recipes are written, no matter how accurate you are with all the measurements—it's a different person, in a different place, using different ingredients so that they end up with something slightly different. And I used to think that that was a problem, that that was something I was trying to account for and correct in the testing and in the recipe writing. But I actually now see it as a really beautiful thing ." —Maria Zizka, recipe tester & developerToday's episode is the first in our four-part series Behind the Spin...
2022-04-1351 min
Salt & SpineZoe Adjonyoh on African cuisines, pop-up dinners, and her debut cookbookThis week, we're excited to welcome Zoe Adjonyoh to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Zoe Adjonyoh is the chef and founder of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, a pop-up restaurant/supper club that’s taken place in various places around the world—from London, where Zoe lives, to Berlin and New York. Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen has grown into a distributor of African ingredients and spices.In 2014, Zoe gathered her work as a writer and chef together, bringing recipes from her experiences in Ghana and running her supper club together in her debut cookbook...
2022-03-1741 min
Salt & SpineVivian Howard promises approachable recipes that transform ordinary meals in sophomore cookbook"Food plays into the rural experience in a really interesting way. I think my personal experience is unique because I grew up in a very rural place. I felt shame around being from there, then I moved to a city. I've very much considered myself urban, and then I moved back and have made most of my adult life in this rural place. So I really kind of understand the sensibilities of both groups. … When we have pride in ourselves and our place, then we feel as if we want to invest in that more, whether it's emotionally or fi...
2022-03-0155 min
Salt & SpineVallery Lomas offers baking wisdom, practical advice in debut cookbook"I just thought about so many Black women who came before me who have been cooking amazing food in this country for centuries and how we don't know their names. But the stories of the women I do know in my family—my great-great aunt, my two grandmothers, my mother—I could tell the stories that I do know about them. So that was just crucial for me and, you know, it was very emotional as I was writing it."This week, we're excited to welcome Vallery Lomas to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.
2022-02-1540 min
Salt & SpineWhy Abra Berens thinks grains deserve more of your attentionThis week, we're excited to welcome Abra Berens to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Abra is the chef at Granor Farm in Three Oaks, Michigan, and the author of two cookbooks: Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables and Grist: A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes.START COOKING TODAY: Omnivore Books | Bookshop | Hardcover Cook. | IndieBoundGrowing up in Michigan on a pickle farm, Abra took an interest in food early on. She worked at the beloved Zingerman's Deli in college and, before long, moved to Ireland to atten...
2022-02-0248 min
Salt & SpineRodney Scott brings legendary whole-hog BBQ to the backyard with debut cookbook**Today's episode is brought to you by Chronicle Books. Salt + Spine listeners can use the code SALT25 to get 25% off orders—with free ground shipping on orders over $25—through the end of 2021.**This week, we're excited to welcome Rodney Scott to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Rodney is the owner of Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ in Charleston, South Carolina (and a new location in Birmingham, Alabama, and a forthcoming spot in Atlanta). His debut cookbook, Rodney Scott's World of BBQ, tells the story of Rodney's life starting with his childhood in South...
2021-11-0836 min
Salt & SpineFall 2021 Cookbook Preview with Paula Forbes (Stained Page News) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe
2021-10-2118 min
Salt & SpineIn debut cookbook, Matthew Raiford celebrates Gullah Geeche recipes, family legacy**Today's episode is brought to you by Chronicle Books. Salt + Spine listeners can use the code SALT25 to get 25% off orders—with free ground shipping on orders over $25—through the end of 2021.**This week, we're excited to welcome Chef Matthew Raiford to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Matthew is a self-titled "CheFarmer"—that is Chef and Farmer—and the author of Bress ‘n’ Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer.Matthew was raised in Brunswick, Georgia, where his formerly enslaved great-great-grandfather, Jupiter Gilliard, had amassed more than 450 acres of land by 1874...
