Eat Your Words Presents: Saved by the Bellini

In today's episode, Cathy speaks with Allie Rowbottom, the author of the harrowing memoir, Jell-O Girls: A Family History. As an heir to the Jell-O fortune, Allie writes about her family's unique story as well as the cultural history of an iconic American product, and how it has shaped the lives of women in her family as well as America as a whole. Allie tells us about the history of Jell-O, from...

On today's episode, Cathy calls Nik Sharma, the award-winning blogger of A Brown Table , to talk about his first cookbook, Season. Nik shares his story on how he began writing about and photographing food, and why he named his blog A Brown Table. He also encourages readers and home cooks to not be afraid to try new flavors and techniques in their everyday cooking, because you'll only learn from ev...

This week Cathy catches up with Danielle Nierenberg, founder & president of Food Tank, a nonprofit organization focused on building a healthy, safe, global food system, and the book she edited Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System. She talks about how farmers in North America can learn from the valuable solutions being applied to agriculture in developing countries. And al...

Tasmania comes to Brooklyn this week, as Cathy is joined in the studio by Sarah Glover and Luisa Brimble , the author and photographer of Wild Adventure Cookbook. Glover is a chef based in Tasmania who, after becoming frustrated working indoors, has made it her forte to cook in the wild—at beaches, forests, and anywhere outdoors, using simple ingredients and tools found in the wild. She teamed up...

This week Cathy is joined by Mayada Anjari, author of The Bread and Salt Between Us: Recipes and Stories from a Syrian Refugee's Kitchen , and the book's coauthor Jenn Sit and interpreter Dalia El-Newehy. Mayada shares her family's journey from Syria to Jordan to, finally, the United States, due to the Syrian Civil War. She also tells how cooking for fundraiser dinners at her sponsor church in Jer...

Cathy is joined in-studio by veteran food writer Joe DiStefano and food photographer Clay Williams for the first episode of the fall '18 season. Their new book, 111 Places in Queens That You Must Not Miss, is a guide to the diverse delights of the borough, including a dizzying plethora of food that has made its 7 subway line known colloquially as the "International Express." From Tibetan momos to...

It's a wild world out there—for food. An avid forager, home cook, and garden designer, Marie has enjoyed gathering edibles from the wild since her childhood in South Africa. Incorporating wild herbs, berries and greens from the field was a natural extension of everyday cooking, as she was taught by her mother. Now, Marie has become an expert on foraging in the US, writing articles on the topic and...

This week, Cathy talks with Camas Davis, the founder of Portland Meat Collective, about her new memoir, Killing It . Camas discusses her decision to learn about the traditions of animal butchery in Southern France after losing her job as a food reporter, and becoming a teacher in whole animal butchery to better connect consumers & eaters with their food system. Camas says that her book is writ...

This week, hear from Lillian Li , author of the critically-acclaimed debut novel, Number One Chinese Restaurant. Centered around a multi-generational cast of characters in a Chinese restaurant in America, the novel weaves plots about family, love, and loss. Lillian tells Cathy about why it's exciting to be publishing a book about a topic that's such a fertile ground for narrative but hasn't been e...

This week, Cathy talks with Eddie Hernandez, Executive Chef and co-owner of Taqueria Del Sol restaurants in the South, on his unique take on Mexican and Southern food. Eddie talks about his experience as an immigrant, working his way up from a dishwasher to line cook and learning English, and how his recipes reflect his open attitude toward learning and incorporating from cultures. He also shares...

On this Father's Day episode, Cathy is joined by Chef Edward Lee , the owner of 3 restaurants in Kentucky, culinary director of Succotash in Washington D.C., and author of the cookbook Smoke + Pickles. Edward pays tribute to the legacy of his friend Anthony Bourdain. And he talks about his memoir, Buttermilk Graffiti, which highlights new ethnic cuisines throughout America. Edward talks about how...

This week, Cathy talks to Kristin Lawless , a Certified Nutrition Educator and author of Formerly Known as Food , about how vastly different our food today is from 75 years ago. From the role that industry has played in science and nutrition awareness, to recent studies on a vast category of chemicals in our diet known as endocrine disruptors, Kristin shares her surprising research on a number of...

