Everything Cookbooks

153: Making a Niche Baking Book with Maureen Abood

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea and Kate speak with Maureen Abood about her new cookbook Lebanese Baking. She speaks about her Lebanese American heritage and why this project ...

152: Following Your Culinary Curiosity with Emiko Davies

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristin speak with Tuscany based cookbook author and wine bar owner Emiko Davies about her varied career and newest cookbook. Emiko shares h...

151: Capturing Family Heritage in a Cookbook with Polina Chesnakova

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with cookbook author Polina Chesnakova about her newest and most personal work yet, Chesnok. Polina talks about falling in love w...

150: Entertaining Cookbooks

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly, Kate, Kristin and Andrea get together to discuss the new trend towards entertaining cookbooks; what they are, what they need and what problem t...

149: Soju Party with Irene Yoo

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with chef, food writer, recipe developer and bar owner Irene Yoo about her debut cookbook Soju Party. Irene talks about her varie...

148: Heartland Masala with Jyoti Mukharji & Auyon Mukharji

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with mother and son duo, Auyon & Jyoti Mukharji, about their new cookbook Heartland Masala. Jyoti shares how her popular cooking ...

147: The Most Iconic Italian Cookbook Ever Written with Raquel Pelzel and Michael Szczerban

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with Raquel Pelzel and Michael Szczerban about bringing an iconic Italian cookbook to America. The Talisman of Happiness was wr...

146: Cookbookery Collective with Jenna Helwig

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Kate welcome the food director of Real Simple, Jenna Helwig, to discuss her newsletter, The Cookbookery Collective, and her thoughts on th...

145: Eva Kolenko on Photographing Cookbooks

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin get into all things food photography with Eva Kolenko, the photographer of over 50 cookbooks. Eva talks about her new studio setup, h...

144: The Author-Agent Relationship with Peter J. Kim and David Black

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with both an author and an agent about their collaboration process. We talk to Peter J. Kim about his debut cookbook, The Instant...

143: Jacques Pépin

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristin speak with the iconic Jacques Pépin about his latest book which includes recipes along with original artwork. Jacques, the writer o...

142: In Which We Get Into AI, Recipe Testing, Cookbook Comp Titles, and more

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate, Kristin, Molly and Andrea meet up to launch Season 8 with a grab bag of topics, including free speech in the cookbook space, thoughts around usi...

30: Making a Moving Cookbook Memoir with Eric Kim [re-release]

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Originally aired on November 23, 2022Andrea and Kristin talk with Eric Kim about his intensely personal and remarkable book, Korean American. He share...

39: Toya Boudy on Storytelling Through Recipes [re-release]

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Originally aired on February 1, 2023Molly and Kate dive deep into the journey and person that is chef/writer/artist/activist/culinary ambassador (and ...

58: David Lebovitz on the Writing Life in Paris [re-release]

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Originally aired on July 19, 2023Kate and Kristin talk with writer David Lebovitz about his career and life in France. He discusses how he went from p...

37: Managing a Voice of Authority with Kenji López-Alt [re-release]

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Originally aired on January 18, 2023Molly and Andrea talk with Kenji López-Alt, author and Chief Culinary Advisor for Serious Eats, about creating an...

29: Finding Your Voice with Tori Ritchie [re-release]

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Originally aired on November 16, 2022Kate and Molly chat with cookbook teacher, author and editor Tori Ritchie about her career trajectory and how she...

22: What Does it Mean to Craft a Voice? [re-release]

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Originally aired on September 28, 2022Kristin starts out today's episode asking Molly, Kate and Andrea about the books that inspired them to follow th...

141: Season 7 Highlights

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly, Kate and Kristin get together to celebrate the end of Season 7 and over 140 episodes of Everything Cookbooks! They chat about the highlights an...

140: The Italian Summer Kitchen with Cathy Whims and Kate Lewis

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with chef and author Cathy Whims and illustrator Kate Lewis about their new cookbook The Italian Summer Kitchen. They share the i...

139: Green Gold with Sarah Allaback and Monique F. Parsons

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with co-authors Sarah Allaback and Monique F. Parsons about their new book Green Gold. With backgrounds in scholarship, journalis...

138: Writing a Cookbook Based Around Her Ice Cream Brand with Pooja Bavishi

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Kate speak with Pooja Bavishi, the founder of Malai Ice Cream, about her debut cookbook. They ask Pooja about her company's history from s...

137: Being a Cookbook Editor with Sarah Billingsley of Chronicle Books

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with Sarah Billingsley, the publishing director of food and lifestyle at Chronicle Books, about moving up the ranks as an editor ...

136: Cooking the Food of Nigeria with Ozoz Sokoh

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Molly discuss how Ozoz Sokoh, an Ontario-based professor of food tourism and culinary anthropologist, went about creating her new book tha...

