Everything Cookbooks
Episodes
66: Becoming Your Own Publisher with Katie Parla
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Molly discuss all things self-publishing with writer, tour guide and (new) publisher, Katie Parla. She shares what motivated her to do some d...
65: Podcasting about Cookbooks with Brian Hogan Stewart
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate, Molly and Kristin speak with fellow podcaster Brian Hogan Stewart, of the Salt & Spine podcast. They chat about his career path, the origins of ...
64: 'Do Only the Cool Kids Get Book Deals' and Other Community Questions
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are kicking off Season 4 with an episode dedicated to listener questions. Molly, Kate, Andrea and Kristin share their insights on everything from t...
63: On Rejection and Recovery
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today all four hosts sit down to discuss the realities of rejection. They share their own experiences with being turned down along with advice and tip...
62: Single Subject Cookbooks with Martha Holmberg
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kate talk with Martha Holmberg, author and former publisher and food editor, about writing single subject cookbooks. She describes her caree...
61: Writing a Second Edition with Lukas Volger
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Molly talk with cookbook author Lukas Volger about his career, writing journey and the process of creating a second edition. Lukas shares how...
60: Hetty McKinnon on Writing for an International Audience
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea and Kristin chat with writer and recipe developer Hetty McKinnon about her career, books and inspirations. Hetty discusses how her background i...
59: Lerato Umah-Shaylor on Africana
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kate talk with Lerato Umah-Shaylor, a UK based chef, food writer and cooking teacher, about her debut cookbook Africana. Lerato shares how s...
58: David Lebovitz on the Writing Life in Paris
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Kristin talk with writer David Lebovitz about his career and life in France. He discusses how he went from pastry chef to food writer, how bl...
57: Alicia Kennedy on Expanding the Scope of Food Writing
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kristin talk with writer Alicia Kennedy about her new book, No Meat Required, and her philosophy on food writing. She discusses the proposal...
56: Hybrid Publishing with Vasudha Viswanath
05 Jul 2023
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...
55: Making a Documentary-Style Cookbook with Matt Rodbard
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kristin chat with Matt Rodbard; writer and founding editor of the online food and culture magazine TASTE, all about his career in food media...
54: Cookbook Ideas: Where It All Begins
21 Jun 2023
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...
53: From Video to Cookbook with Nick DiGiovanni
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Kristin talk with Nick DiGiovanni about his transition from YouTube/TikTok star to cookbook author. He discusses what made him want to write,...
52: Matt Sartwell of Kitchen Arts and Letters
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kate talk with Matt Sartwell of Kitchen Arts & Letters, the New York City bookstore specializing in food and drink. As the managing partner,...
51: Photographing a Cookbook Using an iPhone with Susan Spungen
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin and Molly speak with Susan Spungen, food stylist, recipe developer, author and founding food editor at Martha Stewart Living, about her new co...
50: Telling Your Story in a Chef Cookbook with Vishwesh Bhatt
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kristin talk with Vishwesh Bhatt, James Beard Award Winner for Best Chef in the South, about his new cookbook I Am From Here. He discusses t...
49: Cookbook Media Coverage with Bonnie Benwick
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Molly speak with Bonnie Benwick, journalist and former deputy editor of the Washington Post food section, about the changes she's seen over h...
48: Abi Balingit on Learning as You Go
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kate talk with debut cookbook author, Abi Balingit about her whirlwind publishing journey, during which she juggled a full time job and room...
47: Self Publishing Cookbooks with Nick Fauchald
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Kristin talk with Nick Fauchald, founding editor of Tasting Table, creator of Short Stack Editions and the co-author of many cookbooks. Nick ...
46: Andrea Nguyen on Ever-Green Vietnamese
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today Kristin, Molly and Kate chat with prolific cookbook author (and EVCB co-host) Andrea Nguyen about her inspirations, career path and her newest c...
45: Dorie Greenspan on Being Dorie
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kristin talk with prolific cookbook author Dorie Greenspan about her career, process and longtime creative partnerships. She explains her ab...
44: Cookbooks and Money, Part II
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Picking up where last week's episode left off, Kate gets more in depth about the money side of the business with Kristin, Andrea and Molly. They share...
