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A podcast for curious writers, readers, and cooks. Episodes provide behind-the-scenes information and stories about how cookbooks get made.
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- 186: A Different Way to Publish with Ken Albala · 46 minKate and Molly speak with historian and professor Ken Albala about his varied publishing experiences and newest book, The World Atlas of Fermented Food and Drinks. Ken, the…
- 185: Food Blog to Bestselling Cookbook with Rebecca Eisenberg · 48 minKristin and Molly speak with previous Insider Series guest, Rebecca Eisenberg, about her evolution from blogger to author. After working in media for years, she eventually…
- 184: When Friends Make a Cookbook with Andrea Nguyen and Pim Techamuanvivit · 51 minWe're turning the hosting reins over to Charlotte Druckman today to learn about Andrea Nguyen and Pim Techamuanvivit's experience collaborating on their new 'instant classic'…
- 183: Culture Bending Cookbook Making with Joyce Tang and Soleil Ho · 35 minKate and Andrea speak with cookbook collaborators Joyce Tang and Soleil Ho about their new cookbook, Bake Sum. Joyce shares her journey from project manager to bakery owner to…
- 182: Cookbook Design with Frances Abrantes Baca · 43 minKate and Kristin speak with Frances Abrantes Baca about her wide ranging design experience in the food media space. The founding design director of the award winning magazine…
- 181: Debbie Berne on Cookbooking: A Fan's Guide · 45 minThis episode is quite special. In fall 2025, Kristin and Kate spoke with longtime book designer Debbie Berne about her work in progress, Cookbooking: A Fan's Guide. She told us…
- 180: What's the Deal with Cookbook Publishing? · 43 minWelcome to Season 10! Kate, Kristin, Andrea and Molly discuss the upcoming fall cookbook season and some of their thoughts about the current publishing landscape. They talk about…
- Live from Cookbook Week · 46 minThis is a live conversation recorded in April 2026 during the first Cookbook Week in San Francisco, a city-wide event co-founded by Brian Hogan Stewart of the Salt + Spine…
- 115: Cookbook Trends [re-release] · 36 minHappy New Year! Molly, Kristin, Kate and Andrea take a look at the past year in cookbooks and share their thoughts on the trends they predict for 2025. They discuss how the…
- 102: Lara Hamilton of Book Larder [re-release] · 51 minMolly and Kate speak with Lara Hamilton, the owner of Book Larder Seattle's community cookbook store. Lara shares the motivations behind opening the store, why Seattle was the…
- 101: Pumpkin Spice and Hot Takes [re-release] · 46 minWe're back and starting off Season 6 with grab bag of topics with all our hosts. Kristin, Molly, Kate and Andrea discuss the pros and cons of the (potentially overfull) Fall…
- 89: Insights From Cookbook Editor Sarah Kwak of Harvest [re-release] · 36 minMolly and Kristin speak with Sarah Kwak, a senior editor at Harvest an imprint of Harper Collins, to find out what the editing process is like. Sarah shares how she ended up at…
- 75: Food Trends: Do They Matter When You Write a Cookbook? [re-release] · 38 minIn our last episode of 2023, Kate, Kristin and Molly discuss food trends and how they apply to the cookbook world. Whether it's butter boards, nacho tables, "girl dinner" or…
- 179: Answering Your Cookbook Questions · 43 minThe whole team, Kate, Kristin, Molly and Andrea, recap a few of their favorite episodes from this past season and answer listener questions. They chat about their mixed feelings…
- 178: Comic Book Cookbooks with Sarah Becan · 53 minMolly and Kate speak with Sarah Becan about her illustrator origin story. She explains her early love for sequential storytelling, the book that inspired her to create her own…
- 177: Collective Book Studio with Angela Engel and Amy Treadwell · 47 minMolly and Kate go behind the scenes of a partnership publishing house as they speak about the Cookbook Collective with its founder, Angela Engel, and its editorial director, Amy…
- 176: The Author-Editor Relationship with Alana Kysar and Kelly Snowden · 47 minKate and Molly speak with author Alana Kysar and her editor Kelly Snowden about their professional relationship after working on two cookbooks together. Alana shares why she…
- 175: Inside Ella Quittner’s Obsession with the Best · 44 minKristin and Molly speak with writer Ella Quittner about her new book, Obsessed with the Best, and the work and intent behind it. They get right into the nitty gritty details of…
- 174: On Being a Copyeditor with Melissa Haskin · 42 minMolly and Kristin invite our very first copy editor to the show, Melissa Haskin. Melissa talks about getting started in the editing profession, her love of food writing and how…
- 173: Writing a Narrative Cookbook Tanya Bush · 47 minMolly and Kate speak with Tanya Bush, the author of Will This Make You Happy, about her cookbook/memoir mashup and how the pandemic contributed to her decision to marry a…
