David and Amy talk to Chetna Makan about the Great British Bake-Off (including the infamous "Mexican Week" debacle), her post-Bake-Off success, and her newest book, Chetna’s Easy Baking: with a twist of spice. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 15, 2022•40 min
Amy and David chat with the phonemically popular blogger John Kanell of Preppy Kitchen on his cookbook of the same same. They discuss farm living, raising twins, and the secrets to being a great host. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 08, 2022•45 min
David and Amy are joined by their better halves, Alan and Scott, for a rollicking, no-holds-barred look at what really goes on in their kitchens. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 01, 2022•40 min
Amy, a self-described "apple nerd," takes David through the fascinating history of apples, explains how to choose the right apple for your recipe, and shares her secrets for perfect apple pie. Leave us a voice message and maybe on the show! Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite . To access the recipes mentioned in the episode, visit Amy's blog and Leite's Culinaria . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subsc...
Sep 24, 2022•38 min
David and Amy chat with Eric Kim, star recipe columnist for the New York Times about his best-selling book, Korean American, the importance of preserving family recipes, and the joys of Salisbury Steak. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Sep 17, 2022•38 min
David and Amy chat about their childhood food memories--his Portuguese, hers Italian--and find some startling similarities. (And, yes, it does sound like David drank three Red Bulls right before recording.) Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Sep 10, 2022•28 min
David and Amy are on vacation, but they've left you plenty of Labor Day recipes from Yankee Magazine and Leite's Culinaria . Plus David reads from his memoir, " Notes on a Banana ," about the New England specialty stuffed quahogs. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Sep 03, 2022•7 min
It's David's turn to take Amy on a virtual tour. This time it's of his adopted homeland of Portugal to explore the foods, sights, and sounds of and where he lived while writing The New Portuguese Table. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 27, 2022•33 min
Amy, a big wild blueberry wonk from way back, explains to David what makes wild Maine blueberries so different, how to cook with them, and why they're so prized. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 20, 2022•30 min
Our friend American ex-pat Adam Cohn lives in London and took Amy on an amazing food tour of the city when she visited--which he recounts for you. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 13, 2022•41 min
Pati Jinich, Mexican chef, cookbook author, and star of the PBS series Pati's Mexican Table and La Frontera talks about the incredible diversity of Mexican cuisine, its historical roots, and explores the complex dynamics of who should be allowed to be the spokesperson for a cuisine. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 06, 2022•41 min
Paul Hollywood, celebrity chef and judge of the Great British Bake Off, talks about his new book, "Bake," the phenom that is the GBBO, his career, and making 1,000 donuts with salt instead of sugar. A must-listen. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Jul 22, 2022•42 min
Cook's illustrated’s editor-in-chief, Dan Souza, talks about cooking as a combo of craft and art, excellent Chinese food, his web series "What's Eating Dan?" and the time a striped bass almost killed him. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Jul 16, 2022•32 min
The self-proclaimed baker of easy-peasy treats, Jessie Sheehan stops by to discuss baking, icebox cakes, and her new book, "Snackable Bakes. "Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Jul 09, 2022•36 min
Say hello to season 3! A lot has changed since the last time we met. Our co-host seat is now occupied by Amy Traverso. Amy's the senior food editor of Yankee magazine and the co-host of the PBS TV program "Weekends with Yankee." Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Jul 09, 2022•25 min
Cookbook author Julia Turshen talks to David and Renee about the joy of feeding others, both in person through her charitable activities and through the pages of her cookbooks .Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Mar 02, 2021•40 min
Grace Young—the wok therapist--joins David and Renee to discuss all things wok: how to buy one, how to season one, and, most importantly, how to cook with one. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Feb 06, 2021•28 min
David Leite and Renee Schettler talk to Sam Zien, also known as Sam the Cooking Guy, about his latest book, "Recipes With Intentional Leftovers," and how to turn those leftovers into something to anticipate. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Jan 23, 2021•42 min
David and Renee answer your Thanksgiving questions about making a smaller dinner, fixing dry stuffing, what wine to drink, how to make desserts without flour, vegetarian options and much more. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 21, 2020•27 min
In this trip down memory lane, David and Renee talk to Seattle Chef Tom Douglas about his remarkable menu ideas. Radio host and author Lynne Rossetto Kasper dishes up some outrageous Thanksgiving disasters and how to avoid them. Josh Wesson talks wines for Thanksgiving dinner. And etiquette expert John Bridges suggests ways to deal with pesky guests. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full acces...
Nov 14, 2020•53 min
Nadia Caterina Munno, The Pasta Queen, a celebrity creator on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, talks to David and Renee about her approach to cooking Italian and everything pasta. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Nov 07, 2020•35 min
Author John Birdsall chats with David and Renee about James Beard and how being gay helped, hindered, and shaped his career as the "Dean of American Cookery." Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 24, 2020•36 min
David and Renee discuss tips and tricks for making pie crusts with cookbook author and pie lady Kate McDermott. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Oct 10, 2020•21 min
TJ Douglas, owner of the Urban Grape wine store in Boston, discusses the Black Lives Matter protests, the resulting damage to his store, and how he used it as a catalyst for change and growth. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Sep 26, 2020•30 min
Grace Young talks about her video series “Chinatown Stories” and how the once thriving New York neighborhood has been decimated by coronavirus. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Sep 12, 2020•19 min
David and Renee talk with Jess Patterson, owner of The Co-Op Sullivan Island in South Carolina, about his best-selling frosés in all their incarnations like strawberry, chile pepper, even beer daiquiri. Plus Jess offers a simple at-home frosé recipe. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 29, 2020•19 min
Baker Kate McDermott , who has written two books on pies and offers virtual classes on baking pie, talks to David and Renee about the secrets to being comfortable with trusting your instincts when making pie. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 15, 2020•33 min
Cenk Sönmezsoy, the brain and brawn behind the bestselling cookbook The Artful Baker, talks to David and Renee about life in Istanbul, desserts, the pleasures of baking (especially brownies), and being an artist. Chocoholics, this is a must-listen. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 01, 2020•31 min
David and Renee sit down with master knife maker Quintin Middleton to talk about the art and pleasure of handmade knives, the importance of family, honor, and a shot at the American Dream. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Jul 18, 2020•24 min
In this episode, David and Renee answer more of your questions about bread baking, plus questions regarding cooking pasta properly, making donuts, and refrigerator jams. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat . Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to The David Blahg at davidleite.substack.com/subscribe...
Jul 03, 2020•24 min
