Cookbook Love Podcast

Episode 419: Being a Cookbook Author & Publisher: Justin Ellen of @EverythingJustBaked

Welcome back to the Cookbook Love Podcast! This week I sit down with Justin Ellen, the baker and content creator behind Everything Just Baked, whose fun, chaotic, persona

Episode 418: Cookbook Publicity Secrets: What Top PR Agents Want Cookbook Authors to Know

Welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast! Today's episode pulls together the best publicity advice from top cookbook PR agents who've been on this sho

Episode 417: Publishers Are Waiting For You

Welcome back to another episode of Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I'm tackling a belief I encourage every one of my students to hold: publishers and agents aren't just open

Episode 416: Are There Too Many Cookbooks?

Welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast! Today I'm talking about something I hear all the time, from people who visit my table at events and from rea

Episode 415: Common Obstacles That Keep Cookbook Writers Stuck

Welcome back to the Cookbook Love Podcast! Before I launched my recent masterclass about how to grow your audience for a cookbook, I sent my email list two questions: wha

Episode 414: 5 Myths About Your Cookbook Audience

Welcome back to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast! Today we're getting into the myths I hear most often about what it actually takes to grow a cookbook audienc

Episode 413: You Don't Have to Dance for a Book Deal

Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today's episode is for the chef, the dietitian, the culinary professional who has a cookbook in them, and who has

Episode 412: Dora Ramirez James Beard Award-Winning Cookbook Author of Comida Casera

Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today, I'm joined by Dora Ramirez. Dora Ramirez didn't set out to reinvent Mexican cuisine. She wanted to uncover

Episode 411: Recipes, Hospitality, and Hope in a Time of War with Sarah Trad

Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today, I'm joined by Sarah Trad, author of A House in the Lebanese Mountains: Recipes and Stories from Beit Trad.

Episode 410: About Comedy, Death, and Cookbook Writing with Gus Constantellis

What do comedy and death have to do with cookbook writing? In this episode, Maggie talks with comedian and first-generation Greek American Gus Constantellis about his deb

Episode 409: A Cookbook Korean Night Out with Irene Yoo

What can traditional drinking rituals teach us about writing a cookbook that celebrates culture and community? Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast.

Episode 408: Bobby Hicks and the Stories That Live Inside Vintage Cookbooks

What can vintage cookbooks teach us about writing a cookbook readers will treasure? Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I sit down with Bobby H

Episode 407: From Cookbook Dream to Book Deal: What It Really Costs

What does it really cost to go from dreaming about writing a cookbook to signing a book deal? Many aspiring cookbook authors assume they need a large budget, profession

Episode 406: What Award-Winning Cookbooks Can Teach Us

The James Beard Awards are often called the "Oscars of the Food World," recognizing excellence in culinary arts, food writing, and cookbook publishing. In this episode, w

Episode 405: Six Unspoken Benefits of an Author Platform

In Episode 393, I discussed how an author platform is not just about visibility or follower count but something far more foundational. Since then, I keep thinking about t

Episode 404: The Secret to Writing a Cookbook With a Busy Life

Most aspiring cookbook authors believe they need more time before they can start writing. But what if the real challenge isn't time at all? Today, in this episode, I sh

Episode 403: The Real Reason Some Cookbook Authors Get Book Deals

Welcome to another episode of Cookbook Love Podcast, Register for the How to Master Cookbook Design and Photography Workshop  If you want to understand what publisher

Episode 402: Hawaiian Family Cooking That Feels Like Home with Chef Sheldon Simeon

Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today on the show I present an interview with Sheldon Simeon about his new cookbook, Ohana Style. Born and rais

Episode 401: The Stories Behind Italian Cookies with Domenica Marchetti

Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Before we get started, the doors are now open for Cookbook Writing Foundations for a very limited time, my new

Episode 400: What 400 Podcast Episodes Reveals About Writing and Publishing Cookbooks

Welcome to Episode 400 of the Cookbook Love Podcast! If you've been thinking about writing a cookbook, collecting recipes, organizing ideas, or waiting for the right ti