Keep Calm and Cook On with Julia Turshen

Dorie Greenspan in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Oblong Books for hosting this conversation! Dorie Greenspan is the author of 13 cookbooks, including her latest, Everyday Dorie and Dorie’s Cookies. A best-selling author and five-time James Beard award winner, she is a columnist for The New York Times Magazine. Dorie's next book, "Baking with Dor...

Antoni Porowski in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Sixth & I for hosting this conversation! Antoni is a New York Times Bestselling Author and star of Netflix’s hit series ' Queer Eye .' Antoni’s first cookbook, Antoni in the Kitchen , was released in Fall 2019, debuting at #2 on the New York Times’ Best Seller List. His next cookbook, Antoni: Let’...

Nik Sharma in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Now Serving for hosting this conversation! Nik is a food writer, photographer, cookbook author, and recipe developer based in Los Angeles. He is the author of two bestselling cookbooks. His first Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food was a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Photography) an...

Rochelle Udell Turshen in conversation with her daughter Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia . Thanks to Congregation Rodeph Shalom for hosting this conversation! Rochelle Udell Turshen, Julia's mother, had a long career in publishing and advertising, including roles as the Founding Art Director of Ms . magazine, the Editor-in-Chief of SELF , and the SVP and Creative Director of...

Deb Perelman in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Book Larder for hosting this conversation! Deb is a self-taught home cook, photographer and the creator of smittenkitchen.com . She is the author of the New York Times bestselling cookbooks The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Day. Deb lives in New York City with her husband and the...

Ashley C. Ford in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Books Are Magic for hosting this conversation! Ashley C. Ford is a writer, host, and educator who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy , and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Her memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, will be published by Flatiron...

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, in conversation with Julia Turshen about Intuitive Eating and so much more. Evelyn Tribole is an award-winning registered dietitian, author, and speaker who also has a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. Evelyn has written many books, including Intuitive Eating which she coauthored with Elyse Resch and is currently in its fourth edition. Ev...

God’s Love Deliver believes that food is medicine. And that food is love.  God’s Love We Deliver cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people too sick to shop or cook for themselves. They have been serving every New York City borough since 1985 and now also serve clients in parts of New Jersey, Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties. Their work is a model for communit...

Kristina Gill is a Nashville-born food and travel photographer and cookbook author who lives and works in Rome. In addition to her award-winning creative work in food, she is also a humanitarian advisor and supports the United Nations' World Food Programme. Helpful follow-up links: For more about Kristina and work, head here . To follow Kristina on Instagram, head here . For more about Julia's new...

For years Aubrey Gordon, author of the newly released book What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat , wrote anonymously as " Your Fat Friend " about the social realities of life as a very fat person. Her work has been translated into 19 languages and covered around the world. She has written for many notable outlets, including this recent op-ed in the New York Times, Leave Fat Kids Alone ,...

Dr. Jessica B. Harris, award-winning food historian and one of the world’s leading experts on the foodways of African Diaspora, and Klancy Miller, Founder of For the Culture magazine and author of Cooking Solo , join Julia to discuss the first issue of For the Culture , legacy, money, and more. Dr. Harris is the author of twelve critically acclaimed, essential cookbooks including  Iron Pots and Wo...

Mavis-Jay Sanders and Sicily Sierra Johnson, the couple behind Food Plus People, join Julia to discuss their business, intentions, and more. Helpful follow-up links: For more about Food Plus People and to order their products, head here . To follow Food Plus People on Instagram, head here . To support Food Plus People's Go Fund Me, head here . For more about Julia's new book Simply Julia , head he...

Pati Jinich is the star of Pati’s Mexican Table, her PBS television series that has aired for 9 seasons and gets nearly 30 million views in the United States. The show has received three James Beard Awards for Best Culinary Television Program and Pati has also won the award for Outstanding Personality/TV Host. The show has also received three Daytime Emmy nominations and is streamed in 80 countrie...

Julia Turshen in conversation with Vivian Howard, restauranter, star of two PBS shows (A Chef's Life and Somewhere South) and bestselling cookbook author (Deep Run Roots and This Will Make It Taste Good).   Helpful links: For more about Vivian, click here . To order a copy of This Will Make it Taste Good , click here . For more about Julia, click here . To pre-order a signed copy of Simply Julia ,...

Zoe Adjonyoh— chef, writer, activist & entrepreneur— started Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen in July 2010 with a pot of peanut butter stew and the intention to start an African food revolution by bringing African food to the masses. She is the author of 'Zoe's Ghana Kitchen,' a wonderful cookbook. Zoe currently works at the intersection of food, culture, identity and politics and has been driven by the need t...

Julia talks to Lindo Bacon, PhD about connection, compassion, and more. Lindo's work is considered be life-changing and transformative for many, including Julia. They are the author of the best-selling book,  Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight , and the co-author of  Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about...

Julia kicks off Season Four of Keep Calm and Cook On with Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones, the two women behind Food Heaven, which is, in their words: “a multimedia platform founded by two black registered dietitians & BFFs. We help people transform the way they eat and find joy in food through the practice of intuitive eating and body respect.” This episode clarifies ideas and terms like health at...

On this holiday bonus episode of Keep Calm & Cook On: Carla Hall, former co-host of The Chew and contestant on Top Chef, talks to Julia about authenticity, imposter syndrome, and more. Follow-up links: Carla Hall Carla's Instagram Helen Keller International Great Jones (enter the code 'CALM' at checkout for 15% off your order!) Julia Turshen

Yemi Amu, from Oko Farms in Brooklyn, talks to Julia about aquaponics, expansion, and the healing capacity of her work.  Yemi is the farmer and educator behind Oko Farms in Brooklyn, New York, an aquaponics farm that not only produces fish and produce and flowers, but also works as an educational farm.  Our food community is at its best with people like Yemi doing the work she’s doing. She’s in th...

Lezli Harvell is a board-certified pediatric dentist, who has spent her career providing oral healthcare to healthy and special needs children. She and her husband run a center called Dental Kidz, with a Z, in Newark, New Jersey. She’s also a mother of 5 daughters. Along with a passion for good health and family, Lezli is passionate about food and about breaking the antiquated industry traditions...

Lagusta Yearwood founded Lagusta’s Luscious, an artisinal vegan chocolate company in 2003. Over the last 16 years, she has grown the chocolate business into 3 brick-and-mortars— a chocolate shop and a café in New Paltz, New York, and a sweets shop in Manhattan’s East Village. She also just came out with a brand new cookbook titled SWEET + SALTY: The Art of Vegan Chocolates, Truffles, Caramels and...

Alexander Smalls is a modern Renaissance man. A world-renowned opera singer with both a Grammy and a Tony under his belt, Alexander is also a visionary restaurateur who has brought 5 important New York restaurants into the world— The Cecil, Minton’s, Café Beulah, Sweet Ophelia’s, and Shoebox Cafe. He’s also a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author. Most of all, he’s a warm and welcoming host. H...

Alison Roman is a cookbook author, columnist for The New York Times, and all around busy person. She and Julia sat down to talk about the work they do as cookbook authors and what some of their challenges are and also what motivates them.  Follow-up links: For more about Alison Roman and her new book Nothing Fancy, head here . For more about Great Jones, head here . For more about Oko Farms, head...

Bonnie Slotnick, of Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks, talks with Julia about her life and career. Plus shout-outs to Oko Farms and Save NYC, ideas for apples, a curated guide to the Hudson Valley from Julia and her wife, Grace. Show follow-up links: Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks Help Oko Farms! Save NYC Applesauce Cake with Cream Cheese + Honey Frosting Dorie Greenspan on Baked Apples Thanks to Oxo for spons...

' Great Chefs' was a series of cooking shows and cookbooks that made over 700 episodes. Each episode was recorded entirely in a professional kitchen rather than a production studio, and each consisted of 3 segments— an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert. Each dish was made by a different chef and the whole thing was super straight-forward. No bells or whistles or fancy camerawork or anything. Jus...