135: The Manuscript is In. Now What? with Martin Sorge

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly, Kate and Kristin speak with Martin Sorge, the winner of The Great American Baking Show, about his debut cookbook while he is still in the thick...

134: Cookbooks as a Career with Maria Zizka

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with cookbook author Maria Zizka about writing her solo projects as well as the more than forty collaborations she's worked on ...

133: Why Comp Titles Matter

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode Molly, Kate, Kristin and Andrea chat all things comp titles, but first they talk about a recent plagiarism controversy that is rocking th...

132: Adam Roberts on being a Food Person

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly welcome our first repeat guest, blogger and new novelist Adam Roberts, to discuss his foray into fiction. Adam shares what made him tur...

131: Delicious Tangents with Victoria Granof

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with the self described 'OG Food Creative' Victoria Granof about her vast and varied career in food media. With decades of experi...

130: Nature’s Candy with Camilla Wynne

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with Camilla Wynne, a Toronto-based pastry chef, writer and teacher, about her new cookbook Nature's Candy. Camilla shares her un...

129: Cookbook Dreams Fulfilled with Rick Martínez

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Andrea speak with Rick Martínez about his new book, Salsa Daddy, and his thoughts on the state of Mexican cooking and cookbooks in Americ...

128: Memoir Writing with Sutanya Dacres of Dinner for One

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with podcast host Sutanya Dacres about her debut memoir, Dinner for One, which was inspired by her podcast of the same name. Suta...

127: The Mid-Career Pivot with Betsy Andrews

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Andrea speak with food journalist, poet and new cookbook author, Betsy Andrews, about her recent career pivot. She shares the story behind t...

126: Open Sesame with Rachel Belle

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with Rachel Belle, a journalist and Seattle media personality who was hired to write Open Sesame, a cookbook all about tahini. Sh...

125: Alternative Publishing Paths with Barkha Cardoz

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with Barkha Cardoz about the motivations and intentions behind expanding on her late husband Floyd Cardoz's legacy. She speaks ...

124: Should You Start a Food Podcast? with Maggie Hoffman

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate, Kristin, and Molly speak with Maggie Hoffman, host of The Dinner Plan Podcast, about her varied career in food media and what led to her startin...

123: The Revolution Will Be Well Fed with Corrie Locke-Hardy

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristin speak with Corrie Locke-Hardy about their debut cookbook, which pairs their passion for social justice activism and food. Corrie tal...

122: Start With Who

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this first episode of Season 7 Kristin, Molly, Kate and Andrea sit down to ask the question: What happens when we start with Who instead of Why? Th...

56: Hybrid Publishing with Vasudha Viswanath [re-release]

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin discuss all things hybrid publishing with Vasudha Viswanath, the author of The Vegetarian Reset. Vasudha shares a quick rundown of th...

04: Let’s Make a Cookbook Deal [re-release]

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea leads today's chat about selling a cookbook and all the nitty gritty elements that go into it. Kristin, Molly and Kate share some of their own ...

03: Cookbook Proposal Writing Tips [re-release]

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin leads today's discussion all about the cookbook proposal, sharing her own first experience with the process. Molly, Kate and Andrea each descr...

31: Catch an Agent’s Attention with Sally Ekus [re-release]

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this repeat episode, Kate and Kristin talk with literary agent Sally Ekus. A lot has changed in Sally's professional life since we last had her on ...

02: Do You Need an Agent [re-release]

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly starts out today's episode with an interview with Rica Allannic, a literary agent with editorial experience. Then, Kristin and Kate share how th...

54: Cookbook Ideas: Where it all begins [re-release]

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly, Kristin, Kate and Andrea talk about the idea behind the cookbook. After sharing some shelved ideas of their own, they workshop submissions from...

121: The Burnout Episode

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've noticed that 'burnout' is seeming more and more prevalent these days so Kate, Kristin, Molly and Andrea are using the final episode of Season 6 ...

120: The Realities of Photographing Cookbooks with Clay Williams

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Molly speak with photographer Clay Williams about the financial realities and logistics around cookbook photography. Clay shares what he w...

119: Jenny Rosenstrach on Cookbooks That Chronicle Family Life

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristen speak with Jenny Rosenstrach about her family focused approach to food writing. She talks about her long running dinner diary, how h...

118: Nicola Lamb on Writing the Book You Want to Read

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with Nicola Lamb her debut cookbook, Sift, and writing the book you want to read. Nicola talks about her passion for baking, le...

117: Joe Yonan on Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Andrea speak with Joe Yonan, the Food and Dining Editor at the Washington Post, about his new book, Mastering the Art of Plant Based Cooking...

116: Emily Weinstein on What Makes a Good Recipe

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Andrea speak with the editor in chief of New York Times Cooking, Emily Weinstein, about all things recipe writing and recipe curation for the...

