Kristin and Kate discuss author Michelle Braxton's turbulent publishing journey for her new book, Supper with Love. She shares the... more

Kate and Kristin speak with Kathleen Schmidt, an industry veteran with years of experience in editing, publishing, marketing and public... more

Kate and Molly speak with Lelani Lewis, a London born food stylist and culinary activist of Grenadian and Irish heritage... more

Molly and Kristin dive into the territory of kid-lit in this talk with Alliah Agostini and Taffy Elrod, authors of... more

Molly, Kristin, Andrea and Kate tackle the topic of cookbook criticism, spurred on by recent online conversations. They discuss what... more

Kristin and Molly speak with author and blogger Shelly Worcel about breaking into speciality markets and writing niche, single subject... more

Kate talks with Kristin, Molly and Andrea about the challenges faced when beginning a writing career and the resources they... more

To mark our 2 year anniversary, we're re-releasing our very first episode! Kate leads today's discussion on the most important... more

Andrea, Molly, Kristin and Kate sit down to wrap up another incredible season of the show: taking listener questions, highlighting... more

Kristin and Kate speak with cookbook author Adeena Sussman about her career, her new book and what its like working... more

Molly and Kristin speak with the Wang sisters, Stéphanie, Patricia Ho-Yi and Caroline, about their new cookbook, Asian Vegetables and... more

Molly and Kate discuss serialized cookbooks with author and professor, Darra Goldstein. Darra explains how the idea for the series... more

Andrea and Molly talk with Taipei-based journalist and author, Clarissa Wei about her debut cookbook, Made in Taiwan and the... more

Kate and Kristin speak with sisters Margaret and Irene Li about their new book, Perfectly Good Food, and the concepts... more

In our last episode of 2023, Kate, Kristin and Molly discuss food trends and how they apply to the cookbook... more

Kristin and Molly speak with Danny Childs about his new beverage book, Slow Drinks; its origination, proposal stages and how... more

Kate and Kristin speak with Klancy Miller about her magazine and upcoming book: For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and... more

Kate and Molly get into the nitty gritty of collaborations with Nichole Accettola and Malena Watrous as they discuss their... more

Kate and Kristin speak with Ara Zada all about content creation and becoming a social media influencer. Ara shares his... more

Kristin and Molly speak with Sara Calvosa Olsen about her new cookbook, Chími Nu’am and its inspiration, creation and message.... more

Molly and Kate speak with writer Amy Thielen about her new cookbook, Company; its menu format, its inspiration and how... more

Molly and Kristin talk with Tuscany based blogger, teacher and cookbook author Giulia Scarpaleggia about the concept of cucina povera... more

Kristin and Kate speak with food columnist and author, Sandra Gutierrez, about her career path and her newest cookbook Latinísimo,... more

Kate and Molly discuss all things self-publishing with writer, tour guide and (new) publisher, Katie Parla. She shares what motivated... more

Kate, Molly and Kristin speak with fellow podcaster Brian Hogan Stewart, of the Salt & Spine podcast. They chat... more

We are kicking off Season 4 with an episode dedicated to listener questions. Molly, Kate, Andrea and Kristin share their... more

Today all four hosts sit down to discuss the realities of rejection. They share their own experiences with being turned... more

Molly and Kate talk with Martha Holmberg, author and former publisher and food editor, about writing single subject cookbooks. She... more

Kate and Molly talk with cookbook author Lukas Volger about his career, writing journey and the process of creating a... more

Andrea and Kristin chat with writer and recipe developer Hetty McKinnon about her career, books and inspirations. Hetty discusses... more

Molly and Kate talk with Lerato Umah-Shaylor, a UK based chef, food writer and cooking teacher, about her debut cookbook... more

Kate and Kristin talk with writer David Lebovitz about his career and life in France. He discusses how he went... more

Molly and Kristin talk with writer Alicia Kennedy about her new book, No Meat Required, and her philosophy on food... more

Kate and Kristin discuss all things hybrid publishing with Vasudha Viswanath, the author of The Vegetarian Reset. Vasudha shares a... more

Molly and Kristin chat with Matt Rodbard; writer and founding editor of the online food and culture magazine TASTE, all... more

Molly, Kristin, Kate and Andrea talk about the idea behind the cookbook. After sharing some shelved ideas of their own,... more

Kate and Kristin talk with Nick DiGiovanni about his transition from YouTube/TikTok star to cookbook author. He discusses what made... more

Molly and Kate talk with Matt Sartwell of Kitchen Arts & Letters, the New York City bookstore specializing in food... more

Kristin and Molly speak with Susan Spungen, food stylist, recipe developer, author and founding food editor at Martha Stewart Living,... more

Molly and Kristin talk with Vishwesh Bhatt, James Beard Award Winner for Best Chef in the South, about his new... more

Kate and Molly speak with Bonnie Benwick, journalist and former deputy editor of the Washington Post food section, about the... more

Molly and Kate talk with debut cookbook author, Abi Balingit about her whirlwind publishing journey, during which she juggled a... more

Kate and Kristin talk with Nick Fauchald, founding editor of Tasting Table, creator of Short Stack Editions and the co-author... more

Today Kristin, Molly and Kate chat with prolific cookbook author (and EVCB co-host) Andrea Nguyen about her inspirations, career path... more