2021-10-061h 05
Salt & SpineActor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and chef Julie Tanous build a cookbook around friendshipNOTE: This is a two-part conversation. We suggest starting with the episode featuring our conversation with Jesse (one earlier in your podcast feed) and continuing with this chat with Julie.This week, we're excited to welcome actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and chef/food writer Julie Tanous to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Jesse and Julie are the co-authors of Food Between Friends, their debut cookbook that features recipes inspired by both of their upbringings and favorite dishes they like to cook together.After a serendipitous meeting at a...
2021-09-2043 min
Salt & SpineActor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and chef Julie Tanous build a cookbook around friendshipNOTE: This is a two-part conversation. We suggest starting with this episode featuring our conversation with Jesse and continuing with our conversation with Julie (next in your feed).This week, we're excited to welcome actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and chef/food writer Julie Tanous to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Jesse and Julie are the co-authors of Food Between Friends, their debut cookbook that features recipes inspired by both of their upbringings and favorite dishes they like to cook together.After a serendipitous meeting at a dinner party, Je...
2021-09-2029 min
Salt & SpineIn The Arabesque Table, Reem Kassis teaches a range of culinary and cultural historyThis week, we're excited to welcome Reem Kassis to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Born in Jerusalem, Reem moved to the United States at 17 to attend university—and she was determined not to end up in the kitchen. After receiving an MBA from Wharton Business School and a Master's in cultural psychology from the London School of Economics, Reem spent time working at major corporations from McKinsey to The World Economic Forum.But when Reem had her first daughter, Yasneem, she took the opportunity to slow down and reflect on the legacy tha...
2021-09-1044 min
Salt & SpineBrandon Jew and Tienlon Ho bring San Francisco's historic Chinatown to life in new Mister Jiu's cookbookThis week, we're excited to welcome Chef Brandon Jew and food writer Tienlon Ho to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Brandon Jew and co-author, Tienlon Ho, joined us to talk about their recent cookbook: Mister Jiu's in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food.PURCHASE THE COOKBOOK: Bookshop | IndieBoundMister Jiu's—the restaurant on which the book is based—sits in San Francisco's Chinatown on Waverley Place. In 2013, when the famed restaurant Four Seas closed down, Brandon decided to open his own place. But before...
2021-09-0350 min
Salt & SpineIllustrator Lindsay Gardner calls on 100+ women to answer: Why do we cook?This week, we're excited to welcome Lindsay Gardner and Katianna Hong to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Lindsay's debut book, Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity, and Connection, features interviews, recipes, and essays from more than 100 women in food.PURCHASE THE COOKBOOK: Omnivore Books | Bookshop | IndieBound | AmazonAn artist whose illustrations and watercolor works have appeared in numerous media, Lindsay is an avid home cook herself and began to take a greater interest in cooking after having kids—a milestone that shaped how she began to think about the conn...
2021-08-2537 min
Salt & SpineIn The Chef's Garden, Farmer Lee Jones offers a bounty of vegetable knowledgeThis week, we're excited to welcome Farmer Lee Jones to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Lee grew up in Ohio, where his family has farmed for about six generations. Fresh into college at just 19 years old, Lee saw everything his family owned gone in a day—their farm, their house, their car—after a hail storm devastated their crops, and interest rates were sky-high. At that moment, the family pivoted to smaller-scale farming, catering to farmers’ markets.And it was at a farmers market in Cleveland, Ohio, that a chef approached them. asking...
2021-08-0549 min
Salt & SpineMolly Baz wants you to have fun in the kitchen—and she's determined to teach you howEpisode 110👤 THE GUEST: Molly Baz📗 THE BOOK: Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach & Recipes to Repeat🍴 THE RECIPES (for paid subscribers): Strip Steaks au PoivreThis week, we're excited to welcome Molly Baz to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Molly became well-known as an editor in the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen, where she hosted videos on the magazine’s Youtube page. You may know herfrom the time she butchered an entire pig or when she learned to cook ostrich eggs.Molly grew up in upstate New...
2021-07-1549 min
Salt & SpineClaire Saffitz believes everyone is a 'Dessert Person,' and her first cookbook will prove itThis week, we're excited to welcome Claire Saffitz to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Claire became a household name during her time at the Bon Appetit test kitchen, where she starred in many of the channels’ videos, including her own series: Gourmet Makes. In that show, she reversed engineered popular processed treats, ranging from Sour Patch Kids to Doritos. After growing up in the Midwest, Claire landed at Harvard where she studied History and Literature before moving to Paris where she studied French cuisine and pastry. And that's not the end of her...
2021-06-2943 min
Salt & SpineWith her fourth cookbook, Hetty McKinnon finds community, homecomingThis week, we're excited to welcome Hetty McKinnon to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Hetty’s entry to cookbooks began back in 2011, when she started a salad business, delivering lunch via bicycle around her neighborhood in Sydney, Australia. Before long, she found herself writing her first cookbook to catalog her creations and satisfy her customers, who had begun asking for her recipes. That early salad business built a community — the ritual of delivering a salad would lead to, as Hetty writes, “lively conversation, exuberant laughter and a constantly evolving hunting and gathering of stories and hi...
2021-06-1753 min
Salt & SpineGetting dinner on the table–despite it all–with lifestyle mogul Ayesha CurryThis week, we're excited to welcome Ayesha Curry to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Ayesha is the modern food & lifestyle mogul. Growing up obsessed with cooking, Ayesha always had her eyes set on acting — but her foray into food blogging has launched a massive career.Her first cookbook, The Seasoned Life, cemented her status on the culinary landscape. Soon followed restaurants, television shows, a new lifestyle magazine, a new in-person store, and more! And of course, philanthropy: Ayesha and her husband, Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry, launched Eat. Learn. Play., th...
2021-05-1135 min
Salt & SpineComedy-meets-recipes in Food Network star Jeff Mauro's debut entertaining cookbookThis week, we're excited to welcome Jeff Mauro to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.A Chicago native, Jeff has been beaming into your home TVs via Food Network since 2011, when he was crowned the winner of season seven of "Food Network Star" (and then, later that year, under another crown as the host of "Sandwich King.") And then more shows followed: Food Network’s "The Kitchen," which he’s co-hosted since 2014, and most recently his new show, "Kitchen Crash".A born performer who grew up in a big family, Jeff’s always had a...
2021-05-0741 min
Salt & Spine[BONUS] Loading Dock Talks: Zoe Adjonyoh on Ancestral Roots and Queer IntelligenceHAVE A LISTEN: Loading Dock Talks is the new podcast hosted by Salt + Spine friend chef Preeti Mistry, where each week they talk with chefs, cookbook authors, and activists. Subscribe here.ABOUT THIS EPISODE:Preeti talks with Zoe Adjonyoh - chef, activist, and author - about connecting to her ancestral Ghanaian roots and building community through food, being a queer black woman in the industry, and about some of her favorite West African spices and ingredients.For more from Zoe:Her websiteHer spices (and other fun t...
2021-05-0554 min
Salt & SpineCelebrating Black cooks with The Rise authors Marcus Samuelsson and Osayi EndolynThis week, we're excited to welcome Marcus Samuelsson and Osayi Endolyn to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Chef Marcus Samuelsson has become a household culinary name, building his restaurant empire from Red Rooster in Harlem to now more than a dozen eateries around the globe. He's won multiple James Beard Awards and is a regular on food TV, from winning both "Top Chef Mastersæ and "Chopped All-Stars" to hosting No Passport Required," his show with Vox Media's Eater. And he's written several cookbooks and a New York Times-bestselling memoir, Yes, Chef.For h...
2021-04-231h 24
Salt & SpineKelly Fields // The Good Book of Southern BakingEpisode notes coming soon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe
2021-04-0734 min
Salt & SpineCelebrating queer chefs, authors, and food writers with Jesse Szewczyk's Tasty PrideJesse Szewczyk is a New York-based food writer and stylist with bylines in outlets from Food52, The Kitchn, Tasty, and Jarry. Jesse joined us to talk about his first cookbook, Tasty Pride, a compilation of 75 recipes and stories from the queer food community. June is Pride Month and we were thrilled to welcome Jesse to the show. In addition to bringing together queer voices for this cookbook, Jesse's publishers -- Clarkson potter & Tasty -- also made a $50,000 donation to GLADD on the book's publication. We talk with Jesse about growing up in the Midwest, what it wa...
2020-06-1644 min
Salt & SpineEmbracing the incredible versatility of chicken–America's No. 1 protein–with Stacie Billis*In response to travel restrictions and social distancing due to COVID-19, this week's interview was recorded remotely and not in-studio. Thanks for listening.*BROOKLYN, NEW YORK—This week, we're excited to welcome Stacie Billis to Salt & Spine, the podcast on cookbooks.Stacie Billis is a food writer whose award-winning blog, One Hungry Mama, was considered one of the first food blogs focused on parents and feeding your family. Stacie has also been the Founding Food Editor-in-Chief at the Cool Mom Picks network — and today, she shares her life, recipes, and tips as the "family cook"...
2020-04-2840 min
Salt & SpineChronicling centuries of black cookbooks, Toni Tipton-Martin brings these recipes to the page in JubileeToni Tipton-Martin is the author of Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking and the James Beard-winning The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks.Also in today's show:> Salt + Spine Kitchen Correspondent Sarah Varney cooks Lowcountry Shrimp & Grits from Jubilee.> We feature recipes for Benne Wafers and Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce from Jubilee.--Additional music is today's show is Soudain by Juniore. Today's show was produced by Brian Hogan Stewart and Madeleine Forbes. We record at The Civic Kitchen. Our original...
2020-03-0250 min
Salt & SpineChronicling the foods of Palestine with cookbook author Yasmin KhanToday's Episode: Yasmin KhanThis week, we're excited to welcome Yasmin Khan to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Yasmin is the author of two cookbooks: The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen and Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen.We sit down with Yasmin at our studio in San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen Cooking School to discuss her cookbooks, traveling through Israel and the West Bank to chronicle Palestinian cuisine, and her love of pomegranates. Plus, as always we check in with Celia Sack at Omnivore Books...
2019-04-0935 min
Salt & SpineAndrea Nguyen champions Vietnamese homecooking, from pho to grocery-store findsToday's Episode: Andrea NguyenThis week, we're excited to welcome Andrea Nguyen to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Andrea Nguyen is the author of six cookbooks, including Vietnamese Food Any Day and the James Beard-winning The Pho Cookbook.We sit down with Andrea at our studio in San Francisco's Civic Kitchen Cooking School to discuss her lifelong interest in cookbooks, grocery shopping, and play a pho/bahn mi game. Plus, as always we check in with Celia Sack at Omnivore Books in San Francisco.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:
2019-04-0245 min
Salt & SpineHow Ellen King is leading a heritage grain baking revolution**Today's Episode: Ellen King **This week, we're excited to welcome Ellen King to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Ellen is the author of ***Heritage Baking: Recipes for Rustic Breads and Pastries Baked with Artisanal Flour from Hewn Bakery***.We sat down with Ellen at our studio inside San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen to discuss how heritage grains can make baked good more tolerable and enjoyable for those with gluten sensitivity, what drew her to bread baking, her interest in history, and we plan a pun-filled bread game.And...
2019-03-1941 min
Salt & SpineEating camel hump and preserving recipes with author Anissa Helou**Today's Episode: Anissa Helou **This week, we're excited to welcome Anissa Helou to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Anissa is the author of nine cookbooks, including her most recent, Feast: Food of the Islamic World.We sat down with Anissa at our studio inside San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen to discuss the process of creating this comprehensive book, what led her to cookbooks after a career in the art world, and her mission of preserving recipes for future generations.Plus, as always we check in with Celia Sack...