115: Cookbook Trends

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! Molly, Kristin, Kate and Andrea take a look at the past year in cookbooks and share their thoughts on the trends they predict for 2025...

114: Hetal Vasavada on Desi Bakes

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with blogger, writer and MasterChef alum Hetal Vasavada about her atypical career journey. She shares stories and lessons learned...

113: Food, Romance, and Fiction with Sarah Chamberlain

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today things get a little bit spicy and steamy as Kate and Molly speak with debut romance writer Sarah Chamberlain. Sarah shares her experience workin...

112: Writing a Cookbook for Kids with Priya Krishna

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin, Andrea and special co-host Elsa chat with Priya Krishna about her fresh and unique kid's cookbook 'Priya's Kitchen Adventures'. Priya talks a...

111: The Joy of Networking

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin, Molly and Kate chat all about that often dreaded activity, networking. They talk about the stressors involved, their individual approaches an...

110: Sarah Fennel on bringing an online platform to the page

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak all things platform building and content creation with Sarah Fennel as we learn what should come first, the audience or the boo...

109: When Southern Women Cook with Toni Tipton-Martin and Morgan Bolling

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Molly speak about the newest release from America's Test Kitchen "When Southern Women Cook" with its editor, Morgan Bolling, and its forwa...

108: Live at Cookbook Fest: Toriano Gordon and Anna Voloshnya

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're pleased to share our very first live show with all of our listeners! Kate, Andrea and Kristin spoke with Toriano Gordon and Anna Voloshnya at th...

107: Caroline Choe on Banchan

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Kate speak with chef, artist, teacher and writer Caroline Choe about her debut cookbook, Banchan. Caroline shares her career journey and h...

106: Caroline Chambers on Building a Substack Platform

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Andrea speak with Substack's number one food and drink writer, Caroline Chambers, about her experience building a successful following that ...

105: Bebe Carminito on Building Community Through Cookbooks

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak about cookbook clubs and career shifts with debut author Bebe Carminito. Bebe shares what inspired her love of food and her vario...

104: Cookbook Criticism with Leslie Brenner

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate dive back into the topic of cookbook reviews as they chat with Leslie Brenner, an experienced critic, journalist, editor and consultant...

103: Propping, Styling, and Photographing Your Own Cookbooks with Betty Liu

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with Betty Liu about the process of creating her second cookbook which she photographed while juggling a demanding day job. She s...

102: Lara Hamilton of Book Larder

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with Lara Hamilton, the owner of Book Larder Seattle's community cookbook store. Lara shares the motivations behind opening the s...

101: Pumpkin Spice and Hot Takes

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back and starting off Season 6 with grab bag of topics with all our hosts. Kristin, Molly, Kate and Andrea discuss the pros and cons of the (pot...

100: Advice from Our Listeners and Season 5 Wrap-Up

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To close out Season Five and celebrate 100(!) episodes, we're sharing some advice, tips and ideas from our listeners for our listeners. Molly, Andrea,...

99: Eat Your Books

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with two members of the cookbook indexing website Eat Your Books team; Jane Kelly, co-founder and CEO and Jenny Hartin, Director ...

98: Writing Regional Recipes for a Global Audience with Chris Tan

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Andrea chat with Singapore based cookbook author Chris Tan about his new book, Nerd Baker 2 and his publishing process. He shares why he want...

97: Teamwork=Dreamwork with Hot Sheet Authors Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin tackle the topic of cookbook collaboration as they chat with Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine about their new book, Hot Sheet. Olga and...

96: Ken and Michelle from Now Serving Bookstore

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with the owners of Los Angeles based cookbook store Now Serving, Ken Concepcion and Michelle Mungcal, about the crucial role that...

95: Recipe Writing with Real Cooks in Mind

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate, Kristin and Molly venture back into the user experience arena as they discuss recipe presentation in cookbooks. They highlight the need for this...

94: Insights from Literary Agent Lori Galvin

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate, Kristin and Molly speak with agent Lori Galvin about her long career in the food media space. She shares what spurred her decision to move on fr...

93: The Secret of Cooking with Bee Wilson

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate talk with prolific writer Bee Wilson about her new cookbook, The Secret of Cooking. Bee explains how she uses her past experience as an...

92: Ruth Reichl on Writing

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with Ruth Reichl, an icon and authority in the food media world, about her breadth of writing experience - restaurant reviews, co...

91: The UX of Cookbook Design

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin, Molly and Kate tackle cookbook design from a usability perspective. They point out design decisions that authors should consider: packaging a...

90: When a Health Issue Impacts Your Food Writing with Phoebe Lapine

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Molly speak with cookbook author Phoebe Lapine about finding pleasure in restrictive diets and her new cookbook, Carbivore. Phoebe shares ...