43: Cookbooks and Money, Part I
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate discusses the money side of cookbooks with Molly, Andrea and Kristin. They each share what they wish they knew before starting out, lessons learn...
42: How to Write Recipe Titles
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate talks with Molly, Andrea and Kristin all about recipe titles. They share what makes one stand out, what is an immediate veto and how these have e...
41: Writing a Bestselling Cookbook in Your 80s with Emily Meggett and Kayla Stewart
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin and Andrea chat with Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, and her co-author Kayla Stewart about their book Gullah Geechee Home Cooki...
40: Snackable Bakes with Jessie Sheehan
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Molly talk with Jessie Sheehan, "the self-proclaimed queen of easy-peasy sweets", about her varied career path, how she got into baking and w...
39: Toya Boudy on Storytelling Through Recipes
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kate dive deep into the journey and person that is chef/writer/artist/activist/culinary ambassador (and more), Toya Boudy. She shares how he...
38: Finding Your People with Carla Lalli Music
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Andrea talk with author and former Food Director at Bon Appétit, Carla Lalli Music, all about the voice in the void and finding an audience...
37: Managing a Voice of Authority with Kenji López-Alt
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Andrea talk with Kenji López-Alt, author and Chief Culinary Advisor for Serious Eats, about creating and maintaining a voice of authority. ...
36: Celebrating Colombia with Mariana Velásquez
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Molly chat with food stylist extraordinaire, Mariana Velásquez about their past working together, her career path and how she finally felt p...
35: Listener Questions, 2022 Reflections and the Year Ahead
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Molly, Andrea, Kristin and Kate answer listener questions about recipe attribution, testing and self-publishing. The hosts reflect on the episodes and...
34: What We're Cooking For the Holidays
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate leads today's discussion all about the holiday season; its joys, its tribulations and its desserts. Molly, Andrea and Kristin join in with memori...
33: Becoming the Writer You Want to Be with Andy Baraghani
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea and Kate talk with chef and food writer Andy Baraghani about his debut cookbook and the varied career experience that prepared him to write it....
32: Co-Authoring Cookbooks with JJ Goode
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kristin speak with writer JJ Goode about his career path, collaborating with chefs on cookbooks and what draws him to his projects. He discu...
31: Catch an Agent's Attention with Sally Ekus
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Kristin talk with lead agent and co-owner at The Ekus Group, Sally Ekus, about her career path, what she brings to the table for her clients ...
30: Making a Moving Cookbook Memoir with Eric Kim
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea and Kristin talk with Eric Kim about his intensely personal and remarkable book, Korean American. He shares his inspirations and motivations fo...
29: Finding Your Voice with Tori Ritchie
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Molly chat with cookbook teacher, author and editor Tori Ritchie about her career trajectory and how she developed her personal writing voice...
28: All About Recipe Headnotes
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Andrea tackles the topic of the ever elusive headnote with Molly, Kate and Kristin. They discuss what a headnote is, how they go about writing ...
27: When Less is More: Ali Slagle on the Art of Short Recipes
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea and Molly speak with recipe developer, editor, stylist and writer, Ali Slagle about her career trajectory, her debut cookbook and why she focus...
26: Blogs, Books and Broadway with Adam Roberts, the Amateur Gourmet
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kate talk with Adam Roberts aka The Amateur Gourmet, about his career path, what he's learned from working on his first two books and how he...
25: Inside a Ukrainian Kitchen with Anna Voloshyna
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Kristin speak with food stylist, photographer and author Anna Voloshyna about her debut cookbook, Budmo!. Anna shares how the war in Ukraine ...
24: Genius Recipes with Food52's Kristen Miglore
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Molly chat with the founding editor of Food52 and the brains behind their Genius Recipes, Kristen Miglore. Kristen shares her career trajecto...
23: Talking Entrepreneurship, Cooking, and Identity with Tanorria Askew
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin and Andrea chat with owner of Tanorria's Table, author of Staples + 5, and co-host of Black Girls Eating, Tanorria Askew, about her career pat...
22: What Does it Mean to Craft a Voice?
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin starts out today's episode asking Molly, Kate and Andrea about the books that inspired them to follow this career path and how they'd define t...
