Cookbook Love Podcast

Hi and welcome back to another episode of the podcast. Today I want to talk about the concept of your cookbook possibility going on trial, in a courtroom~ So what do I mean by this?  Have you ever been asked if you've thought about writing a cookbook? Or maybe you've asked yourself this question - Maybe I could write a cookbook and get it published? If you have, it means that either someone else o...

Welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today Rick and I send our love and prayers to everyone during this global pandemic of coronavirus. Rick grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rick's consciousness was raised by the region's great ethnic restaurants and local farms. He began in the food business in high school, and after graduating in Theater from San Francisco State Un...

Amy is a seasoned marketing & PR professional specializing in food/beverage, home and lifestyle markets. Amy's expertise includes brand management, media relations, and experiential marketing. In addition to building strong social and digital programs, a key point of difference is her ability to build strategic alliances between brands, talent, retail, and charity partners. From developing nationa...

Paula Forbes is a freelance food and restaurant writer based in Austin, Texas. She reviewed cookbooks for over ten years, for such outlets as Lucky Peach, Eater, Epicurious, and Food52. Stained Page News is her cookbook newsletter that includes information about the latest cookbook releases, book deals, sample recipes, trends, and more. Enjoy this interview as we discuss what Paula takes into cons...

Julie-Anne's life has always revolved around animals and food. She began my life in food on my family naseberry and mango farm in the hills of St. Catherine Jamaica. Fast forward years later with a Masters in animal and human nutritional Sciences and a PhD in fisheries and aquatic sciences, her academic career has covered many aspects of nutritional sciences pursuing scientific research to enhance...

Welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I want to talk about the concept of how cookbooks are sold. We often think in terms of a sale of a cookbook idea to a publisher. But in my opinion, it goes much deeper than that.  Publishers aren't here to save cookbook writers. They can't help us believe more in ourselves. They can't help us connect with readers in a real and gen...

Welcome back to this first episode of  March. Today I want to share some thoughts (and recipes) about March here in KY. We are knee-deep in March Madness for our Kentucky Wildcats and headed into our regional tournament for the KHSAA Boys Basketball tournaments here, so I thought it would be fun to take a look at March in Kentucky, much like I did for Thanksgiving and July 4. Kentucky Barrel Ale S...

Have you ever thought about how your meals, baked goods, recipes, and books make others feel? Because really, that's why most people interact with food, cooking, recipes, books - to feel better.  I had an experience recently with my son's friend who wants to eat a better breakfast before she heads to school so that she isn't starving at lunch. Plus, she wants to fuel her day with a healthy breakfa...

Owner and Chef, Elizabeth H. Weaver is a Marietta Native, a fourth-generation Marietta girl to be exact. Her southern roots can be found in many areas of her cooking. But don't peg her as strictly a southern cook. Building your perfect bite is her true goal.   Elizabeth is a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy. Her culinary training began at age 13 when her mom decided it was time for her to...

One of the foundational things I teach to all my students inside the Cookbook Writers Academy is the concept of Being a Cookbook Writer. Part of  "being a cookbook writer" (who gets their cookbook published) is your habits. And last week we talked all about the habit of cooking, and writing, and using your kitchen as your laboratory.  This means that you are most likely either cooking (or baking)...

One of the foundational things I teach to students inside the Cookbook Writers Academy is the concept of Being a Cookbook Writer. What this means is that we have to think, feel, and act like a cookbook author even before we have a publishing contract. One part of "being a cookbook writer" (some who gets their cookbook published) is your willingness to learn new things. We talked about that in a pr...

Welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about my life as a cookbook writer and how much I appreciate what being a cookbook writer has done for my life. I've traveled to new places, met amazing cooks and bakers, sat at the table with other amazing authors, and had the opportunity to speak about writing cookbooks. I've been able to be creative,...

