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Today, we're excited to welcome ALICE FEIRING to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks, in our first-ever DRINKS WEEK. This week, we're releasing four all-new episodes with some of the leading authors of recent cocktail and wine books.Alice Feiring is the James Beard-winning author of seven books on wine, including her latest, Natural Wine for the People: What It Is, Where to Find It, How to Love It. She has been the leading voice of natural wine for nearly two decades. She is the creator of The Feiring Line, the world's first independent natural wine newsletter. In today's show, we talk with Alice about the history of natural wine and the current natural wine movement, about how she's used her powerful voice to challenge and change a male-dominated industry, and of course play a wine-themed game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get full access to Salt + Spine at saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe

Today, we're excited to welcome CHRISTIAAN RÖLLICH to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks, in our first-ever DRINKS WEEK. This week, we're releasing four all-new episodes with some of the leading authors of recent cocktail and wine books.Christiaan Röllich oversees the bar program for Suzanne Goin's Lucques restaurant group, which includes Los Angeles spots A.O.C., Tavern, and Lucques. His first cookbook is Bar Chef: Handcrafted Cocktails. In today's show, we'll talk with Christiaan about the influence bars had on him at an early age, what led him to bartending, and how he approaches his work as a "bar chef." Plus, we'll play a cocktail-themed game!ALSO IN TODAY'S SHOW:> RECIPES: Find recipes two cocktails from Bar Chef on SaltAndSpine.com.> COMMENTARY: We check in with Celia Sack at Omnivore Books in San Francisco.--Get the Book: Omnivore Books | Amazon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get full access to Salt + Spine at saltandspine.substack.com/sub

This week, we're excited to welcome LAZARUS LYNCH to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Lazarus is a two-time winner of Chopped and host of Snapchat's first-ever cooking show. His first cookbook is Son of a Southern Chef. In today's show, we'll talk with Lazarus about how he got his start (and his foot in the door at Food Network), where he finds inspiration, and how he approached his first cookbook. Plus: We'll play Salt + Spine game with Lazarus.ALSO IN TODAY'S SHOW:> IN THE KITCHEN: Salt + Spine Kitchen Correspondent Sarah Varney cooks up two side dishes from Lazarus' book for a pig roast in Sonoma County, CA.> FROM THE LIBRARY: Great Jones' Sierra Tishgart joins us to discuss a vintage cookbook from the Great Jones library. Tune in as we explore the 1981 Celebrity Cookbook by Johna Blinn – and get a look inside on the Great Jones Instagram.> COMMENTARY: We check in with Celia Sack at Omnivore Books in San Francisco to discuss soul food and Southern food. --Get the Bo

This week, we're excited to welcome ALLISON AREVALO to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. This week's show was recorded live in front of an audience at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco.Allison is the so-called “Mac-and-Cheese Maven” behind Homeroom, the Oakland, CA restaurant she co-opened in 2010. After seven years, she stepped back—selling off her shares to spend more time with family and friends—and found herself hosting weekly Pasta Friday dinners at her home.Allison’s second cookbook, The Pasta Friday Cookbook: Let’s Eat Together, pulls together 52 of her favorite pasta and sauce combinations (she never repeats a pasta shape!) along with salads and side dishes. Her first cookbook is The Mac + Cheese Cookbook.In today’s show, Allison joined us for a live pasta dinner at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco, where we discussed how “what’s the worst that could happen” approach to life, her pivot from Homeroom to Pasta

This week, we're excited to welcome ADEENA SUSSMAN to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Adeena is the author of Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen and has co-authored or collaborated on a dozen other cookbooks, including Chrissy Teigen's books and The Spinkles Baking Book with Candace Nelson—all New York Times best sellers.In today's show, we're talking with Adeena about how moving to Tel Aviv and living steps from the historic and bustling Carmel Market influenced her cooking, about the trendiness of Israeli cooking in the U.S., and about how she approaches her work as a cookbook author.ALSO IN TODAY'S SHOW:> IN THE KITCHEN: Salt + Spine Kitchen Correspondent Sarah Varney cooks from Sababa with her son Fountain and friends. Tune in to hear them make Cinnamony Smokey Eggplant P'titim.> FROM THE LIBRARY: Great Jones' Sierra Tishgart joins us to discuss a vintage cookbook from the Great Jones library. Tune in as we explore the 1958 LIFE Picture Cook Book –

This week, we're excited to welcome CAROLYN JUNG, NORA HARON, JEN BIESTY, and ANGELO SMITH to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Carolyn is the author of East Bay Cooks: Signature Recipes from the Best Restaurants, Bars, and Bakeries, which features 40+ chefs including Bijan's Nora Haron, Shakewell's Jen Biesty, and Pizza Antica's Angelo Smith.In today's live show, we joined Carolyn and the chefs at the book launch party at Neyborly in Oakland's Jack London Square. We talk the importance of the East Bay dining scene, memorable cookbooks, and play an East Bay celebrity game. Plus: Recipes for Nora Haron's Laksa and Angelo Smith's Warm Brussels Sprout Salad.GET THE BOOK: Omnivore Books (signed!) | Amazon  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get full access to Salt + Spine at saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe

This week, we're excited to welcome STACY ADIMANDO to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Stacy is the author of Piatti: Plates and Platters for Sharing, Inspired by Italy and former executive editor of Saveur, Food Editor of Every Day with Rachael Ray, and recipes editor for Food Network. She co-authored the James Beard-winning cookbook, Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen.GET COOKING: Bookshop | AmazonIn today’s show, we’re talking with Stacy about her approach to antipasti, the process of including family recipes in her book, and what she thinks about the state of cookbooks. Plus: An antipasti game! Get full access to Salt + Spine at saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe

This week, we're excited to welcome MARIA ZIZKA to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Maria is the author of The Newlywed Table: A Cookbook to Start Your Life Together. She has worked on around a dozen other cookbooks, including Tartine All Day, Everything I Want to Eat, and This Is Camino.In 2018, Forbes named her one of the 30 Most Influential People In Food & Drink Under 30.In today’s show, we’re talking with Maria about what led her from thinking she would become a doctor to a culinary program in Italy — how she has approached co-writing cookbooks with chefs — and what books and authors have inspired her. Plus, we’re playing a Newlywed-themed game!Also in today’s show, we’re chatting with the food-obsessed Chicago couple behind the popular Cooking The Books blog about the cookbooks they’ve been working through recently.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:Recipe: Braised Chicken Legs with Green Olives and Lime GremolataRecipe: Summer-on-a-Platt

This week, we're excited to welcome ALEKSANDRA CRAPANZANO to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Aleksandra is the author of Eat. Cook. LA. Recipes from the City of Angels. She's a screenwriter and food writer, penning a food column for the Wall Street Journal. Her first cookbook was The London Cookbook: Recipes from the Restaurants, Cafés, and Hole-in-the-Wall Gems of a Modern City. She’s the recipient of the MFK Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing from the James Beard Foundation.In Eat. Cook. LA., Aleksandra writes that Los Angeles is a city that has "long been almost suspicious of food" and with a "bad case of culinary insecurity." But today, she writes, "the City of Angels is now sparkling with culinary stardust."In today's show, we're talking with Aleksandra about the transformation of Los Angeles' dining scene, including the roles of Hollywood and the streaming industry, and the rise of farmers' markets and juice bars. Plus, we're talking about the role cookbooks and writ

This week, we’re excited to welcome SARAH COPELAND to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks.Sarah is the author of Every Day is Saturday, Recipes + Strategies for Easy Cooking, Every Day of the Week She also wrote The Newlywed Cookbook: Fresh Ideas and Modern Recipes for Cooking With and for Each Other and Feast: Generous Vegetarian Meals for Any Eater and Every Appetite.The former Food Director of Real Simple magazine, Sarah has also worked for Oprah Magazine and helped launch Food Network Magazine. Today, her recipes appear in outlets including The New York Times and Saveur.In today’s episode, we talk with Sarah about how she develops recipes, how a Diana Henry cookbook impacted her, and how she tackles weekend-style cooking on weeknights.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:Recipe: Johnny Cakes with Rhubarb and Sour CherriesRecipe: A Chocolate Chip Cookie for Modern TimesBuy the Book: Omnivore Books | Amazon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get full access to Salt +

This week, we’re excited to welcome **ANNA FRANCESE GASS **to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks.Anna is the author of Heirloom Kitchen: Heritage Recipes and Family Stories from the Tables of Immigrant Women.Anna was born in Italy and grew up in the United States. After going to culinary school and working for major food companies, she realized she didn’t know how to make her mother's meatballs—a recipe that wasn’t written down, but held in her mothers’ memory. And that launched a multi-year project, chronicling the stories and recipes of immigrant women.In today’s episode, we’re talking with Anna about the process of joining 45 women in their kitchens to learn their recipes and family stories, about what led her to food and food media in the first place, and why she believes America is less of a melting pot and more of a stained glass.Also in today’s show:We’re stopping by OMNIVORE BOOKS in San Francisco to chat with CELIA SACK.Bonus Salt +

This week, we’re excited to welcome TODD RICHARDS to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks.Todd is the chef-owner of Richards' Southern Fried in Atlanta's Krog Street Market and culinary director of two fo the most lauded airport restaurants in the country: One Flew South and Chicken+Beer, both in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.Todd's first cookbook, Soul: A Chef's Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes, explores his culinary roots and shares his inventive takes on classics. Todd calls this cookbook his "homage to the cuisine of my family" as well as a "testament to what I've discovered on my journey as a chef."In today’s episode, we’re talking with Todd about his culinary arts career, what he learned about family while putting together his first cookbook, and what chefs have been influential to him.Also in today’s show:We’re stopping by OMNIVORE BOOKS in San Francisco to chat with CELIA SACK.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:Recipe: Shrimp Hot Chicken-StyleBuy the Book: A

