Brian Hogan Stewart

Salt & Spine

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We tell the compelling stories behind cookbooks you won't get anywhere else. Featuring interviews with leading authors, we explore the art and craft of cookbooks, looking at both new and vintage cookbooks and the inspirations behind them … the compelling people who create them … and their impact on home cooks and the culinary world. saltandspine.substack.com

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Brian Hogan Stewart

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Arts

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saltandspine.substack.com

Latest episode

Jan 22, 2026

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Episodes

Lazarus Lynch on early success, family recipes, and breaking the cookbook mold 22.10.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome LAZARUS LYNCH to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Lazarus is a two-time winner of Chopped and host of Snapchat's first-ever cooking show. His first cookbook is Son of a Southern Chef. In today's show, we'll talk with Lazarus about how he got his start (and his foot in the door at Food Network), where he finds inspiration, and how he approac...

'Mac-n-cheese maven' Allison Arevalo on bringing people together over pasta 15.10.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome  ALLISON AREVALO  to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. This week's show was recorded live in front of an audience at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco. Allison is the so-called “Mac-and-Cheese Maven” behind Homeroom, the Oakland, CA restaurant she co-opened in 2010. After seven years, she stepped back—selling off her shares to spend more ti...

For cookbook author Adeena Sussman, ‘everything is awesome’ 01.10.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome ADEENA SUSSMAN to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Adeena is the author of Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen and has co-authored or collaborated on a dozen other cookbooks, including Chrissy Teigen's books and The Spinkles Baking Book with Candace Nelson—all New York Times best sellers. In today's show, we're talking with...

East Bay Cooks LIVE 24.09.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome CAROLYN JUNG , NORA HARON , JEN BIESTY , and ANGELO SMITH to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Carolyn is the author of East Bay Cooks: Signature Recipes from the Best Restaurants, Bars, and Bakeries , which features 40+ chefs including Bijan's Nora Haron , Shakewell's Jen Biesty , and Pizza Antica's Angelo Smith. In today's live show, we jo...

Stacy Adimando on the state of grazing in America (and her antipasti to improve it) 18.09.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome STACY ADIMANDO to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Stacy is the author of Piatti: Plates and Platters for Sharing, Inspired by Italy and former executive editor of Saveur , Food Editor of Every Day with Rachael Ray, and recipes editor for Food Network. She co-authored the James Beard-winning cookbook, Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen . GET COOKI...

How prolific writer Maria Zizka is working to modernize newlywed cookbooks 10.09.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome MARIA ZIZKA to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Maria is the author of The Newlywed Table: A Cookbook to Start Your Life Together . She has worked on around a dozen other cookbooks, including Tartine All Day , Everything I Want to Eat , and This Is Camino . In 2018, Forbes named her one of the 30 Most Influential People In Food & Drink...

Aleksandra Crapanzano on chronicling LA's restaurant scene 03.09.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome ALEKSANDRA CRAPANZANO to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Aleksandra is the author of Eat. Cook. LA. Recipes from the City of Angels. She's a screenwriter and food writer, penning a food column for the Wall Street Journal. Her first cookbook was The London Cookbook: Recipes from the Restaurants, Cafés, and Hole-in-the-Wall Gems of a Modern...

Sarah Copeland // Every Day is Saturday 27.08.2019

This week, we’re excited to welcome SARAH COPELAND to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. Sarah is the author of Every Day is Saturday, Recipes + Strategies for Easy Cooking, Every Day of the Week She also wrote The Newlywed Cookbook: Fresh Ideas and Modern Recipes for Cooking With and for Each Other and Feast: Generous Vegetarian Meals for Any Eater and Every Appetite. The former F...

Memorializing the recipes and stories of immigrant women with Anna Frances Gass 20.08.2019

This week, we’re excited to welcome **ANNA FRANCESE GASS **to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. Anna is the author of Heirloom Kitchen: Heritage Recipes and Family Stories from the Tables of Immigrant Women . Anna was born in Italy and grew up in the United States. After going to culinary school and working for major food companies, she realized she didn’t know how to make her mot...

Atlanta chef Todd Richards on what his cookbook taught him about family, soul food 13.08.2019

This week, we’re excited to welcome TODD RICHARDS to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. Todd is the chef-owner of Richards' Southern Fried in Atlanta's Krog Street Market and culinary director of two fo the most lauded airport restaurants in the country: One Flew South and Chicken+Beer, both in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Todd's first cookbook, Soul: A Chef's Culinary Evo...

Elizabeth Minchilli is hosting an Italian dinner party—and you're invited 06.08.2019

This week, we’re excited to welcome ELIZABETH MINCHILLI to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. Elizabeth is the author of nine books, including three cookbooks. Her latest cookbook, The Italian Table, is a resource for entertaining the Italian way. Chronicling a dozen unique menus and dinners Elizabeth created across the country, the book is a guide to hosting Italian-style dinners...

Kausar Ahmed // The Karachi Kitchen 30.07.2019

This week, we’re excited to welcome KAUSAR AHMED to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. Kausar is a chef, educator, and food stylist. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan and her debut cookbook, The Karachi Kitchen: Classic and Contemporary Flavors of Pakistan, explores the flavors of her hometown. She is also the founder of Kitchen Craft, an organization that offers nutrition/cooking...

Redefining ice cream flavors with Salt & Straw's Tyler Malek 23.07.2019

This week, we’re excited to welcome TYLER MALEK to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. Tyler is the head ice cream maker (and co-founder) of SALT & STRAW , the ingredient-focused scoop shop from Portland, Oregon. Tyler opened Salt & Straw with his cousin in 2011. Working with local farmers, chefs, chocolatiers, and brewers, Tyler has invented hundreds of ice cream flavors (m...

Remembering the early days of Serious Eats with Ed Levine, Kenji López-Alt, Maggie Hoffman, Carey Jones 16.07.2019

This week, we’re excited to welcome ED LEVINE and the STARS OF SERIOUS EATS—J. Kenji López-Alt, Maggie Hoffman, and Carey Jones —to Salt + Spine, the podcast on stories on cookbooks. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at The Civic Kitchen in San Francisco . Ed Levine is the founder of Serious Eats , the James Beard-winning food website, and author of Serious Eater: A Food Lover'...

Priya Krishna // Indian-ish 09.07.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome  Priya Krishna  to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Priya is the author of Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family with Ritu Krishna and a contributor to the New York Times , Bon Appetit , and The New Yorker . Bonus Salt + Spine Features: Recipe: Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Green Pea Chutney Recipe: Roti Pizza Get th...

An exploration of Asian chili sauces with Diana Kuan 21.05.2019

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Gabriela Cámara on her trailblazing seafood restaurants and her debut cookbook 14.05.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome  Gabriela Cámara  to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks, in our first-ever live podcast taping in front of an audience at Omnivore Books in San Francisco. Gabriela is the chef-owner of the famed seafood restaurant Contramar (Mexico City) and Cala (San Francisco). Her first cookbook, My Mexico City Kitchen, brings her “vegetable-forward, legume...

Ruth Reichl // Save Me The Plums 07.05.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome Ruth Reichl to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Ruth was the final editor of Gourmet magazine and is the author of Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir and My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life Ruth is also the author of Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Restaurant Critic in Di...

Bon Appetit YouTube star Carla Lalli Music on grocery shopping, early food influences 30.04.2019

This week, we're excited to welcome Carla Lalli Music to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Carla is the author of Where Cooking Begins . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saltandspine.substack.com/subscribe

David Lebovitz, early food blogger, on his cookbook process and his life in Paris 16.04.2019

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Chronicling the foods of Palestine with cookbook author Yasmin Khan 09.04.2019

Today's Episode: Yasmin Khan This week, we're excited to welcome Yasmin Khan to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Yasmin is the author of two cookbooks: The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen and Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen . We sit down with Yasmin at our studio in San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen Cooking School to discuss her cookb...

Andrea Nguyen champions Vietnamese homecooking, from pho to grocery-store finds 02.04.2019

Today's Episode: Andrea Nguyen This week, we're excited to welcome Andrea Nguyen to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Andrea Nguyen is the author of six cookbooks, including Vietnamese Food Any Day and the James Beard-winning The Pho Cookbook . We sit down with Andrea at our studio in San Francisco's Civic Kitchen Cooking School to discuss her lifelong interest in cookbooks, g...

The cookbook authors that have inspired San Francisco's Foreign Cinema for decades 26.03.2019

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How Ellen King is leading a heritage grain baking revolution 19.03.2019

**Today's Episode: Ellen King ** This week, we're excited to welcome Ellen King to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Ellen is the author of *** Heritage Baking: Recipes for Rustic Breads and Pastries Baked with Artisanal Flour from Hewn Bakery ***. We sat down with Ellen at our studio inside San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen to discuss how heritage grains can make baked good m...

Eating camel hump and preserving recipes with author Anissa Helou 12.03.2019

**Today's Episode: Anissa Helou ** This week, we're excited to welcome Anissa Helou to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Anissa is the author of nine cookbooks, including her most recent, Feast: Food of the Islamic World . We sat down with Anissa at our studio inside San Francisco's The Civic Kitchen to discuss the process of creating this comprehensive book, what led her to c...

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