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Salt & Spine

Brian Hogan Stewartsaltandspine.substack.com
We tell the compelling stories behind cookbooks you won't get anywhere else. Featuring interviews with leading authors, we explore the art and craft of cookbooks, looking at both new and vintage cookbooks and the inspirations behind them … the compelling people who create them … and their impact on home cooks and the culinary world.

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Hawa Hassan is bringing bibis' recipes and stories to your home kitchen.

This week, we're excited to welcome Hawa Hassan to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Hawa is the founder and CEO of Basbaas Sauce , a selection of condiments that are inspired by Somalia, the country where she was born. Hawa left Somalia with her family in the midst of the country’s civil war: first to a refugee camp and then to the U.S. She built a life in America, including a modeling career, and 15 years later, she reunited with her family for the first time. Through it a...

Dec 02, 202048 min

Inspiring kids in the kitchen with author Carolyn Federman

Carolyn Federman is the author of New Favorites for New Cooks and the creator of the Charlie Cart Project. 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

Nov 03, 202039 min

How Roman taxi drivers inspired Kristina Gill to catalog classic cucina romana recipes

Kristina Gill is the co-author of Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City . A native of Nashville, Kristina relocated to Rome in 1999. Kristina joined us remotely from, of course, Rome, to talk about the role food has played in her life, how she approaches her work, and where she turns for inspiration. Plus, of course, we’re playing a game and putting Kristina to the culinary test. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode....

Oct 27, 202051 min

A New Generation of Food Writers and Chefs on What the Future Holds

In the final installment of our Food Media Awakening Series—and the beginning of our fall 2020 season—we're talking with teenage food professionals about what drew them to food and food writing and what they see for the food media and restaurant industries as their generation enters the workforce. Oakland-based Rahanna Bisseret Martinez shares her perspective on restaurant kitchens, New York City's Food and Finance High School student Michael Stanton discusses their junior class project and tell...

Oct 20, 202039 min

The Importance of Non-White Led Food Media

In Part 3 of our Food Media Awakening Series, we're talking all about food media: specifically, food media that is not owned or led by white people. With power and editorial control largely in the hands of white people at "mainstream" food media outlets, we're talking with editors, publishers, and writers about the importance of having and investing in Black- and POC-led food media. Food writer and cookbook author Klancy Miller joins to discuss her forthcoming magazine, For The Culture, which te...

Aug 05, 20201 hr 4 min

Building a more equitable cookbook industry won't be easy, but change is overdue

We're stepping away from our normal one-on-one author interviews this month to hold space for deeper conversations around equity and representation in food media and the cookbook industry. Stay tuned as we talk with cookbook authors, food writers, editors, podcast hosts, and the generation of young cooks and food writers. In the second episode of our Food Media Awakening series, we're taking a closer look at the cookbook industry. What issues around representation exist in cookbook publishing? H...

Jul 21, 20201 hr 5 min

What Happened at Bon Appetit and What Can Food Media Learn?

We're stepping away from our normal one-on-one author interviews this month to hold space for deeper conversations around equity and representation in food media and the cookbook industry. Stay tuned as we talk with cookbook authors, food writers, editors, podcast hosts, and the generation of young cooks and food writers. In today's episode, we're starting by taking a look at the reckoning that's taking place at Bon Appetit and other food media outlets. We're joined by food writer Tammie Teclema...

Jul 08, 202044 min

Learning the art of simple, joyful Japanese home cooking with author Sonoko Sakai

Sonoko Sakai is a writer and teacher based in California. Over the course of her career, she’s developed recipes, taught cooking classes, and written articles and cookbooks to promote Japanese food and culture. Her first cookbook— The Poetical Pursuit of Food: Japanese Recipes for American Cooks —was published in 1986, and her most recent, Japanese Home Cooking , features 100 recipes that get to the heart of accessible Japanese cuisine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. ...

Jun 23, 202049 min

Celebrating queer chefs, authors, and food writers with Jesse Szewczyk's Tasty Pride

Jesse 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...

Jun 16, 202044 min

BONUS: Alison Roman & Where We Go From Here with food writer Alicia Kennedy

Note: This episode was recorded remotely. Food writer Alicia Kennedy joins us for a special bonus episode. Following cookbook author Alison Roman's interview with The New Consumer , there's renewed discussion on a number of ongoing issues in the food industry—in particular, disparities in whose voices are heard, who gets access to audiences and platforms. Of course, these challenges and conversations are not new; but the high-profile drama Alison Roman ignited when calling out fellow cookbook au...

May 19, 202031 min

Remixing your favorite pantry ingredients with cookbook savant Charlotte Druckman

*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.* NEW YORK —This week, we're excited to welcome Charlotte Druckman to Salt & Spine, the podcast on cookbooks. Charlotte is a food journalist whose work has appeared in nearly every major food outlet — from Food & Wine to Bon Appetit to Cherry Bombe — and national publications like The New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and more...

May 12, 20201 hr 17 min

Embracing 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 th...

Apr 28, 202041 min

A year of home cooking and baking—and seasonal timpanos—with Berliner Meike Peters

This week, we're excited to welcome food blogger and cookbook author Meike Peters to Salt + Spine, the podcast on cookbooks. Meike is the James Beard-winning author of Eat In My Kitchen and her latest cookbook, 365: A Year Of Everyday Cooking And Baking. And her latest work is exactly that: 365 new recipes to fuel a year of home cooking. Meike has been sharing recipes from her home kitchen in Berlin on her blog, Eat In My Kitchen , and on her Instagram since 2013. In today’s show, we’re talking ...

