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for writers, readers, and cooks.
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Who We Are
Molly Stevens, Andrea Nguyen, Kate Leahy, and Kristin Donnelly have over 75 years of combined experience writing cookbooks. Ten years ago, the friends began meeting virtually to share the ups and downs of working as freelance cookbook authors, and, in March 2022, they turned these conversations into the popular Everything Cookbooks podcast. They have since released 7 seasons of professionally edited episodes to share how-to information and wisdom to a growing community of engaged listeners.
What We Talk About
Everything Cookbooks explores the cookbook publishing industry from an insider's perspective. Each episode tackles broad and detailed topics, providing real-life anecdotes, actionable advice, and well-earned opinions with candor and humor.
In addition to sharing their own experience, the hosts interview an impressive lineup of guests to showcase a diversity of voices from emerging talent to established best-sellers and industry leaders. Guests represent all aspects of the cookbook publishing industry, including authors, editors, publicists, literary agents, book designers, photographers, book sellers, journalists, and critics.
Molly Stevens
Molly is the award-winning author of All About Braising, All About Roasting, and All About Dinner as well as several other books. Molly has been named Cooking Teacher of the Year by both Bon Appétit and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Her recipes and articles have appeared in Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, Eating Well, The Wall Street Journal, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Real Simple, Yankee, and other national publications. Molly has been described in the New York Times Book Review as “a beautifully clear writer who likes to teach.”
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Andrea Nguyen
Andrea is one of the foremost experts of Vietnamese food in the United States and is the award-winning author of Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, The Pho Cookbook, Vietnamese Food Any Day as well as several other books. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and other publications. She contributes to Food and Wine and serves as board member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. She is also a guest speaker at various food-related conferences and consults with restaurants, food manufacturers, and food importers and distributors.
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Kate Leahy
Kate spent five years cooking on the line at restaurants across the US before switching gears to writing. Her first book, A16 Food + Wine, received the IACP Cookbook of the Year award and the Julia Child First Book award. Since then, she has co-authored or edited 11 books on food and wine and is working on a novel.
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Kristin Donnelly
Kristin is the author of Modern Potluck, which was named one of the New York Times best cookbooks in fall 2016. She also wrote The Chef’s Garden with Farmer Lee Jones. For eight years, she worked as a food editor at Food & Wine magazine and has written stories and developed recipes for publications like Martha Stewart Living, Parents, and Better Homes and Gardens. She also writes copy for brands, including Apple, Blue Bottle Coffee, and Modern Market.
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