This week, Cathy sits down with Von Diaz , a radio producer and the author of Coconuts & Collards. Guided by generations of female survivors, Von breathes new life into the cuisine of Puerto Rico and the American South in her recipes, and shares their stories in this highly narrative book. Listen to their discussion on why food is the perfect focal point for storytelling, and the importance of...

Maya Wilson, is a cookbook author and food columnist living in Alaska. She is the author of the blog, and recently released cookbook, Alaska From Scratch. Maya and her family transplanted from California to Alaska. They sold almost everything they had and, with two suitcases per person, flew to our new home on Alaska’s gorgeous Kenai Peninsula. Starting over from scratch has been the adventure of...

This week Cathy is joined by veteran cookbook author and sustainable food advocate, Mark Bittman , to chat about his latest book How to Grill Everything. Mark looks back at a career in Food writing while sharing his simple tips and unexpected recipes to propel your summer barbecues. Eat Your Words is powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

This Mother's Day, Cathy is joined in-studio by Mark Kurlansky , best-selling author of 31 books including Salt and Cod. In his latest, Milk, Mark explores the ongoing debates around dairy consumption and production. Hear why this one food inspired so much disagreement throughout history. Eat Your Words is powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

In the summer season premiere of Eat Your Words, Cathy is joined in-studio by Virginia Willis , a James Beard-Award-winning author of 5 cookbooks, to discuss her latest: Secrets of the Southern Table. Virginia shares how much of a departure this book is from her rest, as she seeks to expose Southern cooking as the multicultural cuisine that it is. From Chinese immigrants to African ingredients cul...

In this week’s episode of Eat Your Words, host Cathy Erway is joined by Tamar Adler , author of Something Old, Something New: Classic Recipes Revised. Tamar shares what she loves about vintage cookbooks: the physical artifacts, the poetry of cooking terms we no longer use, and the mystery of recipes without standardized measurements. Listen in to find inspiration in the history of home cooking. Ea...

In this week's episode of  Eat Your Words , host Cathy Erway is joined by Maggie Hoffman, author of The One Bottle Cocktail . She tells us how to make cocktails approachable in the home; how to pair food and cocktails; and the magic of bringing back the cocktail hour. We're delighted to share one of Maggie's recipes; courtesy of One Bottle Cocktails, by Maggie Hoffman, 2018 Ten Speed Press: SLIP...

In this week's episode of  Eat Your Words , host Cathy Erway is joined by activist Eric Holt-Giménez, author of A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism: Understanding the Political Economy of What We Eat. Drawing from classical and modern analyses, A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism introduces the reader to the history of our food system and to the basics of capitalism. In straightforward prose, Holt-Giménez...

Host Cathy Erway is joined in the studio by Ruby Tandoh, author of the new book Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want . Eat Up is filled with sympathetic advice on everything from mental health to recipe ideas and baking tips. She dives into these issues and more, including the joy derived from Cadbury Creamsicles. Eat Your Words is powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art...

Host Cathy Erway is joined in the studio by Alana Chernila, author of the new book  Eating from the Ground Up: Recipes for Simple, Perfect Vegetables . With more than 100 versatile recipes, Eating from the Ground Up teaches you how to get the most out of your vegetables, just in time for farmers market season. Eat Your Words is powered by Simplecast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

On this week's episode of Eat Your Words , host Cathy Erway is joined by historian Rae Katherine Eighmey, author of Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin: A Founding Father's Culinary Adventures. In this remarkable work, Eighmey presents Franklin's delight and experimentation with food throughout his life. At age sixteen, he began dabbling in vegetarianism. Franklin is known for his scientific d...

In this week's episode of Eat Your Words , Cathy is joined by writer Leyla Moushabeck, author of The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes that Make America Great. In these times of troubling anti-immigrant rhetoric, Moushabeck's beautifully photographed cookbook offers a culinary celebration of the many ethnic groups that have contributed to America s vibrant food culture. The book features appetizers, ent...

On this week's episode of  Eat Your Words , host Cathy Erway is joined by food writer Jonathan Kauffman. In his book Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat Kauffman journeys back more than half a century—to the 1960s and 1970s—to tell the story of how a coterie of unusual men and women embraced an alternative lifestyle that would ultimately ch...