The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation

Bio: Jeremy has been featured on the Today show, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, BBC Radio, People, and Access Hollywood, among others. Jeremy is  a graduate of Cornell University with a double major in Spanish and Italian, and significant coursework in food science . He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Website: https://scheckeats.com/ ScheckEats―Cooking Smarter: Friendly Recipes with a Side of Science http...

Bio: I’m Vanessa, and welcome to my blog. If you’re a fellow bookworm and foodie, you’ve come to the right place. I really feel that cooking is an act of love, and as I have progressed with this blog, I’ve come to know myself in a way I hadn’t previously. I’ve opened my home, and heart, to many people in the process of cooking and writing, and it’s made me a better person for it. As well, reading...

Rose Wilde is the Chef and owner behind Red Bread, a social justice organic kitchen offering farm to table baked goods with ingredients from California. Focused on wholegrain and wild yeast she also teaches a variety of private and public classes locally and nationally. http://www.eatredbread.com/ She has previously been the Pastry Chef at Rustic Canyon, Motherwolf, Rossoblu, and Manuela in Los An...

Bio: Jacqueline would like to see more books from diverse perspectives so ALL people could read about main characters like themselves. Her first book is the highly acclaimed THE NEW FILIPINO KITCHEN: Stories and Recipes from around the Globe . Her second, WE COOK FILIPINO , is forthcoming in October 2023.   She is also a picture book writer represented by Sera Rivers at Speilburg Literary Agency ....

Bio: Diana Henry is a British food writer . Born in Northern Ireland, she is author of nine cookery books on subjects including books on cooking chicken , healthy eating , gastropubs , preserving and Nordic cuisine .  Henry is a James Beard Award winning author and beloved food writer with book sales of more than 950,000 copies worldwide. She has regular columns in The Daily Telegraph and Waitrose...

Bio Mike Slater  is the author of The Necronomnomnom, which has been published in seven additional languages, and LoveCraft Cocktails. He is co-owner of Red Duke Games and lives in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Fans of Lovecraft for years,  Mike Slater  and  Thomas Roache  are the co-owners of Red Duke Games, a tabletop and card game company based in Pennsylvania. Red Duke Games: https://www.redduke...

After retiring as franchisees of nine successful Subway restaurants, Gary and Colleen Worthington began thinking about their next endeavor; scratch-made artisanal breads. Their interest in traditional bakeries led them to research and develop a restaurant concept featuring the highest-quality ingredients for delicious, authentic European hearth breads. Kneaders Bakery and Cafe Home Website: https:...

 Today i’m talking with Tammy Donroe Inman who is a trained chef, cooking instructor, and award-winning author and photographer of the book New England Desserts: Classic and Creative Recipes for All Seasons which won the new england book of the year award.   Tammy sharpened her knives, testing recipes for Cook's Illustrated magazine and the TV show America's Test Kitchen. A former editor f...

Bios Michelle Auerbach: Michelle Auerbach is in the business of saving lives and increasing bravery. When things fall apart, Michelle is the world builder and a community maker who uses all her geeky skills to transform what we’ve got to work with into a more just and loving place where more people get taken care of better. She holds an MFA in prose writing from Naropa University and is completing...

Bio: Paul FehribachBig Jones Born and raised in Jasper, Indiana, Paul Fehribach's small-town upbringing instilled in him a passion for heritage recipes. His summers were filled with fishing, hunting, foraging for mushrooms and helping in the garden at his grandparents' farmhouse. Fond memories of working alongside his mother in the kitchen and cooking from family heirloom recipes resulted...

I grew up in Upstate NY with my parents and 2 sisters, whom are featured in many of my books, including "Dim Sum For Everyone!" and my novels, "The Year of the Dog" and "The Year of the Rat." My mother and I were the star characters in my first book, "The Ugly Vegetables"--I cut both my sisters out of that story! They were quite upset with me and made me pro...

Bio: Karen Pierce is a self-confessed foodie, amateur cook and avid reader of Agatha Christie. At the age of twelve she picked up a Christie pocketbook from her grandmother’s bedside table. It was Third Girl, a glorious romp through London of the sixties, and she was hooked. Recipes for Murder: 66 Dishes That Celebrate the Mysteries of Agatha Christie https://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Murder-Celebrat...

Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey have an interest in all things southern, Jewish, and historical, including foodways. Native South Carolinians, Rachel hails from small-town Summerton, SC, and Lyssa from Columbia, SC. They live in Columbia and have been instrumental in preserving Jewish history across the state. Founding members of the Historic Columbia Jewish Heritage Initiative, the...

Bio: Kara Mae Harris explores the culinary history of Maryland on her blog Old Line Plate. Old Line Plate has been featured on CBS Mornings, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and other local media. She lives in Baltimore. "The Blogger Quietly Preserving Maryland's Culinary History" - Kristina Gaddy, Gastro Obscura Old Line Plate Blog: https://oldlineplate.com/ Old Line Plate :...

Bio: In Breaking Pita With Zee, host Zahra Huber talks about her personal experiences growing up in the United States as an Arab-American Muslim woman. She also brings on guests to discuss current events involving Muslims or Arab Americans, as well as other topics such as dating, immigrant family traditions, food and the similarities between different cultures. Breaking Pita with Zee Podcast: http...

Bio: “Who is Linda Skeens?”  Her first-ever published collection of recipes and family stories,  Blue Ribbon Kitchen: Recipes and Tips from America’s Favorite County Fair Champion , answers the question that’s been on everyone’s mind. Linda is an Appalachian grandmother who’s been cooking for her loved ones and entering county fairs for decades, frequently taking home the highest honors. In her ne...

Alison Walsh first began cooking as a way to stretch her post-college paycheck, and her love of cooking grew. In 2014, she combined her love of food and books into Alison's Wonderland Recipes (wonderlandrecipes.com), a food blog dedicated to book-inspired recipes. She has written for Real Life at Home and her recipes have been featured on MuggleNet, the number one Harry Potter fan website. All...

Bio: Suzanne Cope is a food writer, journalist, and lecturer at New York University. She has written about food and culture for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN, and BBC. Her work has focused on the intersection of food, politics, and social justice.  Cope's first book, Small Batch: Pickles, Cheese, Chocolate, Spirits and the Return of Artisanal Food,...

Bio: Beth Dooley is a James Beard Award-winning food writer and columnist for the Taste section of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune. She appears regularly on KARE 11 (NBC) television and MPR Appetites with Tom Crann. Dooley co-authored The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen with Sean Sherman, winner of the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook in 2018. Her other titles include: Savory...

Bio: "I love retro cooking and cookbooks - especially the Grande Dame herself, Fanny Cradock. My passions are pioneer television cooks, vintage cookbooks, and retro food... I'm a writer, researcher, academic, blogger, presenter and all-round Fanny-Fan. I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, and run my own  management consultancy  as well as indulging in my passions for the past. I'd love to h...

Bio: Dr Alessandra Pino is an expert on intersections of the Gothic, food, and cultural memory. Alessandra was born in Hampstead, London, to an Italian mother and Venezuelan diplomat father, and she grew up in several different countries. She holds a BA in English Literature from Naples ‘L’Orientale’; an MA in Translation Studies and a PhD in Food, Cultural Memory and the Gothic, from the Universi...

I had the pleasure of owning and directing A la Carte Culinary Services, a hands-on recreational cooking school in Lynbrook, NY,  for 21 years.  Now that the school is closed, I'm still working to keep you cooking!  I'm a Certified Culinary Professional with a degree in Home Economics, concentrating in foods and nutrition, from Otterbein College.  My background includes food styling, resta...

Lauren Thomas began writing The Modern Hippie Table after her journey as a lifestyle blogger inspired a philosophy of empowering women, reinventing their passion for the home, and having fun in the kitchen. Whether Lauren is cooking with new flavors or setting the scene for a beautiful evening, her recipe for merging good food and gorgeous surroundings has always resulted in memorable conversation...

Bio: Tara has created thousands of original recipes that inspire people to spend more time in the kitchen and enjoy food with friends and family. She has over 20 years of experience working as a Food Editor at Martha Stewart Living and Ladies' Home Journal Magazines. Tara is the author of Live Life Deliciously: Recipes for Busy Weeknights and Leisurely Weekends, her debut cookbook, and creates...

Bio: "My name is Tara Jensen and my mission is to inspire self-confidence through the craft of baking. I’ve been baking daily in one way or another for over twenty years. In my twenties, I baked professionally for bakeries like Red Hen Baking, in Middlsex, Vermont and Farm and Sparrow, in Asheville, North Carolina. I ran a wood-fired market bakery, Smoke Signals, from 2011 to 2018, in Ashevil...