19: Do Cookbook Awards Matter? | Charlotte Druckman

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Andrea and Molly chat with journalist and food writer Charlotte Druckman to find out more about what it means to create "good" work and how to measure success. Charlotte shares where her love of cookbooks began, the invention of the Piglet awards and how she feels about "Tastemakers". She reveals why we shouldn't take awards too seriously, her dislike of categories and the fallacy of objectivity..

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

• Charlotte Druckman

• Piglet

• James Beard Foundation Award,

• International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Art of Eating Prize

• Gourmand Cookbook Awards

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Kitchen Remix

• Stir, Sizzle, Bake

• Women on Food

• Eat by Nigel Slater

• Gluten-Free Baking At Home by Jeffrey Larsen