28: All About Recipe Headnotes

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They discuss what a headnote is, how they go about writing them and the pitfalls to avoid while composing. They bring examples of some favorites and also their pet peeves as they chat about the format, design and variety that goes into these important cookbook ingredients.

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

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

• Kristin's newsletter - Mission Dinner

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

• All About Braising by Molly Stevens

• All About Dinner by Molly Stevens

• Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan

• Ever-Green Vietnamese by Andrea Nguyen

• Greenfeast by Nigel Slater 

• Rice Is Life by Kristin Donnelly 

• Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins

• Small Victories by Julie Turshen

• The Chef’s Garden by Farmer Lee Jones and Kristin Donnelly

• The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis

• Wine Style by Kate Leahy

• The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen by Paula Wolfert