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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A Southern road trip with Carla Hall, creating a platform for Black food stories 05.03.2019 42:26

**Today's Episode: Carla Hall ** This week, we're excited to welcome Carla Hall to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Carla is the author of Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration. She has written two other cookbooks, appeared on Top Chef and Top Chef All-Stars, and co-hosted ABC's The Chew from 2011 to 2018. We sat down with Carla at our studio inside San Francisco's...

Alison Roman on the pressures of Instagram and which lipsticks to pair with dinner 18.12.2018 35:36

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart. Today's Episode: Alison Roman This week, we're excited to welcome Alison Roman to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Alison is the author of Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes and a contributor to Bon Appetit magazine and the New York Times. She also wrote Lemons (Short Stack). After working in restaurants and bakeries in San Franc...

Cathy Barrow // Pie Squared 13.12.2018 26:11

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Cathy Barrow It's episode four of Baking Week! Today, we're excited to welcome Cathy Barrow to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Cathy's latest cookbook is Pie Squared , a collection of 75 recipes for slab pie. Cathy writes: “For those of you who aren't up on your Pinterest food tre...

Rediscovering your food culture (and Nordic baked goods) with Magnus Nilsson 12.12.2018 29:19

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Magnus Nilsson It's episode three of Baking Week! Today, we're excited to welcome Magnus Nilsson to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Magnus is the author of The Nordic Cookbook and his latest, The Nordic Baking Book. He's also the head chef of Fäviken, his two Michelin star restaur...

Rose Levy Beranbaum // Rose's Baking Basics 11.12.2018 34:03

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Rose Levy Beranbaum & Woody Wolston It's episode two of Baking Week! Today, we're excited to welcome Rose Levy Beranbaum and her collaborator, Woody Wolston to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Rose has written a dozen baking books, including the iconic The Cake Bible , first pu...

Building a genius dessert cookbook with Food52's pastry-toting Kristen Miglore 10.12.2018 29:58

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Kristen Miglore In our first Baking Week episode, we're excited to welcome Kristen Miglore to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Kristen is the Creative Director at Food52 , where she oversees the Genius Recipes column. Her latest cookbook, Genius Desserts , is packed with 100 recipe...

Michael Solomonov & Steven Cook // Israeli Soul 04.12.2018 43:06

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Michael Solomonov & Steven Cook This week, we're excited to welcome Michael Solomonov & Steven Cook to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Michael and Steve are the duo behind Zahav, Abe Fisher, and other Philadelphia restaurants. Their latest cookbook, Israeli Soul , takes re...

Nicole Ponseca + Miguel Trinidad // I Am A Filipino 27.11.2018 46:51

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad This week, we're excited to welcome Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Nicole and Miguel are the authors of *** I Am A Filipino: And This Is How We Cook ***, as well as the dynamic duo behind Maharlika, the popu...

Portland duo on the natural wines you should be drinking & recipes to pair 20.11.2018 49:16

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Dana Frank and Andrea Slonecker Dana Frank is a sommelier, fierce natural wine advocate and owner of urban winery Bow & Arrow and wine shop Bar Norman in Portland. Andrea Slonecker is a six-time cookbook author ( The Picnic, Eggs on Top , Beer Bites and collaborated on titles like Pok Pok and Six Se...

Yotam Ottolenghi on simplicity in the kitchen and how new ingredients take hold 13.11.2018 35:24

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Yotam Ottolenghi Yotam Ottolenghi is a James Beard Award-winning food writer, chef and British restauranteur who grew up in Israel. He's the author of seven books including NOPI , Jerusalem , Ottolenghi and his latest, Ottolenghi Simple , among others. Read More: 16 Ottolenghi Recipes That Make Our Live...

Julia Turshen on the power of leftovers and community cookbooks 06.11.2018 45:42

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Julia Turshen Julia Turshen is the author of Small Victories , Feed the Resistance , and Now & Again . Read More: Our love was a stack of pancakes covered in butter, maple syrup and whipped cream. And then it wasn’t. // Washington Post To Change Racial Disparity in Food, Let’s Start With Cookbooks b...

The six-pound, illustrated guide to French cuisine by François-Régis Gaudry 30.10.2018 31:31

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: François-Régis Gaudry François-Régis Gaudry is the author of Let's Eat France! . Paula Forbes' recommendations of other books that break the typical cookbook mold: The DIY Cook by Tim Hayward Au Pied de Cochon: The Album and Sugar Shack Au Pied de Cochon by Martin Picard The Adventures of Fat Rice by Ab...

On Persian cooking and 'accented food' with author Naz Deravian 23.10.2018 46:54

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Naz Deravian Naz Deravian is the author of Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories , her first cookbook. Writing an Iranian Cookbook in an Age of Anxiety by Naz Deravian // The Atlantic The New Persian Cookbook That Recovers Memories from Iran by Mayukh Sen // Bon Appetit I Hid Who I Was for So L...

How Nik Sharma became a food blog star by centering himself 16.10.2018 40:05

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Nik Sharma Nik Sharma is the author of Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food , his first cookbook that's full of the food and flavors that have been influential throughout his life. Nik first began documenting his exploration of food on his blog, A Brown Table , which later became a regular column in the...

Chez Panisse alum Cal Peternell on harnessing pantry staples 09.10.2018 39:23

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Cal Peternell Cal Peternell is the author of three cookbooks: Twelve Recipes , A Recipe for Cooking , and the latest, Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta. You might also know him from his two-decade tenure leading the kitchen at Chez Panisse, Alice Water’s famed Berkeley restaurant. Cooking by Ear, the pod...

Leslie Jonath on feeding your people with big-hearted, big-batch recipes from favorite chefs 02.10.2018 29:50

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Leslie Jonath Leslie Jonath is the author of Feed Your People , a cookbook that's both a rich source of tips and tricks for successfully feeding a crowd and a beautiful documentation of the reasons people gather together to eat. Four Chefs Share the Importance of Feeding Your People , by Amber Turpin //...

The bounty of pinxtos and Basque cooking with Marti Buckley 25.09.2018 37:15

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Marti Buckley Marti Buckley is the author of Basque Country: A Culinary Journey Through a Food Lover's Paradise , her first cookbook. The book is part cookbook, part encyclopedia on the culinary history and traditions still alive in Basque Country today. The History of the Humble Basque Country's Pintxo...

Alon Shaya on how cooking saved his life and a new era of mission-led hospitality 18.09.2018 40:48

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Alon Shaya Alon Shaya is the author of Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel , his first cookbook. Part memoir and part cookbook, the book shows how "food saved his life" and how Alon "embraced his cultural heritage" and created a whole now "Southern-Israeli-Itali...

The magic of one-spirit cocktails with drinks writer Maggie Hoffman 29.08.2018 32:58

This week, we're excited to welcome Maggie Hoffman to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Maggie is a food & drink writer and author of The One-Bottle Cocktail: More than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit. She founded the drink section of Serious Eats in 2011 and later served as the food site's managing editor. Today, she's a freelance writer and author cover...

How Imogene Tondre is working to preserve Cuban home recipes 21.08.2018 27:20

SALT + SPINE is hosted by Brian Hogan Stewart and produced by Alison Sullivan. Today's Episode: Imogene Tondre The Hottest Cookbooks of Summer 2018 by Daniela Galarza // Eater ‘Cuba, the Cookbook’ explains the layers of cultures that go into the island’s cuisine by Sheryl Julian // Boston Globe Cuba: The Cookbook Reivew by Nick Harman // Foodpedia Bonus SALT + SPINE Features: Recipe: Corn Arepas R...

Taking a global acid trip with Michael Harlan Turkell 14.08.2018 31:44

This week, we're excited to welcome Michael Harlan Turkell to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Michael Harlan Turkell is an award-winning photographer, podcast host, and author of Acid Trip: Travels in the World of Vinegar . START COOKING TODAY: Bookshop | Amazon One of Michael's first memorable run-ins with acid wasn't in the kitchen, but in the darkroom developing film in s...

Blogger Gaby Dalkin on bringing California cuisine to the masses 07.08.2018 29:57

This week, we're excited to welcome Gaby Dalkin to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Gaby is the force behind What’s Gaby Cooking—a popular food blog and, now, a California-inspired cookbook, What's Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food . She is a private chef-turned food blogger who commands a sizeable following with her captivating social media presence and simple but entic...

The four elements of great cooking with Samin Nosrat 17.07.2018 37:25

This week, we're excited to welcome Samin Nosrat to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Samin Nosrat is a writer, chef, teacher and author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking. The book was born from a realization in the Chez Panisse's kitchen very early on -- that the key to good cooking could be distilled into four simple elements. It's a work that'...

Chronicling the food of Japan with Nancy Singleton Hachisu 10.07.2018 25:23

This week, we're excited to welcome Nancy Singleton Hachisu to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Nancy Singleton Hachisu is the author of Japan: The Cookbook , a hefty volume with more than 400 recipes that explore the rich, culinary history of Japan, specifically from the 1970s and 1980s. She's a James Beard Award winner and the author of Japanese Farm Food and Preserving the...

Building menus that evoke memories with Diana Henry 03.07.2018 34:34

This week, we're excited to welcome Diana Henry to SALT + SPINE, the podcast on stories behind cookbooks. Diana Henry is a poignant and beloved food writer whose 11 enchanting cookbooks explore the diverse flavors and textures of food – from Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes in Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons to the cuisines of colder climates in Roast Figs, Sugar Snow . In her latest work, How...