Alice Feiring is a journalist and celebrated wine writer, and she’s also the author of many great wine books, including 2019’s Natural Wine for the People, a prophetic look at the natural wine movement that has swept the drinking world away.

JJ Johnson is the James Beard Award–winning chef behind the fast-casual restaurant Field Trip and a coauthor of the cookbook Between Harlem and Heaven.

Paula Forbes is a longtime journalist covering the cookbook publishing industry, among many other topics, and is the founder of the influential Stained Page News.

Melissa Clark is a prolific cookbook author, longtime New York Times columnist, and one of the most respected food writers around.

What does a cookbook editor actually do day-to-day in the year 2022? It turns out, more than you could ever imagine. We catch up with our old friend Raquel Pelzel to find out all the juicy details.

When Mission Chinese opened in New York in a crowded, slightly dank subterranean space on Orchard Street a decade ago, the food world collectively paused to praise the inventive and fully out-there cooking of a young chef named Danny Bowien. On this episode we catch up with him to find out what it's like to close up for good.

So much has happened since we had Eric on the show last fall, and we talk about so many things, including his recent work at the New York Times and the release and warm reception of his NYT bestseller, the cookbook Korean American.

It’s really fun having Alex Delany on the show and getting to know the food and drink (and menswear and rare book) writer and collector a little bit better.

Yasmin Fahr’s new book Boards and Spreads has us all thinking beyond cheese and Triscuits.

A writer, editor, illustrator, cookbook author, children’s book author, and really fun guy to get to know, Joshua David Stein really has all the goods. In this truly epic episode we cover Joshua’s long and interesting career, from the early days of Gawker to writing cookbooks with Kwame Onwuachi, Wilson Tang, and Joe Campanale.

We don’t talk much about the wine world on the show, but we couldn’t pass up the chance to have the legendary wine critic and big-ideas person Jancis Robinson in the studio.

What a thrill to have Stephen Satterfield on the show. Stephen has many layers in his long career in journalism, wine, and television—and we discuss them all.

Emily Schildt wants food shopping to be a more fun and mind-expanding experience, and with her company, Pop Up Grocer, she’s getting customers closer to the destination.

Yay, Adam Roberts is here for a very special episode. You may know Adam from his pioneering food blog Amateur Gourmet, or from his stint doing videos for the Food Network. This is a good one.

Prime Roots founder Kimberlie Le thinks the future of vegan food tastes a lot like bologna.

Linda is a pop culture correspondent and host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. She’s also a novelist, and we talk about her recent book release, Flying Solo.

She calls herself the Bob Ross of salads, and for very good reason. Jess Damuck is the salad freak behind the new cookbook Salad Freak and a really fun guest on our show today.

On this episode we're speaking with actor and comic Ayo Edebiri. Have you checked out The Bear, a new show on FX that is one of the finest representations of the white-knuckle restaurant world in popular culture since, well, Kitchen Confidential was first published?

Bartees Strange is one of the most promising and confident voices in music today, and we wanted to have him on the show to talk about his new album, Farm to Table.

The co-host of “bicoastal elite” podcast How Long Gone is a food media outsider with strong insider opinions.

Yes, yes, yes! Dana Brown is here for an entertaining and mildly gossipy episode. We’ve long followed Dana’s career at Vanity Fair, where he served many roles during his more than 20 years at the magazine.