RePlay Ep. 31 Cook The Books with Laura Lucchese 12-23-20

There is a saying, “If you want a happy ending, read a cookbook”. Our guest, Laura Lucchese, is in a book club that always ends well because her group reads and then produces a group meal from cookbooks. James Beard, the great culinary expert said, food is our common ground, a universal experience. In our mind, to bring books and food together is a match made in heaven. Laura tells us how many cookbooks have a narrative story just like a traditional book, why cooking from a cuisine outside your own encourages discussion, and how modern cookbooks offer a different philosophy to entertaining that diverges from the older well-known cookbook authors like Martha Stewart. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg 2- How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman 3- Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman 4- Dining In by Alison Roman 5- Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman 6- Indianish by Priya Krishna 7- Bottom of the Pot by Naz Deravian 8- Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee 9- Smoke and Pickles by Edward Lee 10- Everyday is Saturday by Sarah Copeland 11- How They Choked by Georgia Bragg 12- Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi 13- Do You Mind If I Cancel by Gary Janetti 14- Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 15- Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 16- A Gentleman from Moscow by Amor Towles 17- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood 18- Sourdough by Robin Sloan You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.