2019-03-1236 min
Salt & SpineA Southern road trip with Carla Hall, creating a platform for Black food stories**Today's Episode: Carla Hall **This week, we're excited to welcome Carla Hall to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Carla is the author of Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration. She has written two other cookbooks, appeared on Top Chef and Top Chef All-Stars, and co-hosted ABC's The Chew from 2011 to 2018.We sat down with Carla at our studio inside San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen to discuss the road trip she took for her latest book, her path to becoming a chef, and how she's using her platform to tell...
2019-03-0542 min
Salt & SpineAlison Roman on the pressures of Instagram and which lipsticks to pair with dinnerSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart.Today's Episode: Alison RomanThis week, we're excited to welcome Alison Roman to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Alison is the author of Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes and a contributor to Bon Appetit magazine and the New York Times. She also wrote Lemons (Short Stack).After working in restaurants and bakeries in San Francisco and New York City, Alison jumped to food media, joining the team at Bon Appetit and eventually serving as the magazine’s Senior Food Editor, wh...
2018-12-1835 min
Salt & SpineCathy Barrow // Pie SquaredSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Cathy BarrowIt's episode four of Baking Week! Today, we're excited to welcome Cathy Barrow to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Cathy's latest cookbook is Pie Squared, a collection of 75 recipes for slab pie. Cathy writes: “For those of you who aren't up on your Pinterest food trends, slab pie is just like regular pie-only better (and bigger)!” Unlike the round pies you might be used to, these sweet and savory pies are baked in shee...
2018-12-1326 min
Salt & SpineRediscovering your food culture (and Nordic baked goods) with Magnus NilssonSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Magnus NilssonIt's episode three of Baking Week! Today, we're excited to welcome Magnus Nilsson to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Magnus is the author of The Nordic Cookbook and his latest, The Nordic Baking Book. He's also the head chef of Fäviken, his two Michelin star restaurant 400 miles north of Stockholm. On this episode of Salt + Spine’s special Baking Week, we sat down with Magnus at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco to...
2018-12-1229 min
Salt & SpineRose Levy Beranbaum // Rose's Baking BasicsSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Rose Levy Beranbaum & Woody WolstonIt's episode two of Baking Week! Today, we're excited to welcome Rose Levy Beranbaum and her collaborator, Woody Wolston to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Rose has written a dozen baking books, including the iconic The Cake Bible, first published and 1988 and now in its 55th printing. Rose went on to produce other iconic works, like The Bread Bible, The Baking Bible, and Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, and now she’s ba...
2018-12-1134 min
Salt & SpineBuilding a genius dessert cookbook with Food52's pastry-toting Kristen MigloreSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Kristen MigloreIn our first Baking Week episode, we're excited to welcome Kristen Miglore to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Kristen is the Creative Director at Food52, where she oversees the Genius Recipes column. Her latest cookbook, Genius Desserts, is packed with 100 recipes that Kristen says will “change the way you bake." Plus, we stop by Omnivore Books in San Francisco to chat with Celia Sack.Bonus SALT + SPINE Features:Recipe: Cacio e...
2018-12-1029 min
Salt & SpineMichael Solomonov & Steven Cook // Israeli SoulSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Michael Solomonov & Steven CookThis week, we're excited to welcome Michael Solomonov & Steven Cook to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Michael and Steve are the duo behind Zahav, Abe Fisher, and other Philadelphia restaurants. Their latest cookbook, Israeli Soul, takes readers on a culinary journey across Israel; their first cookbook, Zahav, won Best Cookbook of the Year from the James Beard Foundation.Plus, we talk with Reem Kassis, author of The Palestinian Table...
