In this episode of my food-focused podcast Hungry for Words, I chatted with Robyn Eckhardt. She's a widely published food writer whose works has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Saveur and many other publications. While living and working in Asia, she … [Read more...] about Podcast Season 2 E3: Food journalist Robyn Eckhardt, author of ‘Instanbul & Beyond’

In this episode of my food podcast, Hungry for Words, I interviewed Holly Hughes, the editor of the long-running Best Food Writing series. In one of my favorite conversations on this show so far, we talked about the lengths she went to unearth great food writing. She reads as … [Read more...] about Podcast Season 2 E4: Holly Hughes, editor of the Best Food Writing series

Like a lot of people, I thought there were limited "flavors" of vinegar: white wine, red wine, apple cider, balsamic and white distilled. The latter I used for household cleaning or to put in our HVAC system to keep it cleared out. Michael opened my eyes to an a world of vinegar … [Read more...] about Season 2 Episode 2: Michael Harlan Turkel

Alana at home Before you listen to this podcast, please know I have a confession. I have long been a fan of Eating from the Ground Up, the no-nonsense love-your-garden blog by Alana Chernilla. I was happy to host her in my kitchen (back when you could do that sort of thing). … [Read more...] about Season 2: Ep 1 – Alana Chernilla

Joe Ray recounts his experience co-authoring the book Sea and Smoke: Untamed Flavors from the Pacific Northwest with famed genius chef, Blaine Wetzel, as we sip a most unusual broth. Joe is an award-winning widely published food and travel writer who regularly contributes to … [Read more...] about Season 1: Episode 6 – Joe Ray