21: What We're Cooking During Summer Break
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a quick update about our summer hiatus and a thank you to our listeners for tuning in and joining our community. We share some stan...
20: Cookbook Marketing and Publicity with Lorraine Woodcheke of Hardie Grant
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Kristin chat with the Marketing and Publicity Manager of Hardie Grant, Lorraine Woodcheke, to learn more about what goes on in the secretive ...
19: Do Cookbook Awards Matter? | Charlotte Druckman
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea and Molly chat with journalist and food writer Charlotte Druckman to find out more about what it means to create "good" work and how to measure...
18: Pro Tips from Cookbook Critic Paula Forbes
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Andrea chat with cookbook critic Paula Forbes whose reviews have run in Eater, Epicurious, Lucky Peach and Food52. She shares how she got sta...
17: Making Sense of Cookbook Sales
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly leads today's discussion with Andrea, Kate and Kristin through the opaque world of book sales. They talk about the challenges of getting accurat...
Bonus: Jenna Kutcher on Finding Your Voice and Selling Your Work
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kristin have a quick chat with surprise guest, Jenna Kutcher. Jenna is a photographer, podcaster, entrepreneur and her debut book "How are y...
16: Listener Questions: Recipe Testing, Family Cookbooks, Agents, and Should I Use a Scale?
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode Molly, Andrea, Kristin and Kate sit down to answer listener submitted questions. They tackle everything from title choices, choosin...
15: Will Write for Food with Dianne Jacob
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly and Kate chat all things food writing with Dianne Jacob, freelance writing coach, editor and the author of "Will Write for Food". Dianne shares ...
14: How to Promote Your Cookbook
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate starts off today's chat recounting some event horror stories while Kristin, Molly and Andrea chime in with some of their own. They discuss public...
13: Talking Cookbook Photography with Yossy Arefi
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin learns more about life behind the lens as she interviews author, photographer and food stylist Yossy Arefi. Yossy shares her career origins, h...
12: Photographing Your Cookbook
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin leads today's conversation about photography, its importance in the world of cookbooks and how it can bring a book to life. Molly, Kate and An...
11: Understanding Cookbook Design with Alice Chau
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly gets more insight into the cookbook design process as she talks with Alice Chau, former Senior Designer at Chronicle Books and now independent d...
10: Working with Your Cookbook Design Team
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly leads the conversation about the design process, one of the more mystifying stops on a cookbook's journey to publication. With Andrea, Kate and ...
09: Cookbook Editing Tips from Jennifer Sit
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea dives further into the editing process during her interview with Jennifer Sit, Executive Editor at Clarkson Potter which is an imprint of Pengu...
08: How to Survive a Cookbook Edit
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea leads today's deep dive into the editing stage of cookbook creation. Molly, Kate and Kristin each share their rituals, processes and insights a...
07: How Michelle Tam Makes Visual Recipes
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea learns more about the visual side of recipe writing as she talks with Nom Nom Paleo's Michelle Tam. Michelle shares how her work is a family af...
06: Getting Your Recipes in Shape with Tina Ujlaki
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin gets into the fundamentals of recipe writing as she chats with Tina Ujlaki, her mentor and the former executive editor at Food & Wine magazine...
05: Getting Started Writing Your Recipes
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate leads today's discussion about the recipe development, curation and testing that go into creating a cookbook. Andrea, Molly and Kristin each shar...
04: Let’s Make a Cookbook Deal
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea leads today's chat about selling a cookbook and all the nitty gritty elements that go into it. Kristen, Molly and Kate share some of their own ...
03: Cookbook Proposal Writing Tips
30 Mar 2022
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...
02: Do You Need a Cookbook Agent?
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Molly starts out today's episode with an interview with Rica Allannic, a literary agent with editing experience. Then, Kristin and Kate share how they...
01: Should You Write a Cookbook?
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate leads today's discussion on the most important question to ask before you sit down to write your cookbook: Should you write a cookbook? Molly, An...
Trailer
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Everything Cookbooks! A podcast for curious writers, readers and cooks. Hosted by four experienced cookbook authors, this show will take yo...