2018-12-0443 min
Salt & SpineNicole Ponseca + Miguel Trinidad // I Am A FilipinoSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Nicole Ponseca and Miguel TrinidadThis week, we're excited to welcome Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Nicole and Miguel are the authors of ***I Am A Filipino: And This Is How We Cook***, as well as the dynamic duo behind Maharlika, the popular and highly reviewed New York City restaurant serving home-style Filipino food.Plus, we talk with Yana Gilbuena, founder of the SALO Series. And we...
2018-11-2746 min
Salt & SpinePortland duo on the natural wines you should be drinking & recipes to pairSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Dana Frank and Andrea SloneckerDana Frank is a sommelier, fierce natural wine advocate and owner of urban winery Bow & Arrow and wine shop Bar Norman in Portland. Andrea Slonecker is a six-time cookbook author (The Picnic, Eggs on Top, Beer Bites and collaborated on titles like Pok Pok and Six Seasons) and a food stylist.Bonus SALT + SPINE Features:Recipe: Pomergranate-Roasted Carrots with Lentils, Labneh, and Carrot-Top ZhougRecipe: Slow-Braised Lamb Ragu with Rigatoni and Whipped RicottaRecipe...
2018-11-2049 min
Salt & SpineYotam Ottolenghi on simplicity in the kitchen and how new ingredients take holdSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Yotam OttolenghiYotam Ottolenghi is a James Beard Award-winning food writer, chef and British restauranteur who grew up in Israel. He's the author of seven books including NOPI, Jerusalem, Ottolenghi and his latest, Ottolenghi Simple, among others.Read More:16 Ottolenghi Recipes That Make Our Lives a Little Simpler (& a Lot Tastier). by Brinda Ayer // Food52Podcast: Simple Pleasures with Yotam Ottolenghi // OttolenghiOttolenghi Is the Title of New Song by Rapper Loyle Carner by Adam Coghlan // Eater...
2018-11-1335 min
Salt & SpineJulia Turshen on the power of leftovers and community cookbooksSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Julia TurshenJulia Turshen is the author of Small Victories, Feed the Resistance, and Now & Again.Read More:Our love was a stack of pancakes covered in butter, maple syrup and whipped cream. And then it wasn’t. // Washington PostTo Change Racial Disparity in Food, Let’s Start With Cookbooks by Julia Turshen // EaterThe Resistance is Hungry by Julia Turshen // The New York TimesBuilding Tools to Create Equity by Julia Turshen // James Beard FoundationEquity at the Table (EATT...
2018-11-0645 min
Salt & SpineThe six-pound, illustrated guide to French cuisine by François-Régis GaudrySALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: François-Régis GaudryFrançois-Régis Gaudry is the author of Let's Eat France!.Paula Forbes' recommendations of other books that break the typical cookbook mold:The DIY Cook by Tim HaywardAu Pied de Cochon: The Album and Sugar Shack Au Pied de Cochon by Martin PicardThe Adventures of Fat Rice by Abraham Conlon, Adrienne Lo, Hugh AmanoChasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking by Isaac ToupsBonus SALT + SPINE Features:Giveaway: Win your...
2018-10-3031 min
Salt & SpineOn Persian cooking and 'accented food' with author Naz DeravianSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Naz DeravianNaz Deravian is the author of Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories, her first cookbook.Writing an Iranian Cookbook in an Age of Anxiety by Naz Deravian // The AtlanticThe New Persian Cookbook That Recovers Memories from Iran by Mayukh Sen // Bon AppetitI Hid Who I Was for So Long. Until I Became a Cook. by Andy Baraghani // Bon AppetitBonus SALT + SPINE Features:Recipe: Baked Saffron Yogurt Rice with Chicken (Tahcheen-e Morgh)Recipe: Smooshed Potato...
2018-10-2346 min
Salt & SpineHow Nik Sharma became a food blog star by centering himselfSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Nik SharmaNik Sharma is the author of Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food, his first cookbook that's full of the food and flavors that have been influential throughout his life.Nik first began documenting his exploration of food on his blog, A Brown Table, which later became a regular column in the San Francisco Chronicle.An Indian Food Writer Breaks Free From Tradition by Mayukh Sen // The New York TimesHow to Write a Cookbook That Gets People Talking by Daniela Galarza...
