Eat Your Words Presents: Saved by the Bellini

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy speaks to Lucinda Scala Quinn of the Mad Hungry blog and television show. Joining them is Terry Diabolik, host of Snacky Tunes and himself once an employee of Lucinda @ Mad Hungry. Lucinda talks about being Martha Stewart’s Food Director, keeping web food content fresh and innovative, and why, in her heart of hearts, pie will almost always trump cake. This episode w...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy sits down with Liz Gutman of Liddabit Sweets, who call The Brooklyn Flea their home. Liz talks about her favorite items from Liddabit, her super-quick trajectory from amateur confectioner to food world star, some chocolate Thanksgiving treats, and the profit potential behind Candied Bacon. This episode was sponsored by Cabot Cheese of Vermont, Dairy Farm Family owne...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy speaks to Todd Alström of Beer Advocate and Shane Welsh of Sixpoint Brewery. Learn how Beer Advocate has become the premiere source of beer reviews and a catalyst for festivals in Boston–from their humble beginnings during the nascent stages of the Interwebs (1996!) to their new print monthly magazine. Tune in for talk about “extreme” beer, traditional beer, and ev...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy sits down with Erik Michielsen and Andrew Osborne of Capture Your Flag, a new kind of website that combines a video database with a sort of networking platform. Capture Your Flag’s goal is to put thinkers and do-ers in the spotlight, with a focus on those who are up-and-coming rather than at the top of their respective field. The premise is that people who are worki...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy speaks to Casserole Queen Emily Farris. Emily speaks about how she took a Kansas City tradition to Brooklyn and started the Casserole Parties: super-hot get-togethers fueled with free casserole and booze (next one is sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery!). She also speaks on her Casserole Crazy blog and her book “Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff For your Oven”, and reveals her s...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy discusses curry and Sri Lankan food with S. H. Fernando Jr., musician, producer, chef, and curry salesmen. Fernando (or “Skiz”) talks about why Sri Lankan curry is NOT Indian curry, who taught him the traditional recipe that became the basis for his custom curry powder, and his experience taking Michael Bourdain around Sri Lanka for some spicy eats. Skiz also drops...

This week, Cathy sits down with Wen-jay Ying, the CSA coordinator for the iconic Red Jacket Orchards. Fun and laughter ensue as they talk about macoun apples, cooking with quinces, and the Healthy Fresh Bodegas Initiative. This episode was brought to you by Edwards of Surry, Virginia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy speaks to Cara Eisenpress and Phoebe Lapine of the “Big Girls, Small Kitchen” blog. The girls dish on their upcoming book about “quarter-life cooking”, plus some past date meal successes and near-misses. They also discuss how they built a humble blogspot blog into a book deal and an upcoming website revamp with their kitchen moxie and teamwork. This episode was spon...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy sits down with Matt Tilden of SCRATCHbread bakery. Matt is dedicated to providing delicious, artisan bread to all New Yorkers and beyond at reasonable prices, and has dedicated his life to the art of baking creatively. Matt talks about his recent “Right to Deliciousness” KickStarter campaign, his new store in Bed Stuy, his newest baking creations and ideas, plus his...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy hosted Matt & Allison Robicelli, the married cupcake geniuses behind Robicelli’s Cupcakes. Their mission was to take the high end buttercream frosting and cake baking techniques found in expensive wedding and “event” baking and bring them to the cupcake-eating masses. Robicelli’s are widely considered to be THE BEST cupcakes in NYC and beyond, and one taste or e...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy hosts ethnic food fanatics Wendy Chan and Joe DiStefano to discuss the goings-on in NYC’s most ethnically delicious borough, Queens. The Asian Feastival is coming up, and the gang discuss why there is no better place to have it than Flushing Queens. The Feastival is a one day culinary explosion–a series of events and tastings and discussions all taking place on Sept...

This week on Let’s Eat In, Cathy is joined by Pizza Enthusiast and Artisan Mark Bello. Mark tells us about his various workshops and catering endeavors, including Pizza a Casa and the Pizza Sufficiency Center. Tune in to find out how you can make pizza at home and why Neapolitan purists refuse to use rolling pins or through dough. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of grass-fed...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy sat down with Matt Greco, chef of Char No. 4 in Brooklyn. Greco speaks about the myriad of whiskey, bourbon, scotch and ryes available at his restaurant, the southern food that accompanies them so well, and what his favorite dark distilled beverage is. Tune in for a breakdown of Matt’s favorite ingredients at the moment, why pickled things taste so good with whiskey...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy sat down with Sherri Brooks Vinton, author of the preserving guide “Put ‘em Up!: A Comprehensive Home Preserving Guide for the Creative Cook from Drying and Freezing to Canning and Pickling”. Sherri offered some very knowing advice on the sometimes scary prospect of pickling and canning, a kitchen process that does not offer the same room for improvisation as...

Cathy sits down with cheese buyers Amy Thompson, of Lucy’s Whey, and Sergio Hernandez, of BKLYN Larder. Together, they crown the King of the Cheeses, discuss eating the rind, decide what to do with whey, and discover why you can’t find a great french brie in America. This episode was brought to you by Whole Foods Market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy spoke to Lukas Volger, the author of Veggie Burgers Every Which Way. Volger breaks down the surprisingly long, storied history of the veggie burger, from its mysterious roots as a packet of powder to the new school, luxe pickled red onion variety we know so well. Lukas combined veggie burger recipes inspired by a myriad of different cuisines and flavor combinations,...

This week on Let’s Eat In, Cathy spoke to a fellow in-eating blogger: Josh Greenfield of YIEATN.com. Josh is a musician who has forged an unlikely culinary career for himself, going from a stint in “underground” catering to a full fledged personal chef. Tune in to hear Cathy and Josh compare eating-in notes, discuss some recent favorites (curry deviled egg bites in filo dough, yogurt-based sauces,...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy spoke to Amanda Hesser, & Merrill Stubbs. The authors of Food52 created a system for vetting recipes, tips and tricks in forums both online and in the real world. They then compiled the most successful recipes and techniques (as voted by the Food52 community) into one compendium: the Food52 Cookbook. Tune in to hear Amanda & Merill describe the spark that le...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy focused on urban, container and guerilla gardening. Robert Hyland (insideurbangreen.org) and Frieda Lynn, veteran-self proclaimed “urban greenscapers”, discussed their work with everything from aesthetic landscaping to edible produce. Their style of spreading all things green combines rooftop and windowsill gardening techinques with an urban “guerilla” landscaping s...

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy spoke to Daniel Bowman Simon of People’s Garden NYC and Evan Schoepke of Punk Rock Permaculture. They discussed the art and science of permaculture and what permaculture means to society. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy spoke to Sherri Eisenberg, Author of “Food Lovers’ Guide to Brooklyn”. The ladies talked about Brooklyn as a food destination. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy sits down with HRN neighbor Terry Diabolik of the DJ duo Finger On The Pulse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Cathy sits down with Brooklyn’s own Frank and Frank (the Frankies). Frank of Frankies Spuntino and Frank of Prime Meats broke down their recent appearance in the NY Times, and discussed the food world’s relation to cannibus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy hosted blogger Deb Perelman & food photographer Michael Harlan Turkell. Deb discussed how she is turning her blog The Smitten Kitchen into an upcoming cook book. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week on Let’s Eat In Cathy spoke to cook Noah Berland and Peter Freeman of Brooklyn Farmacy. The gang talk about NY Egg Cremes, why Fox’s U-Bet is the Brooklynest of syrups, and how many layers it takes to make a delicious croissant. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .