Cooking with Bruce and Mark

We all have culinary journeys: the ways we find what we like, what we don't care for, and what we're passionate about. We certainly do! We made a career out of ours. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks, developed over 12,000 original recipes, and been columnists for several national publications like EATING WELL. We want to...

Go to the Fancy Food Show in New York City and you'll learn the latest food trends. Or what manufacturers and marketers hope will be the hot new trends. We checked it out for you. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the authors of over three dozen cookbooks. Check out one of our favorites: THE INSTANT POT BIBLE . After our news about the hot new food trends (or th...

We love air frying. You probably know that. We've written three books on it: THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK (with every recipe sized for every size of machine), THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE (for Instant Brand air fryers), and THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE (with over 700 photos, one for every step of every recipe). We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. Besides...

There's been some crazy food news lately! Bordeaux wine hijinks, vegan meat labeling problems, and a global shortage of frog legs. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks with several New York publishers, including our latest, THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE, with over 700 photos, one for every step of every recipe. You c...

Hard seltzer has taken over the market! It's everywhere. And we're doing a live taste test of several brands. Join in the fun! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough with over three dozen titles to our names, not to mention knitting books from Bruce and a memoir from Mark. Check out one of our favorites: THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK . After our hard seltzer taste tes...

How do you find a good restaurant? We've been around the block on this one. For years, Mark wrote the "Report From New York" on the restaurant scene in the city for PASSPORT. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks, including THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK with every recipe sized out for every size of machine. (You can find it h...

Food shortages. They were a fact of the pandemic. And then they stuck around. What's the deal? We'll let you know. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks, including THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK, with every recipe sized for every size of machine. You can find it here . Besides our discussion of the current food shortages, we'v...

Hey there! Let's eat some flowers! You can, if you know which kind. After all, you've been eating flowers for years. Cauliflower, for example. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the authors of over three dozen cookbooks and former Contributing Editors for EATING WELL and COOKING LIGHT. (Remember print magazines?) We're talking about eating things from your garden...

Pasta. So beloved. We've got tips, tricks, and secrets to making the best. And an interview with Vicky Bennison of the beloved YouTube show PASTA GRANNIES and her new cookbook. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks. True, none specifically about pasta. But you should check out our recipes for lasagna in every season in our to...

We love chilis. Not the dish. Nor the restaurant. But the ingredient. That is, the fruit. A chili. Or as some spell it, a chile. We're so crazed about them that we bring an empty suitcase when we travel to Texas or New Mexico. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks, including the best-selling INSTANT POT BIBLE as well as its...

Here's a common ingredient nobody talks about: ice. It's not "just" frozen water. It can make or break some concoctions. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK . In this episode, we talk a culinary ingredient most never consider: ice There's more to it than just freezing water. We'll ta...

Mayonnaise. It's not just a condiment. It can be an ingredient. Grossed out? Don't be! Mayonnaise is a powerful tool in cooking. We should know we're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, as well as lots of celebrity cookbooks (no tells--confidentiality agreements!). In all, we've developed over 12,000 original recipes in our joint career. And they say ma...

We love apples. And maybe boozy apples even more. That is, hard cider and even vodka distilled from apples. We recently went on a hard cider tasting tour around Ashville, North Carolina. We came back to New England with cases. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks with several New York publishers. Check out one of our lates...

There have been some wild food scandals--in the past and recently. We've got the low-down on them. Even though we haven't been involved in any! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen titles, including THE ULTIMATE COOKBOOK with over 900 recipes which still represents the way we cook at home. Join us for this episode in which we talk a...

Living in the country is great. Except when it comes to sourcing ingredients. How do you do it when the nearest big supermarket is an hour away. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including one of our latest: THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE . But we live deep in the New England countryside. Rural, to say the least. A great large supermarket is up to...

Cooking for your dogs? Do you? Do you want to try? We've got answers: our own as well as those from a certified pet nutritionist. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. Although we've published over three dozen titles, we've never written one for dogs! But we're eager to learn. And Mark has made some great dog biscuits from scratch over the years. We've got a new cookb...

Vodka. It summons up cold winter nights. (If you're Russian.) Or party drinks on the deck in the summer. Or just a cocktail, usually with a mixer. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. We have over three dozen titles to our names, including THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK . This is our food and cooking podcast. This show is all about vodka. We give you the skinny on the...

Picky eaters. We were among them. We may have written over three dozen cookbooks but we didn't start out eating everything in sight. We had to learn. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We know a thing or two about being a picky eater. We share our stories of learning to be omnivores. We have a one-minute cooking tip about cleaner work surfaces in your kitchen. We...

Let's keep talking about grills. This episode is the second part of our two-parter on how to buy the best grill for you. Hi, we're Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks and featured instructors on craftsy courses. During our career, we've worked with several grill manufacturers, hosted grilling events, and even ghost-written recipes and cookbooks for them. We w...

Grilling. Let's get to it. We've got the first of a two-parter on how to buy the right grill for you. And Bruce interviews a beef maven who's got great tips for grilling. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks, including T HE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE with over 700 photos. Over our career, we've worked with many grill manufacturers. We've developed...

We love movies about food. Or just the food served in movies. It's always so gorgeous. In this episode, we're going to talk about it from both sides of the camera! Hi! We're Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks including THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE with over 700 photographs. In this episode, we're talking about our favorite food scenes in movies. We of...

Passover is almost here! Let's talk about the difference between "Jewish" and "kosher" food. And talk to an expert, an author of several kosher cookbooks. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. On our own, we've published over three dozen cookbooks, developed over 12,000 original recipes, and been Contributing Editors to EATING WELL and COOKING LIGHT. We're talking about Jewish and kosher fo...

We've got a legend on today's show. Leni Sorensen. We first met here when she was a culinary historian of African-American culture at Jefferson's Monticello. Now, she teaches sustainability farming and cooking in rural Virginia. We're delighted she came on COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK. In addition, we've got a segment on the hard problems of food sustainability in a mass-produced world. We give y...

The good and the bad. We've got it all. Foods that are for the rich & powerful. And gross foods that brands created and that have thankfully gone away. Hi! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the authors of over three dozen cookbooks under our own names, plus more for celebs, plus two knitting books for Bruce and a bookish memoir for Mark. Check out Bruce's book KNITS MEN WANT . And c...

Pantry staples. Some of them can last a very long time. Almost indefinitely. We should know! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks, including one that best represents our method of cooking: THE ULTIMATE COOK BOOK with over 900 recipes! In this podcast episode, we're talking about long-lasting pantry staples you should keep on hand. We've got a one-minut...