Apr 21, 202041 min

From flatbreads to the Armenian revolution: the making of the Lavash cookbook

This week, we're excited to welcome Kate Leahy, Ara Zada, and John Lee to Salt + Spine, the podcast on cookbooks. Kate, Ara, and John are the trio behind Lavash: The Bread that Launched 1,000 Meals, Plus Salads, Stews, and Other Recipes from Armenia . The trio are the team behind the cookbook, Lavash: The Bread That Launched 1,000 Meals, Plus Salads, Stews, and Other Recipes From Armenia . Together, they have worked to tell the story of lavash , the “ubiquitous and doable UNESCO-recognized flatb...

Apr 14, 20201 hr 4 min

Harsh winters & vodka pickles: Celebrating Russian cuisine with Darra Goldstein

This week, we're excited to welcome Darra Goldstein to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. In her latest cookbook, Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore , Darra journeys 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle to the Kola Peninsula, bordering the Barents Sea. It's "one of the literal ends of the earth—next stop, North Pole," Darra writes in the book. She travels here to rid herself of any outside influence and explore the true complexities of Russian cuisine during th...

Apr 07, 202026 min

Keeping Joy of Cooking in the family with John Becker & Megan Scott

This week, we're thrilled to welcome John Becker & Megan Scott to Salt + Spine, the podcast on cookbooks. While it might seem weird to say a book — not an author — needs perhaps no introduction, that feels like a fitting statement for Joy of Cooking . With 20 million copies in print, it’s the most-published cookbook in the us and often considered the most popular. And for many, the most beloved. And it all dates back to 1931 — nearly 90 years ago — when John Becker’s great-grandmother, Irma ...

Mar 31, 202049 min

Celebrated cooking teacher Molly Stevens' secrets to simple, perfect dinners

This week, we're thrilled to welcome cookbook author and culinary instructor Molly Stevens to Salt + Spine, the podcast on cookbooks. A native New Yorker who spent a short stint learning culinary skills in France, Molly has written several cookbooks and has been named Cooking Teacher of the Year by both Bon Appétit magazine and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Her first two solo cookbooks — All About Braising and All About Roasting — both won the James Beard Award for Sin...

Mar 24, 202049 min

Fuchsia Dunlop revisits her iconic Sichuanese cookbook after 20 years

This week, we're excited to welcome Fuchsia Dunlop to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Fuchsia is the author of several award-winning cookbooks focused on Chinese cuisine, especially Sichuan cooking. Her Chinese home-cooking book, Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking , won a James Beard Award and her memoir, Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China , won the IACP's Jane Grigson Award. Most recently, Fuchsia published The Food of Sic...

Mar 17, 202049 min

Einat Admony on shuks, stand-up, and running restaurants

This week, we're excited to welcome Einat Admony to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Einat is the author of, most recently, Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking , with Janna Gur. Called an "edifying deep dive into Israeli food market culture and cuisine" by Publisher's Weekly , Shuk features more than 140 recipes from stews to salads to shakshukas. A former cook in the Israeli army, Einat is now the chef/owner of several New York City restaurants, i...

Mar 10, 202037 min

Chronicling centuries of black cookbooks, Toni Tipton-Martin brings these recipes to the page in Jubilee

Toni 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 H...

Mar 02, 202051 min

How the La Cocina incubator has bolstered women- and immigrant-led food businesses

This week, we’re excited to welcome some of the stars of the WE ARE LA COCINA cookbook and the—Leticia Landa, Nite Yun, and Nafy Flatley —to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. Tune in to hear this live podcast recording in front of an audience at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco , which was recorded during our annual cookie swap. Leticia Landa is the deputy director of La Cocina , the San Francisco-based kitchen incubator that helps enable food entrepreneurs, particularly immig...

Dec 17, 201945 min

Hetal Vasavada // Milk & Cardamom

Hetal Vasavada is the author of Milk & Cardamom: Spectacular Cakes, Custards and More, Inspired by the Flavors of India. She appeared on Season 6 of MasterChef. Plus: James Rich, author of Apple: Recipes from the Orchard. *Full show 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...

Dec 13, 201947 min

Continuing a Paris sourdough legacy, Apollonia Poilâne on leading famous bakery

*Show notes coming soon. *Featured recipes from this episode available on www.saltandspine.com . 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...

Dec 12, 201938 min

Leah Koenig // Little Book of Jewish Sweets [Baking Week 2019]

Leah Koenig is a food writer who has penned six cookbooks, including Little Book of Jewish Sweets (following Little Book of Jewish Appetizers and Little Book of Jewish Feasts). Her most recent book, The Jewish Cookbook, is a 400-recipe tome. *Full show 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...

Dec 11, 201934 min

How two CDC scientists redefined pie—and earned hundreds of blue ribbons

Chris Taylor & Paul Arguin are the authors of The New Pie and have won more than 600 pie-baking contests across the country. Also in today's show: Cathy Barrow on her latest, When Pies Fly, and Celia Sack of Omnivore Books. Find recipes from The New Pie and When Pies Fly on www.saltandspine.com . 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...

Dec 10, 201950 min

Sourdough master Daniel Leader on what he's learned from bakers around the globe

Daniel Leader is the author of Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making. In the 1980s, he left Manhattan to open his bakery, Bread Alone, in Hudson Valley and his first book, Bread Alone, won the IACP award for best baking book in 1994. **Featured recipes available on saltandspine.com . Full episode 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 bon...

Dec 09, 201933 min

Alison Roman returns: on cooking for others, creating viral recipes, and DIY martini bars

Full show notes coming soon. New York Times , "Would You Write a Cookbook for Next to Nothing" by Priya Krishna Music in today's episode: "Bad Flower," Bisou "If I Had Money, I Would Have Money," The Basic Income Earth Network 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...

Dec 03, 20191 hr 5 min
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