This week, we’re excited to welcome ELIZABETH MINCHILLI to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks.Elizabeth is the author of nine books, including three cookbooks. Her latest cookbook, The Italian Table, is a resource for entertaining the Italian way. Chronicling a dozen unique menus and dinners Elizabeth created across the country, the book is a guide to hosting Italian-style dinners in your own home.In today’s episode, we’re talking with Elizabeth about her latest book, about Italian dining culture and rules, and how she approaches her cookbooks.Also in today’s show:We’re catching up with food writer and cookbook reviewer PAULA FORBES to discuss a seminal baking book being reissued this year.And: We’re stopping by OMNIVORE BOOKS in San Francisco to chat with CELIA SACK.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:Recipe: Torta di Spinaci (Spinach Tart)Recipe: Rotolini di Zucchini con Ricotta (Ricotta-Stuffed Zucchini)Buy the Book: Amazon and Barnes & Noble See acast.com/pri

This week, we’re excited to welcome KAUSAR AHMED to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks.Kausar is a chef, educator, and food stylist. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan and her debut cookbook, The Karachi Kitchen: Classic and Contemporary Flavors of Pakistan, explores the flavors of her hometown. She is also the founder of Kitchen Craft, an organization that offers nutrition/cooking classes to women and youth in Karachi's high-risk communities.In today’s show, we’re talking with Kausar about Karachi cuisine, her process to self-publishing her cookbook, and how she's leaning into her role as an educator.Also in today’s show:We’re catching up with food writer and cookbook reviewer PAULA FORBES to discuss this fall’s upcoming cookbooks.And we're chatting with CELIA SACK at Omnivore Books.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:Recipe: Lentil & Rice PilafRecipe: Raita (Yogurt Sauce)Buy the Book: Signed copies! from Omnivore Books || Also available from Amazon and Barnes &a

This week, we’re excited to welcome TYLER MALEK to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks.Tyler is the head ice cream maker (and co-founder) of SALT & STRAW, the ingredient-focused scoop shop from Portland, Oregon. Tyler opened Salt & Straw with his cousin in 2011. Working with local farmers, chefs, chocolatiers, and brewers, Tyler has invented hundreds of ice cream flavors (many of them award-winning combos.) His first cookbook is the Salt & Straw Ice Cream Cookbook.In today’s show, we’re talking with Tyler about the humble origins of Salt & Straw, about his appreciation for the creative constraints of ice cream making, and playing a flavor creation game.Also in today’s show:We’re catching up with food writer and cookbook reviewer PAULA FORBES to discuss this fall’s upcoming cookbooks.And:We’re stopping by OMNIVORE BOOKS in San Francisco to chat with CELIA SACK.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:Recipe: Goat Cheese Marionberry Habanero Ice CreamRe

This week, we’re excited to welcome ED LEVINE and the STARS OF SERIOUS EATS—J. Kenji López-Alt, Maggie Hoffman, and Carey Jones—to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks.This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco.Ed Levine is the founder of Serious Eats, the James Beard-winning food website, and author of Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption.J. Kenji López-Alt is the chief culinary consultant for Serious Eats and author of James Beard-winning The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.Carey Jones is a former managing editor and New York editor for Serious Eats. She’s the author of Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits and Be Your Own Bartender: A Surefire Guide to Finding (and Making) Your Perfect Cocktail.Maggie Hoffman is the founding editor of Serious Eats: Drinks and a former managing editor of the site. She’s the author of The One-Bottle Cocktai

This week, we're excited to welcome Priya Krishna to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Priya is the author of Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family with Ritu Krishna and a contributor to the New York Times, Bon Appetit, and The New Yorker.Bonus Salt + Spine Features:Recipe: Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Green Pea ChutneyRecipe: Roti PizzaGet the Cookbook: AmazonRead More:Why I'm Writing a Cookbook About My Mom, an Indian Food Genius [Saveur]A Modern American Cookbook: Q&A with Priya Krishna [Roads & Kingdoms]How My Mother's Travels Shaped My World View [Conde Nast Traveler]A Mother-Daughter Duo Teaches Indian Cooking for Amateurs [Food & Wine] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get full access to Salt + Spine at saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe

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This week, we're excited to welcome Gabriela Cámara to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks, in our first-ever live podcast taping in front of an audience at Omnivore Books in San Francisco.Gabriela is the chef-owner of the famed seafood restaurant Contramar (Mexico City) and Cala (San Francisco). Her first cookbook, My Mexico City Kitchen, brings her “vegetable-forward, legume-loving, seafood-centric style” to your home kitchen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get full access to Salt + Spine at saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe

This week, we're excited to welcome Ruth Reichl to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks.Ruth was the final editor of Gourmet magazine and is the author of Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir and My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My LifeRuth is also the author of Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Restaurant Critic in Disguise, For You, Mom. Finally., Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table, and Delicious!: A Novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get full access to Salt + Spine at saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe