The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation

Linda Raedisch is a writer, papercrafter, and soapmaker. She is the author of Night of the Witches and The Old Magic of Christmas as well as numerous articles on folklore, herblore, and ancient religions. She lives in northern New Jersey The Old Magic of Christmas: https://amzn.to/431WTLk The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes & Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys: https:/...

Bio: Dan Ahdoot is a standup comic, actor, writer and producer based out of New York City and Los Angeles.   Dan is a national headliner who is a frequent guest on The Tonight Show,  and is currently acting on Netflix’s Cobra Kai .  He has been on NBC's  Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Showtime’s Shameless,   Comedy Central’s Workaholics and  Disney Channel’s Kickin’ It.   Dan has a diverse writi...

Bio: Cheryl Leutjen’s deep love of Earth, as well as her hope for a bright future for her children, fuel her passion for responding to the challenges of our time with heart, hope, humor, and spiritual practice. Cheryl writes and speaks to share her experiences on the razor’s edge between Earth-mindfulness and eco-madness, not because she’s got it all figured out, but in solidarity with anyone else...

Bio: Ed Mitchell is an American pitmaster and businessman. Mitchell's frequent media appearances and advocacy for the use of heritage breed pork has earned him the title of the most "famous pitmaster" in North Carolina. Mitchell has appeared in Bon Appetit and on Throwdown! with Bobby Flay and National Geographic. Ed Mitchell's Professional Website: https://www.thepitmasteredmitc...

Bio: My name is Dr Neil Buttery and I have been writing on the history of British food for over ten years and through the process of writing and cooking I have become a professional chef specialising in cooking food from our past. Prior to this, I was a secondary school teacher and then a research scientist, researching social evolution, a branch of ecology and evolutionary biology. Website: Briti...

Bio: Anna Voloshyna Anna Voloshyna was born and raised in Ukraine and lived there for twenty years before moving to the United States. After coming to the Bay Area, Anna started working as a food photographer and stylist, helping chefs and culinary brands tell their stories through her camera lens. After numerous photoshoots and exciting cooking endeavors, Anna was finally offered a chance to unve...

Bio: A food writer, librarian, and historian, Becky Libourel Diamond has had a varied career combining writing and research. Her latest project is  The Gilded Age Cookbook , blends Gilded Age details and entertaining stories of celebrities from the era with historic menus and recipes updated for modern kitchens. Her previous book,  The Thousand Dollar Dinner , tells the unique story of a nineteent...

Bio: Lindsay Middleton is a literary food historian specializing in nineteenth-century recipes and cookbooks, historical culinary technologies, and Scottish food history. She is fascinated by the way authors of food writing constructed their texts to engage in cultural and literary debates and in the stories and narratives present in recipes and cookbooks. Lindsay lives in Glasgow with her cat, So...

Bio: Matt Moore is an entrepreneur, cook, musician, host, pilot, and the quintessential Southern gentleman. He is the author of the new book,  Butcher on the Block: Everyday Recipes, Stories, and Inspirations from Your Local Butcher and Beyond , where he shares stories, coveted family recipes, and expert tips from the people behind the counter who sell your meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, and tr...

Bio: Jenny Jefferies is an award-winning author, food writer, farmer’s wife and mother of two girls based in South Cambridgeshire. Her debut book, For the Love of the Land, was shortlisted for Best Cook Book in the Great British Food Awards 2021 and was Woman & Home’s Best Cookbook 2021. The follow up, For the Love of the Sea, was awarded the Guild of Food Writers Award for Best Self Published...

Bio: Nichole Beer was born and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan; Nichole loved weekends at Willard Library. Willard Library helped raise her while mom was at work. Nichole holds 5 degrees from 2 countries but maintains that her father was the smartest person she has ever known and he had very limited formal schooling. Her first real job after college was in Social Work; after 8 years, she was read...

Bio: Rinku Bhattacharya is a busy working mother and a passionate home cook. Her recipes are inspired by a deep love for fresh ingredients and Indian flavors, along with the practical daily needs of feeding a family. Rinku’s cooking is fresh, simple, accessible and most importantly, full of flavor. She brings a diversity of global flavors to her Indian-American table, and her recipes often feature...

Bio: Regula Ysewijn is an internationally acclaimed food writer and author of books about food culture like the history of British puddings and the traditions of Belgian beer cafés. She consults for companies like the National Trust and most recently the TV series Downton Abbey and is also one of the two judges of the Belgian version of The Great British Bake Off, in addition to being a judge for...