Hi and welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I feature an interview with author and cookbook collector and self-proclaimed autodidactic polymath, Peter Hertzmann. Peter has been the creator, author, and illustrator of the e-zine à la carte since its inception in 1999.  He is also the author of 50 Ways to Cook a Carrot and Knife Skills Illustrated. Peter is passionate...

Welcome to this episode today as we talk about perseverance as cooks, bakers, writers, and podcasters.    We live in a world where we want everything quick. Better yet, how about immediate, fast, and tomorrow is too late. In an instant-ramen-noodle-style life, we don't want to wait, work hard, or feel challenged. We just want results. The truth is that most book projects are more like making a bat...

Welcome to 2020! And the first episode of the podcast recorded in 2020. Today I had fun sharing with you a passage written by Anne Mendelson and published in the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink about cookbooks and manuscripts from 1920-1940. At that time, many cookbooks were still focused on all-purpose tomes that covered many aspects of not just cookery but domestic and home economics...

Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Cynthia Graubart is a food writer, James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, speaker, former cooking show television producer, and most recently the author of her 8th cookbook, Sunday Suppers for Oxmoor House. Graubart is passionate about food - from researching its origins, writing recipes, teaching technique, to bring...

Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I have a fun interview with Angela Grassi. Angela Grassi, MS, RDN, LDN is an internationally known nutrition and health expert on PCOS. Named one of the Top 10 Incredible RDNs making a difference by Today's Dietitian, Angela's knowledge, warmth, and charisma have made her the go-to nutritionist for women with PCOS....

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I'm excited to share an interview with cookbook collector and baker Tina Zaccardi. Tina is a mom, wife, NY Yankee fan, and competitive self-taught baker. Tina is also the winner of Season 4 Holiday Edition of The Great American Baking Show. Yes, she spent some time last fall in "The Tent"!  Tina has been baking for as lo...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. I'm excited to talk to you today about Cookbook Publishing Possibility. Last week we talked about Cookbook Writing Possibility. Did you know there is a better way - that it's possible you could write a cookbook? You could possibly document your recipes, stories, knowledge, menus memories in a way that you can create a book - a...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. I'm excited to talk to you today about Cookbook Writing Possibility. First, I want everyone who is a cook or baker to pay attention here. If you are the go-to person for a cake for the office party, a winning pot of chili for the chili cook or, or a killer appetizer for the neighborhood progressive dinner, I'm talking to you....

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving. Welcome back to a special Thanksgiving Day episode of the podcast.  When I think of Thanksgiving, for many obvious reasons I think of abundance. Cornucopias. Having plenty. Overflow. Being full.  Refrigerators filled with ingredients, ovens stuffed with turkeys, turkeys stuffed with dressing, and tables filled with people. It's easy to imagine and think about abundanc...

Welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I'm excited to have an interview with Holly Berfield. Holly is a photographer who embarked on a project several years ago. In an effort to read more, cook more, and look for more beauty in the every day, Holly decided to read a book, cook a dish related to the book, and take a photograph inspired by the book. The result of this pr...

November and Thanksgiving are upon us! And in this episode of the podcast, I'm doing something a little bit different. Today I use my first cookbook, Kentucky Fresh Cookbook, to talk about seasonal eating and cooking here in KY this time of year, and talk a bit about goetta, a breakfast specialty item popular in Northern Kentucky. I also dive into Thanksgiving and share 4 recipes from my book for...

When we have a question the first thing many of us do is turn to Google. Google will tell us the answer. Google is amazing, but for finding answers that will help us grow and expand, we have to turn to our brains. My business coach teaches that the secret to anything "better" is better questions - the type of question that inspires high-quality results.   When I ask my brain questions I jot the an...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I feature an interview with Jenny Hartin the publicity director for Eat Your Books and founder of The Cookbook Junkies. Jenny is here today to talk about exciting cookbooks coming up for Fall 2019, her new book, 101 Things to Do with a Bundt Pan, trends in cookbook concepts, and what Jenny's seeing in cookbook design. An...