Molly and Kristin talk with prolific cookbook author Dorie Greenspan about her career, process and longtime creative partnerships. She explains... more

Picking up where last week's episode left off, Kate gets more in depth about the money side of the business... more

Kate discusses the money side of cookbooks with Molly, Andrea and Kristin. They each share what they wish they knew... more

Kate talks with Molly, Andrea and Kristin all about recipe titles. They share what makes one stand out, what is... more

Kristin and Andrea chat with Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, and her co-author Kayla Stewart about their book... more

Kate and Molly talk with Jessie Sheehan, "the self-proclaimed queen of easy-peasy sweets", about her varied career path, how she... more

Molly and Kate dive deep into the journey and person that is chef/writer/artist/activist/culinary ambassador (and more), Toya Boudy. She shares... more

Molly and Andrea talk with author and former Food Director at Bon Appétit, Carla Lalli Music, all about the voice... more

Molly and Andrea talk with Kenji López-Alt, author and Chief Culinary Advisor for Serious Eats, about creating and maintaining a... more

Kate and Molly chat with food stylist extraordinaire, Mariana Velásquez about their past working together, her career path and how... more

Molly, Andrea, Kristin and Kate answer listener questions about recipe attribution, testing and self-publishing. The hosts reflect on the episodes... more

Kate leads today's discussion all about the holiday season; its joys, its tribulations and its desserts. Molly, Andrea and Kristin... more

Andrea and Kate talk with chef and food writer Andy Baraghani about his debut cookbook and the varied career experience... more

Molly and Kristin speak with writer JJ Goode about his career path, collaborating with chefs on cookbooks and what draws... more

Kate and Kristin talk with lead agent and co-owner at The Ekus Group, Sally Ekus, about her career path, what... more

Andrea and Kristin talk with Eric Kim about his intensely personal and remarkable book, Korean American. He shares his inspirations... more

Kate and Molly chat with cookbook teacher, author and editor Tori Ritchie about her career trajectory and how she developed... more

Today, Andrea tackles the topic of the ever elusive headnote with Molly, Kate and Kristin. They discuss what a headnote... more

Andrea and Molly speak with recipe developer, editor, stylist and writer, Ali Slagle about her career trajectory, her debut cookbook... more

Molly and Kate talk with Adam Roberts aka The Amateur Gourmet, about his career path, what he's learned from working... more

Kate and Kristin speak with food stylist, photographer and author Anna Voloshyna about her debut cookbook, Budmo!. Anna shares how... more

Kate and Molly chat with the founding editor of Food52 and the brains behind their Genius Recipes, Kristen Miglore. Kristen... more

Kristin and Andrea chat with owner of Tanorria's Table, author of Staples + 5, and co-host of Black Girls Eating,... more

Kristin starts out today's episode asking Molly, Kate and Andrea about the books that inspired them to follow this... more

Today's episode is a quick update about our summer hiatus and a thank you to our listeners for tuning in... more

Kate and Kristin chat with the Marketing and Publicity Manager of Hardie Grant, Lorraine Woodcheke, to learn more about what... more

Andrea and Molly chat with journalist and food writer Charlotte Druckman to find out more about what it means to... more

Kate and Andrea chat with cookbook critic Paula Forbes whose reviews have run in Eater, Epicurious, Lucky Peach and Food52.... more

Molly leads today's discussion with Andrea, Kate and Kristin through the opaque world of book sales. They talk about the... more

Molly and Kristin have a quick chat with surprise guest, Jenna Kutcher. Jenna is a photographer, podcaster, entrepreneur and her... more

On today's episode Molly, Andrea, Kristin and Kate sit down to answer listener submitted questions. They tackle everything from title... more

Molly and Kate chat all things food writing with Dianne Jacob, freelance writing coach, editor and the author of "Will... more

Kate starts off today's chat recounting some event horror stories while Kristin, Molly and Andrea chime in with some of... more

Kristin learns more about life behind the lens as she interviews author, photographer and food stylist Yossy Arefi. Yossy shares... more

Kristin leads today's conversation about photography, its importance in the world of cookbooks and how it can bring a book... more

Molly gets more insight into the cookbook design process as she talks with Alice Chau, former Senior Designer at Chronicle... more

Molly leads the conversation about the design process, one of the more mystifying stops on a cookbook's journey to publication.... more

Andrea dives further into the editing process during her interview with Jennifer Sit, Executive Editor at Clarkson Potter which is... more

Andrea leads today's deep dive into the editing stage of cookbook creation. Molly, Kate and Kristin each share their rituals,... more

Andrea learns more about the visual side of recipe writing as she talks with Nom Nom Paleo's Michelle Tam. Michelle... more

Kristin gets into the fundamentals of recipe writing as she chats with Tina Ujlaki, her mentor and the former executive... more

Kate leads today's discussion about the recipe development, curation and testing that go into creating a cookbook. Andrea, Molly and... more

Andrea leads today's chat about selling a cookbook and all the nitty gritty elements that go into it. Kristen, Molly... more

Kristin leads today's discussion all about the cookbook proposal, sharing her own first experience with the process. Molly, Kate and... more

Molly starts out today's episode with an interview with Rica Allannic, a literary agent with editing experience. Then, Kristin and... more

Kate leads today's discussion on the most important question to ask before you sit down to write your cookbook: Should... more