Book Larder Podcast

Abra Berens, Ruffage

September 18th, 2019  |  32 mins 2 secs

This episode we welcome Abra Berens into our kitchen for her new cookbook, Ruffage. A former farmer now chef and writer, Abra chats with local restauranteur Linda Derschang about her career path, relationship to food and creating her cookbook. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Ruffage here.

BONUS: Ed Levine with J. Kenji López-Alt, Serious Eater

September 15th, 2019  |  37 mins 51 secs

On this bonus episode, we listen in on a talk between some of the masterminds behind Serious Eats. J. Kenji López-Alt interviews Serious Eats creator, Ed Levine at Town Hall Seattle for his memoir, Serious Eater. Purchase your copy of Serious Eater and The Food Lab here.

Special thanks to Town Hall Seattle for providing audio for this episode.

Maggie Battista, A New Way to Food

September 11th, 2019  |  33 mins 12 secs

This episode we welcome Maggie Battista into our kitchen for her new cookbook, A New Way to Food. Food writer and founder of Eat Boutique, Maggie chats with local food writer Aran Goyoaga about learning to live in the present, her past relationship with food and some insights into a new way to savor food. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of A New Way to Food here.

Felicity Cloake, One More Croissant for the Road

September 4th, 2019  |  41 mins 59 secs

This episode Lara interviews Felicity Cloake at the British Library about her new memoir, One More Croissant for the Road. Felicity dicusses her travels through France to find the perfect versions of classic dishes, the unglamorous side of biking a countryside, and her thoughts on food culture at large. Enjoy this interview and purchase your copy of One More Croissant for the Road here. (This is a UK import)

Christina Lane, Dinner Just for Two

August 28th, 2019  |  29 mins

This episode we welcome Christina Lane into our kitchen for her cookbook, Dinner Just for Two. Christina blogs at Dessert for Two where she specializes in small batch recipes. She describes how she got her start, her past as a farmer and her hopes for the future. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Dinner Just for Two here.

BONUS: Belinda Smith-Sullivan, Just Peachy

August 22nd, 2019  |  27 mins 48 secs

This bonus episode we welcome Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan into our kitchen to discuss her first cookbook, Just Peachy. She shares about her lifelong love affair with peaches, her journey to publication and being a "non-traditional" culinary student. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Just Peachy here.

Bren Smith, Eat Like a Fish

August 21st, 2019  |  27 mins 35 secs

This episode we welcome Bren Smith into our kitchen for his memoir, Eat Like a Fish. A former commercial fisherman, Bren chats with local food writer Sara Dickerman about his story, experience and his current efforts to aid ocean restoration. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Eat Like a Fish here.

BONUS: Maria Zizka, The Newlywed Table

August 18th, 2019  |  30 mins 11 secs

This episode we welcome Maria Zizka into our kitchen to discuss couple cooking strategies from her book, The Newlywed Table. She shares how her husband encouraged her to follow her passion for food, a few kitchen disaster stories and how to fix common cooking mistakes. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of The Newlywed Table here.

Katie Parla, Food of the Italian South

August 14th, 2019  |  41 mins 31 secs

This episode we welcome Katie Parla into our kitchen for her latest cookbook, Food of the Italian South. Based in Rome, Katie is a food writer and extremely learned in Italian food and beverage with numerous writings under her belt. Our Culinary Director, Amanda Coba, interviews her about her unique education background, her love for Italy and tips for what to eat where. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Food of the Italian South here.

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, Honey & Co. at Home

August 7th, 2019  |  40 mins 9 secs

This episode we welcome Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich into our kitchen for their latest cookbook, Honey & Co. at Home. Chefs and spouses, Sarit and Itamar own the Honey & Co group of restaurants, a huge staff favorite. Lara interviews them about how they got their start, Honey & Co's success and what inspired this latest book. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Honey & Co at Home here.

Naz Deravian, Bottom of the Pot

July 31st, 2019  |  39 mins 23 secs

This episode we welcome Naz Deravian into our kitchen for her first cookbook, Bottom of the Pot. Born in Iran, Naz is a blogger, actor and writer now based in Los Angeles. During her talk she discusses her long love affair with food, the right way to eat herbs with Iranian food and also reads a lovely passage from the book. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Bottom of the Pot here.

Elizabeth Minchilli, The Italian Table

July 24th, 2019  |  26 mins 47 secs

This episode we welcome Elizabeth Minchilli into our kitchen to discuss her cookbook, The Italian Table. A former academic, Elizabeth now leads food tours throughout Italy, blogs and wrote the app, Eat Italy. The Italian Table showcases typical and delicious Italian menus to help you visit Italy from your own kitchen. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of The Italian Table here.

Marisa McClellan, The Food in Jars Kitchen

July 17th, 2019  |  30 mins 2 secs

This episode we welcome Marisa McClellan back into our kitchen for her latest cookbook, The Food in Jars Kitchen. Marisa is a food writer, canning teacher and blogger at Food in Jars. During her talk she demos a recipe while providing canning insights along with numerous tips and tricks for home canners. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of The Food in Jars Kitchen here.

Hetty McKinnon, Family

July 10th, 2019  |  47 mins 12 secs

This episode we welcome Hetty McKinnon into our kitchen to discuss her latest cookbook, Family. Hetty created Arthur Street Kitchen in 2011 in her Sydney, Australia home to make and serve salads to her community. That endeavor led to her trio of cookbooks, a food journal and eventually to an event space in Brooklyn, New York. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Family here.

Eric Silverstein, The Peached Tortilla

July 3rd, 2019  |  27 mins 8 secs

This episode we welcome Eric Silverstein into our kitchen to discuss his first cookbook, The Peached Tortilla. A former lawyer, Eric is now a chef and the founder of The Peached Tortilla, which has grown from food truck to a restaurant and catering business in Austin, TX. He talks about his childhood love of food, marrying Southern and Asian cuisines and even shares some business insights. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of The Peached Tortilla here.

Andy Ricker, Pok Pok Noodles

June 26th, 2019  |  36 mins 56 secs

This episode we welcome Andy Ricker into our kitchen to discuss his latest cookbook, Pok Pok Noodles. The chef/owner of Pok Pok Restaurants, Andy shares his passion for learning about Thailand and its food as he takes us behind the curtain of the restaurant world, food TV and alternate career paths. Enjoy this talk and purchase your copy of Pok Pok Noodles here.