The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation

Welcome back to the "Well Seasoned Librarian," the podcast where we dish up literary delights and culinary curiosities! With our host, Dean Jones, we are absolutely thrilled to bring you a taste of something truly special in Season 15, Episode 17.Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with the brilliant mind behind "Aebleskiver: A New Take on Traditional Danish Pancakes," the one and only Pim Pau...

Welcome to the Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast! It's season 15, episode 16, and your host, Dean Jones, has a fascinating guest for you today. Please welcome culinary enthusiast and marketing expert, Crystal King! Crystal's writing is deeply inspired by her love of Italian history, food, language, and culture. Get ready to hear about her passion and her books, including 'In the Garden o...

.Greetings, everyone, and welcome back to "The Well-Seasoned Librarian"! Season 15 Episode 15.Today, we have a truly accomplished guest joining us, someone who has not only built a successful baking business but has also graced our television screens. Please welcome Lauren Jacobs, the owner of The Cheerful Baker! Many of you may recognize Lauren from her recent appearance on the Food Net...

Bio: Sandra Lau was born in Mexico City and raised in Sydney, Australia. Sandra has worked as a professional vocalist for the past twenty-four years accompanying numerous Latin American artists including Juan Gabriel, Emmanuel and Armando Manzanero, and has also performed as a solo artist. In 2019 Sandra decided to pursue her passion for gastronomy and travel by starting a YouTube channel in which...

Bio: Lenzy Ruffin is the Cooking Show Advisor for Park Road Studios. He specializes in teaching chefs how to use YouTube to host a weekly cooking show on TV. Lenzy is on a mission to change our relationship with food. He believes we can make better food choices for both our personal health, as well as for the health of our planet. Lenzy's strategy for achieving this is to teach chefs how to host a...

Author Bio: Steven Shapin joined Harvard in 2004 after previous appointments as Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and at the Science Studies Unit, Edinburgh University. His books include Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life (Princeton University Press, 1985 [new ed. 2011]; with Simon Schaffer), A Social History of Truth: Civility and...

Author Bio: Christopher Beckman was born in San Francisco and has a doctorate in Near Eastern Archaeology. Based in Geneva, his research focuses on the links between material culture and subsistence patterns. He has lived in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, with a stint in Hollywood producing horror films. A Twist in the Tail: How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine If you follow my p...

Jessie-Sierra Ross is a cookbook author, television contributor, and food & lifestyle blogger at Straight to the Hips, Baby. A native Bostonian and former professional ballerina, Jessie traded in her fast-paced urban life for the farm-to-table landscape of Western Massachusetts. A self-taught cook and avid home entertainer, she brings her unique artistic background to her “light & bright”...

Author bio : Irina Janakievska is a Macedonian-British writer and recipe developer. Irina was born in Skopje, North Macedonia (then one of the republics of former Yugoslavia) but grew up in Kuwait from the late 1980s onwards. In 2001 she moved to London to complete her undergraduate and masters degrees at the London School of Economics in international relations and history. After university, a la...

Author Bio: Toni Tipton-Martin  is an award-winning food and nutrition journalist who is busy building a healthier community through her books, foundation and in her role as Editor in Chief of Cook’s Country Magazine and its television show. She is the recipient of the Julia Child Foundation Award, which is given to an individual (or team) who has made a profound and significant difference in the...

Chef Bio:  Fueled by passion, grit and a knack for artful innovation, David Burke is one of the best known and most respected chefs in modern American cuisine with his signature whimsical, boundlessly creative approach to food. In addition to being an internationally celebrated chef, Burke is a restaurateur, artist, philanthropist, businessperson, author, educator, art collector, puppeteer, minist...

Author Bio: Heather Bell of @JusttheBells10 is a mother of eight and is a viral cooking and lifestyle influencer. She lovingly and joyfully connects her audience to a big family way of life by sharing her family's meals and the stories and journeys of her eight children and seven of them are adopted! Heather has been a farmer's wife for over twenty-eight years. She and her hardworking husband, Luk...

Bio: Joey is known as “the concept guy” in the foodie world, opening over 40 restaurants, making several TV appearances, and gaining national acclaim. His concepts have been featured and awarded in many publications, including Phoenix Magazine, Thrillist, USA Today and Forbes. Joey’s TV features include Food Network, Travel Channel, FOX 10 News, ABC 15 News, NBC’s 12News, 3TV/Arizona’s Family, and...

Heidrun Metzler is a German-born baker and author with a degree in social pedagogy and early childhood education. With a passion for baking passed down from her mother, aunt, and grandmother, she began creating recipes at the age of ten. Travels to other European countries and relocation to the United States fueled her baking inspirations. Aside from baking, Heidrun enjoys spending time with her h...

Bio: Nicholas Nugent  spent his career as a journalist with the BBC World Service and his spare time collecting a valuable archive of original maps, thus developing a passion for how the growth of the spice ports helped spread the exchange of global culture between East and West. The Spice Ports: https://www.amazon.com/Spice-Ports-Mapping-Origins-Global/dp/168458244X ________ If you follow my podc...

Bio: Erica Walker: I’ve worn many different professional hats throughout my life – I have been a florist, a baker, a cartoonist, a waitress, a personal banker, a speech therapist, and ultimately a food blogger and business coach! While I’ve had many a professional adventure, nothing compares to the joy of being a wife and mother. I love cooking for my family and documenting all our delicious recip...

About the author Diana Goldman is the author of the Plants For You cookbook. She is a chef, food photographer, and culinary educator based in Boston. She is also the creator of Beantown Kitchen, named one of the top 100 plant-based blogs by Feedspot. Diana has presented about plant-based cuisine at numerous companies, organizations, and institutions, including Unilever, The Sierra Club, the T. Col...

Guest Bio:""I'm a lifelong Californian with a deep-rooted passion for gardening and community. Growing up on a family farm in San Jose, I developed a love for nature and a strong sense of responsibility to others. This led me to a career in genetic research, where I pursued answers with the same determination as a dog chasing a bone. My interest in organic gardening blossomed in high...

Dennis Prescott is a celebrated Canadian Chef, TV Host, and Cookbook Author with an ever-growing legion of online followers. A once struggling musician living in Nashville, TN, Prescott learned how to cook by working his way through several Jamie Oliver cookbooks. His studies quickly turned to a food obsession, where he started his booming Instagram account full of photos of mouth-watering food an...

Author Bio: About the author Anne Byrn is known to millions of fans through her Cake Mix Doctor, Dinner Doctor, and American Cake cookbooks. Her newest book is called American Cookie, which is a history of the favorite cookies and small sweet bites in America with recipes. When Anne is not in her Nashville kitchen, she is in the garden. Visit her online at www.annebyrn.com. Baking in the American...

MANDY NAGLICH A writer, a judge, a brewer, and a do-er. It’s me! Your friendly neighborhood professional taster. The ever-volunteering bartender for the party. A new author of How to Taste: A Guide to Discovering Flavor and Savoring Life . Mostly, I’m a freelance writer and consultant working in the beverage and travel space. Occasionally, I’m a TV personality and professional judge assessing and...

About Tony’s Chocolonely Tony’s Chocolonely is an impact company that makes chocolate, not the other way around. Tony's Chocolonely's vision is to end exploitation in cocoa. Not just their own chocolate, but all chocolate worldwide.  The company was founded in 2005 by 3 journalists from the Dutch TV show ‘Keuringsdienst van Waarde’ after they discovered that the world’s largest chocolate m...

Featured Author:Marisel Salazar Book:Latin-Ish: More Than 100 Recipes Celebrating American Latino Cuisines  Author Bio: I am a bilingual, Latinx New York City-based food writer, restaurant critic, cook, and recipe developer for publications like the Michelin Guide, Zagat, Infatuation, Wine Enthusiast, VinePair, Thrillist, PureWow and more. I am the creator of the guide's popular column Eating...

Bio: Sara Calvosa Olson is a Karuk asiktávaan (woman) and táat (mother) of two teenage sons. Growing up in Salyer & Hoopa in Northern California, she now lives in Marin with her husband, also from Hoopa. Chími Nu'am is a labor of love, sharing Indigenous culinary traditions and inspiring readers to connect with their own food heritage. “I believe that by understanding and appreciating our...

John Devore Bio: John DeVore is a two-time James Beard Award–winning writer and editor who has worked for  The New York Post , SiriusXM, and Conan O’Brien's Team Coco. He's also written for  Esquire ,  Vanity Fair , and Marvel Comics, among many others. John lives in Brooklyn with his partner and their one-eyed mutt. Theater Kids https://www.amazon.com/Theatre-Kids-John-DeVore/dp/149307776...