Alex Hitz

Alex Hitz, author of Occasions To Celebrate: Cooking and Entertaining With Style, talks with us about his book and how to be a more successful host.

Alex Hitz and Occasions To Celebrate

Mary Ann Esposito, host of PBS’s Ciao Italia and author of 14 cookbooks about the Italian kitchen, talks with us about her latest book, Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!, what it means to plant and harvest a backyard vegetable garden and how to bring its bounty into our kitchens.

Plant, Harvest, Cook! with Mary Ann Esposito

Meike Peters

James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and blogger Meike Peters talks about her approach to daily cooking and her second cookbook, 365: A Year of Everyday Cooking and Baking.

Meike Peters and Everyday Cooking

Steven Jenkins

Steven Jenkins, founder and partner of Olive Oil Jones, talks about olive oil – how to choose a great one, what all that terminology on the label means, what it should cost, and why early harvest matters.

The Interview:  Steven Jenkins Talks Olive Oil

Mary Ann Esposito has hosted Ciao Italia, PBS’s longest running cooking show for thirty years and is the author of Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy, her thirteenth cookbook. In this conversation, she talks about what makes Italian food defiantly regional, she debunks the image of Italy as having a red sauce culture, and she shows us how simple and fresh Italian ingredients are the key to its irresistible flavors.

The Interview: Mary Ann Esposito's My Lifelong Food Adventures In Italy

Tia Keenan

Tia Keenan, author of Melt, Stretch &amp; Sizzle: The Art of Cooking Cheese, talks about the pleasures, techniques, and satisfying flavors of cooking cheese.

The Interview: Tia Keenan On the Art of Cooking Cheese

Andy Fisher

Andy Fisher of Astor Wines &amp; Spirits/Astor Center chooses wines for our most iconic meal.

The Interview: Andy Fisher's Wine Choices For Thanksgiving

Judith Jones

In The Pleasures of Cooking For One, the seventh book published under her own name, Judith Jones shared a lifetime of experience as a home cook.

The Interview: Judith Jones On The Pleasures of Cooking for One

Tia Keenen

Cheese expert and author Tia Keenan talks with us about all things cheese -- how to buy it, serve it, pair it, and enjoy it. No matter your appetites or your budget, she has much to tell us to enhance the satisfying experience of eating cheese.

The Interview: Tia Keenen and The Art of the Cheese Plate

Clodagh McKenna

Irish food writer and chef Clodagh McKenna talks with us about Ireland's re-charged food culture and the triumph of ingredients and hospitality.

The Interview: Clodagh McKenna Talks About Modern Irish Cooking

We bring you conversations with top food merchants, award-winning cookbook authors, producers and farmers, and other culinary experts all to help you triumph in the kitchen.

This informative, entertaining podcasts focuses on the unsung heroes of the food industry -- small purveyors who are passionate about their area of expertise and want to share their knowledge. Not a single attempt at self-promotion, no sales talk -- these men and women just sharing their enthusiam about their foodie passion. Well-edited and produced (not always priorities in other audio food podcasts...!). Don't worry about the NYC aspect -- it's just a pleasure to hear such naked foodie joy!

A celebration of the dedicated food purveyor

The City Cook Podcast

Arthur Schwartz

Arthur Schwartz, author of The Southern Italian Table, talks with us about the traditions, flavors and pleasures of southern Italian cooking.

The Interview: Arthur Schwartz On Southern Italian Cooking

In his wonderful new cookbook, Arthur Schwartz brings us favorite Yiddish recipes and the traditions of Eastern European food.

The Interview: Arthur Schwartz on Jewish Home Cooking

Andy Fisher of Astor Wines &amp; Spirits/Astor Center gives us "Wine 101" for the city cook.

The Interview: Andy Fisher and Wine Basics

Shax Riegler

The author of Dish, 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates talks with us about the richly eclectic, decorative, and historic world of dishes.

The Interview:  Shax Riegler and Dish

Steve Jenkins

Steven Jenkins talks about his new memoir, The Food Life, his 30 years in the New York food world, and how he helped make Fairway the granddaddy of all New York food markets.

The Interview: Steve Jenkins On The Food Life

Bonnie Slotnick

Bonnie Slotnick of Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks tells us why we collect and treasure cookbooks.

The Interview: Bonnie Slotnick and Why We Buy Cookbooks

Jennifer Baron

Jennifer Baron, owner of A Cook's Companion in Brooklyn Heights, with gift ideas for the home cook.

The Interview: Jennifer Baron With Ideas For Holiday Kitchen Gifts

Alan Kaufman of The Pickle Guys on the subject of all things pickled.

The Interview: The Pickle Guys

Barbara Kafka

Award-winning cookbook author Barbara Kafka talked with us about successful and flavorful microwave cooking and much more.

The Interview: Barbara Kafka

Wild Edibles' Steve Schafer gives us a primer on sustainability, wild versus organic, and other important seafood-buying facts.

The Interview: Buying Seafood Today

PBS host Mary Ann Esposito tells us more about modern Italian cooking and the traditions of winter pastas.

The Interview:  Mary Ann Esposito Talks Italian Cooking, Slow and Otherwise - Part II

Max Shrem, manager of Formaggio Essex Market, shares ideas for serving a cheese course and tips for working with a cheese monger.

The Interview: How to Serve a Cheese Course

Jennifer Baron, owner of A Cook's Companion in Brooklyn Heights, gives tips for the best equipment for an urban kitchen.

The Interview: Equipping A City Kitchen

Rob Kaufelt

Rob Kaufelt, the proprietor of Murray's Cheese and one of New York's top cheese mongers, tells us all about chevre.

The Interview: Rob Kaufelt Talks Goat Cheese

Marc Reyes

Butcher Marc Reyes, head of Eli's Manhattan's meat department, tells you what you need to know before you order, buy and cook your holiday turkey.

The Interview: Butcher Marc Reyes Talks Turkey

Broadway Panhandler

Norman Kornbleuth, founder and owner of Broadway Panhandler, tells us what we need to know about choosing, buying and taking care of our kitchen knives.

The Interview: Broadway Panhandler's Norman Kornbleuth Talks Knives

David Graves

David Graves of Berkshire Berries and the originator of N.Y.C. Roof-Top Honey, talks with us about city beekeeping, cooking with honey, and why bees are disappearing.

The Interview: David Graves Talks About City Beekeeping

Mark Russ Federman

Mark Russ Federman, of Russ &amp; Daughters, with an introduction to smoked and cured fish.

The Interview: Mark Russ Federman On Smoked and Cured Fish

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