172: Blurbs: Do They Actually Matter?
Kristin speaks with hosts Molly, Andrea and Kate about blurbs; the good, the bad and the questionable.
171: Crowdfunding Your Cookbook with Nandita Godbole
Kate and Kristin speak all about crowdfunding with Nandita Godbole, who has fully funded seven books (and counting) through Kickstarter.
170: Becoming a Food Photographer While Writing a Debut Cookbook with Saeng Douangdara
Molly and Kristin speak with Saeng Douangdara, a personal chef and academic counselor turned online content creator and now, cookbook author and food photographer.
169: Kathy Gunst on What It Takes to Host a Food Writing Retreat
Kristin and Molly speak with Kathy Gunst, a prolific cookbook author, teacher and now leader of food writing retreats, about her varied career and new project.
168: Domenica Marchetti on Italian Cookies
Kate and Molly speak with Domenica Marchetti about her newest book and finding a niche in the crowded Italian cookbook category.
167: Ifrah F. Ahmed on the Making of Soomaaliya
Kate and Kristin speak with Ifrah F. Ahmed about how the culmination of her expertise in a culture and a cuisine led to her debut cookbook, Soomaaliya.
166: Natasha Pickowicz on Writing the Second Book
Kate and Andrea speak with cookbook author Natasha Pickowicz about her second book, how it differed from her first and what she learned during the process.
165: Inside the Alison Roman and Britt Cobb Design Universe
Andrea and Molly speak with Alison Roman and Britt Cobb, the designer of her new book, Something from Nothing about their collaboration.
164: Being a Cookbook Editor with Rachel Brown of Appetite
Molly and Kate speak with Rachel Brown, acquisitions editor with Appetite, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada, about her career journey and some insights of the Canadian cookbook landscape
163: Before the Recipes: Cookbook Introductions and Front Matter
To kick off Season 9 Molly, Andrea, Kate and Kristin discuss e-cookbooks vs physical editions before diving into front matter; all of the sections of a cookbook that come before the recipes.
162: The one in which we issue an apology and answer listener questions
Kate, Molly, Andrea and Kristin begin the episode with an apology about a technical snafu that plagued our website's Contact page and some corrections.
161: A Journalist's Approach to Cookbook Collaboration with Korsha Wilson
Kristin and Molly speak with journalist and cookbook co-author Korsha Wilson about her experiences in the world of food media
160: A Mindful Cookbook Born from Burnout with Nicki Sizemore
Molly and Kristin speak about merging the physical act of cooking with emotional and spiritual intentionality with Nicki Sizemore, the author of Mind, Body, Spirit, Food.
159: Silk Roads with Anna Ansari
Molly and Kate speak with Anna Ansari, a London based Iranian American writer, about her new book Silk Roads and the major career shift that brought it about.
158: Cookbook Marketing and Publicity with Brianne Sperber and Felix Cruz
Kristin and Kate get the inside scoop on all things marketing and publicity as they speak to the 'dream team' who worked on Kristin's recent book Turtle Island.
157: Helen Goh on Baking and the Meaning of Life
Andrea and Kate speak with Helen Goh about her thirty years of working in the food and hospitality industry and why she chose now to write her first solo book.
156: Writing History Through Recipes with Jessica B. Harris
Molly and Andrea speak with the iconic culinary historian Jessica Harris about her career and newest work, Braided Heritage.
155: Aran Goyoaga on the Art of Gluten-Free Bread
Kate and Molly speak with author and photographer Aran Goyoaga about her new, groundbreaking book The Art of Gluten Free Bread.
154: Cookbook Writing is a Long Game
Kristin, Molly, Andrea and Kate look back at the cookbook media landscape of 2025 and discuss the Anthropic settlement, their thoughts about AI in the food media sphere and share their inclinations about its usage.
153: Making a Niche Baking Book with Maureen Abood
Andrea and Kate speak with Maureen Abood about her new cookbook Lebanese Baking.