2018-10-1640 min
Salt & SpineChez Panisse alum Cal Peternell on harnessing pantry staplesSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Cal PeternellCal Peternell is the author of three cookbooks: Twelve Recipes, A Recipe for Cooking, and the latest, Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta. You might also know him from his two-decade tenure leading the kitchen at Chez Panisse, Alice Water’s famed Berkeley restaurant.Cooking by Ear, the podcastThe 10 Dishes That Made My Career: Cal Peternell of Chez Panisse, by Susannah Chen // First We FeastCal Peternell on Raising His Sons to Cook and What He Really Wants for Father's Da...
2018-10-0939 min
Salt & SpineLeslie Jonath on feeding your people with big-hearted, big-batch recipes from favorite chefsSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Leslie JonathLeslie Jonath is the author of Feed Your People, a cookbook that's both a rich source of tips and tricks for successfully feeding a crowd and a beautiful documentation of the reasons people gather together to eat.Four Chefs Share the Importance of Feeding Your People, by Amber Turpin // Civil EatsFeed Your People, by Leslie Jonath // The BlogBonus SALT + SPINE Features:Recipe: Latkes by Susan JonathRecipe: Big Night Timpano by Viola BuitoniGiveaway: Win your own copy...
2018-10-0229 min
Salt & SpineThe bounty of pinxtos and Basque cooking with Marti BuckleySALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Marti BuckleyMarti Buckley is the author of Basque Country: A Culinary Journey Through a Food Lover's Paradise, her first cookbook. The book is part cookbook, part encyclopedia on the culinary history and traditions still alive in Basque Country today.The History of the Humble Basque Country's Pintxo, by Marti Buckley // The IndependentThe Best Cookbooks Coming Out This Fall, by Devra Ferst // Food & WineBonus SALT + SPINE Features:Recipe: Spanish Omelet (Patata Tortilla)Recipe: Shrimp Kebab with Pepper Vinaigrette...
2018-09-2537 min
Salt & SpineAlon Shaya on how cooking saved his life and a new era of mission-led hospitalitySALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Alon ShayaAlon Shaya is the author of Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel, his first cookbook. Part memoir and part cookbook, the book shows how "food saved his life" and how Alon "embraced his cultural heritage" and created a whole now "Southern-Israeli-Italian cuisine."Alon Shaya had a very public split with John Besh. Now he’s ready to open his own empire., by Devra Ferst // MicA Note from Alon // Pomegranate HospitalityAlon Shaya Will Open Two New Re...
2018-09-1840 min
Salt & SpineHow Imogene Tondre is working to preserve Cuban home recipesSALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan.Today's Episode: Imogene TondreThe Hottest Cookbooks of Summer 2018 by Daniela Galarza // Eater‘Cuba, the Cookbook’ explains the layers of cultures that go into the island’s cuisine by Sheryl Julian // Boston GlobeCuba: The Cookbook Reivew by Nick Harman // FoodpediaBonus SALT + SPINE Features:Recipe: Corn ArepasRecipe: Family-Style Rice PuddingSubscribe:Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | GooglePlaySALT + SPINE:Our website is SaltAndSpine.com.Find us on Patreon, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.We rec...
2018-08-2127 min
Salt & SpineTrailer: Salt + Spine, Stories Behind CookbooksSalt + Spine is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan, with support from Nina Earnest and Clara Hogan.Subscribe:Apple Podcasts | GooglePlayOur website is SaltAndSpine.com.Find us on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.We record Salt + Spine at San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen. Thanks to Jen Nurse, Chris Bonomo, and the Civic Kitchen team. Thanks to Celia Sack at Omnivore Books.Our theme song was produced by Brunch For Lunch. For more music, visit soundcloud.com/BrunchforLunch. See acast...
2018-05-0801 min