89: Insights From Cookbook Editor Sarah Kwak of Harvest

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristin speak with Sarah Kwak, a senior editor at Harvest an imprint of Harper Collins, to find out what the editing process is like. Sarah ...

88: On Being a First-Time Cookbook Author with Michelle Braxton

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Kate discuss author Michelle Braxton's turbulent publishing journey for her new book, Supper with Love. She shares the story behind the "o...

87: Publishing Confidential with Kathleen Schmidt

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with Kathleen Schmidt, an industry veteran with years of experience in editing, publishing, marketing and public relations and ...

86: Culinary Activism and Cookbooks with Lelani Lewis

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly speak with Lelani Lewis, a London born food stylist and culinary activist of Grenadian and Irish heritage now based in Amsterdam. Lelan...

85: A Juneteenth Cookbook for Kids with Alliah Agostini and Taffy Elrod

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristin dive into the territory of kid-lit in this talk with Alliah Agostini and Taffy Elrod, authors of The Juneteenth Cookbook. Alliah and...

84: Do We Need Cookbook Reviews?

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly, Kristin, Andrea and Kate tackle the topic of cookbook criticism, spurred on by recent online conversations. They discuss what it could look lik...

83: A Niche Cookbook That Sold 350K+ Copies with Shelly Worcel

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Molly speak with author and blogger Shelly Worcel about breaking into speciality markets and writing niche, single subject cookbooks. Shel...

82: Craft Books for Cookbook Writers

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate talks with Kristin, Molly and Andrea about the challenges faced when beginning a writing career and the resources they use to help improve their ...

BONUS Re-release: 01: Should You Write a Cookbook?

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To mark our 2 year anniversary, we're re-releasing our very first episode! Kate leads today's discussion on the most important question to ask before...

81: “Do we really test all the recipes?” Season 4 Wrap-Up

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea, Molly, Kristin and Kate sit down to wrap up another incredible season of the show: taking listener questions, highlighting our top takeaways a...

80: From Co-Author to Bestselling Solo Author with Adeena Sussman

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Kate speak with cookbook author Adeena Sussman about her career, her new book and what its like working with Chrissy Teigen. A self descri...

79: Collaborating with Family on a Cookbook with the Wang Sisters

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristin speak with the Wang sisters, Stéphanie, Patricia Ho-Yi and Caroline, about their new cookbook, Asian Vegetables and its recently re...

78: Co-Authoring a Cookbook Series with Darra Goldstein

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate discuss serialized cookbooks with author and professor, Darra Goldstein. Darra explains how the idea for the series came about, how the...

77: Politics, Food and Cooking with Clarissa Wei

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea and Molly talk with Taipei-based journalist and author, Clarissa Wei about her debut cookbook, Made in Taiwan and the inclusion of politics in ...

76: Totally Achievable Zero Waste Cooking with Irene and Mei Li

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with sisters Margaret and Irene Li about their new book, Perfectly Good Food, and the concepts of shopping your kitchen and for...

75: Food Trends: Do They Matter When You Write a Cookbook?

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our last episode of 2023, Kate, Kristin and Molly discuss food trends and how they apply to the cookbook world. Whether it's butter boards, nacho t...

74: Crafting a Drinks Book with Danny Childs

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Molly speak with Danny Childs about his new beverage book, Slow Drinks; its origination, proposal stages and how the pandemic affected its...

73: Writing For the Culture with Klancy Miller

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with Klancy Miller about her magazine and upcoming book: For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food. She speaks...

72: Nichole Accettola and Malena Watrous on Co-Authoring Scandinavian From Scratch

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Molly get into the nitty gritty of collaborations with Nichole Accettola and Malena Watrous as they discuss their new book, Scandinavian From...

71: Building Your Instagram Following with Ara Zada

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and Kristin speak with Ara Zada all about content creation and becoming a social media influencer. Ara shares his decision to pursue a large foll...

70: Native California Recipes and Stories with Sara Calvosa Olson

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Molly speak with Sara Calvosa Olsen about her new cookbook, Chími Nu’am and its inspiration, creation and message. Sara shares her food...

69: Writing a Menu Cookbook with Amy Thielen

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kate speak with writer Amy Thielen about her new cookbook, Company; its menu format, its inspiration and how its voice differs from her earl...

68: A Cookbook from the Tuscan Countryside with Giulia Scarpaleggia

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Molly and Kristin talk with Tuscany based blogger, teacher and cookbook author Giulia Scarpaleggia about the concept of cucina povera and creating a c...

67: Latinísimo by Sandra Gutierrez

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin and Kate speak with food columnist and author, Sandra Gutierrez, about her career path and her newest cookbook Latinísimo, an almost 600 page...