Bio: Mark Thompson, who currently resides in Philadelphia, writes about law, history and food, among other topics.. His book, Vintage California Cuisine, traces the origins of the state's unique culinary sensibility to the earliest cookbooks published in California. He has written for dozens of publications, including the Atlantic, The New Republic, the Wall Street Journal, anthe d Los Angeles...

Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire is an award-winning chef, culinary historian, food writer, broadcaster, and ballad singer. A native Irish speaker, Chair of Mastery of the Masters of Gastronomy and Food Studies of Technological University Dublin. He was awarded Ireland's first PhD on food history, in October 2009. ______________________________________________ _______ This episode is sponsored by Culin...

Kat Robinson is a Food Historian, TV Host, Traveler, Producer, and Instigator Kat Robinson. The Little Rock-based author is a founding member of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame selection committee, a co-chair of the Arkansas Pie Festival, and the Arkansas fellow to the National Food and Beverage Museum. While she writes on food and travel subjects throughout the United States, she is best known for...

Bio: Sarah Neidhardt grew up in Arkansas and Northern California. She left Arkansas with her family in 1986 and moved to Fairfield, California, and later the East Bay. A gap year after high school turned into a gap five years while she worked in a daycare, a refinery, and a bookstore. After earning her BA from Oberlin College in 1999, Sarah returned to California where she worked as a secretary an...

Bio: Susan Gravely is the founder and creative director of VIETRI, Inc., a lifestyle brand offering Italian-inspired and artisan-crafted dinnerware and home and garden accessories. She has a new book out today"Italy on a Plate: Travels, Memories and Menus. Italy on a plate: Travel, Memories, and Menus . https://www.amazon.com/Italy-Plate-Travels-Memories-Menus/dp/173211336X Vietri: https://www.bel...

Bio: Gesine Prado is an acclaimed pastry chef, home cook, and baking instructor, teaching regularly at King Arthur Flour, Stonewall Kitchen, and her own baking school in Hartford, Vermont: Sugar Glider Kitchen. The school is attached to her 18th century farmhouse where she lives with her husband, two dogs, two cats, one goose, three ducks, and five chickens. Website: ://www.gesine.com/ TV Show:&nb...

Bio Jocelyn Delk Adams is the founder, author, national television personality and brand ambassador behind the award winning cookbook Grandbaby Cakes and the food website Grandbaby-Cakes.com, which gives her family’s, particularly her grandmother’s, cherished generational recipes her modern spin while preserving their original charm and spirit. Jocelyn is the co-host of the Cooking Channel and Dis...

Abi Balingit is a Filipino American home baker and author based in Brooklyn. Her debut cookbook, MAYUMU: Filipino American Desserts Remixed will be released on February 28, 2023. When she’s not working full-time at a live music company, she is running a baking blog called The Dusky Kitchen. Her #PASALUBONG treat box series helps to raise money for mutual aid organizations. She has been featured in...

Bio: Joel Berry has spent the past nineteen years writing screenplays. Along the way, he began to upload videos to YouTube and gained an audience for his character, Tavin Dillard. Originally from Arkansas, he resides in Southern California, where he writes, acts, and produces comedy. Sweat Tea Films: https://www.sweetteafilms.com/ Tavin Dillard Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/sweetteafilms ____...

Bio: Jerry James Stone is an American food blogger, vegetarian chef, activist, and internet personality, known for simple gourmet recipes, advocacy for a sustainable food and wine movement, and as a social media personality. In 2015, a Sierra Club magazine article named him one of nine chefs changing the world Website Blog: https://jerryjamesstone.com/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&...

Bio: Tina’s curiosity as a young child led her into the kitchen where her mother and grandmother laid the foundation for a lifetime love of baking. She has passionately studied baking for most of her life while developing and modernizing her favorite recipes to bake for her family and friends. Tina takes the time to delve into the history of recipes giving her a true understanding of their signifi...

Bio: Marissa Rothkopf Bates writes about food for the New York Times, Newsweek (RIP) and Publishers’ Weekly, among others. For Newsweek she wrote the “Gadget Lust” column, where she reviewed all manner of weird and inventive kitchen technologies. She is currently working on a book about the history of technology and innovation in the American kitchen. Marissa has worked at SPY magazine (a long tim...