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Kitchen Confidante Podcast
by Liren Baker
They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but how do we find ourselves there? Join host Liren Baker in the Kitchen Confidante podcast, a side dish to the recipe blog, Kitchen Confidante, as she explores the food journeys of passionate chefs, food writers, photographers, recipe developers, artisans, bloggers, and more! Learn how they got their starts and what fuels their taste and inspiration!Subscribe on all podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media at @kitchconfidante
Episodes
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Episode 142: In the Mood to Bake with Alex George: Nostalgic Desserts, Riffing & More
If you grew up loving treats like Kudos Bars, Italian Rainbow Cookies, and chocolate chip cookies, you’re going to have a lot of fun with this conversation. I’m chatting with Alex George, the self-taught baker and creator behind Lily P. Crumbs, about her new cookbook, In the Mood to Bake:...
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Episode 141: Better than Grandma’s — with Justin Ellen of Everything Just Baked
For many of us, baking with a grandparent is a wonderful core memory. And for Justin Ellen, the baker and cake artist behind Everything Just Baked, his love of baking started at a young age with the grandmas in his life. That early passion has taken him from nostalgic homemade desserts to...
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Episode 140: Love What's On Your Plate: Finding Joy in Seasonal Cooking with Stephanie Valentine
When we think about eating well, it is easy to get caught up in rules, trends, and the latest nutrition advice — but Stephanie Valentine reminds us that good food isn’t about restriction — it’s about finding joy in what’s on our plate. Stephanie is a nutritionist, recipe developer, and the author...
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Episode 139: A Feather and a Fork: Reclaiming Indigenous Foodways with Chef Crystal Wahpepah
Chef Crystal Wahpepah is a registered member of the Kickapoo Nation of Oklahoma and the chef and owner of Wahpepah's Kitchen in Oakland, California — one of only a handful of Indigenous restaurants in the country. Born and raised in Oakland's close-knit urban Native community, Crystal was the…
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Episode 138: Executive Eats: How Food Fuels Focus, Creativity, and Success with Adam Kingl
Have you ever considered how cooking can nourish your body, mind, and career? Adam Kingl is a leadership expert, educator, and co-author of Executive Eats: The Cookbook for a Better Working Life. Written with educator, scientist, and culinary professional Dr. Jakub Leszek Radzikowski, the book...
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Episode 137: Retro Recipes with Bobby Hicks: Nostalgic Dishes for the Modern Kitchen
Bobby Hicks is a chef, food historian, and author of the new cookbook, Retro Recipes: Vintage Dishes with a Modern Twist. You may recognize him as a contestant on Season 4 of Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef. His debut cookbook, Retro Recipes, contains 100 previously forgotten recipes — like…
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Episode 136: Italy in a Glass: The Italian Art of Gathering with Susan Gravely
The last time Vietri founder Susan Gravely joined us on the podcast, we celebrated 40 years of her passion for handcrafted Italian tableware, the remarkable story behind the Vietri lifestyle brand, and the inspiration behind her memoir and cookbook, Italy on a Plate, which explored the…
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Episode 135: 10 Years of Hot Thai Kitchen — with Pailin Chongchitnant
It was a joy to welcome back returning guest, Pailin Chongchitnant, the best-selling and award-winning author of Hot Thai Kitchen and the creator and host of the popular YouTube cooking channel, Pailin’s Kitchen. Born and raised in Thailand, and based in Vancouver, Canada, Pailin is a...
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Episode 134: From Miss Kim to Little Kim: Ji Hye Kim on Opening Little Kim, 10 Years of Miss Kim, and Evolving Korean Cuisine
In this week's episode, we welcome back returning guest Ji Hye Kim. Ji Hye is an award-winning chef, including a Food & Wine Best New Chef and five-time James Beard Award semi-finalist, and she is a powerful cultural voice redefining contemporary Korean cuisine in the United States. She is the…
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Episode 133: Dig In: Cooking, Family, and Finding Yourself in the Kitchen with Erin O’Brien
In her debut cookbook, Dig In! Over 100 Easy, Delicious, and Stress-Free Recipes to Make on Repeat, Erin O'Brien shares a collection of recipes inspired by family, heritage, and real life in the kitchen. Woven throughout the book are the stories of the women who influenced her cooking and the…
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Episode 132: Olive Oil and the Mediterranean Table with Tony Kasandrinos
Olive oil an essential building block of Mediterranean cooking, and I had the joy of discussing all things olive oil with Tony Kasandrinos, Co-Founder and CEO of Kasandrinos International and author of Kasandrinos Kitchen: Unlock the Power of Olive Oil with Over 100 Family Recipes. From his...
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Episode 131: From Momofuku to Agnes and Sherman: Chef Nick Wong’s Next Chapter
After graduating from the French Culinary Institute in New York, Chef Nick Wong built an impressive career with the Momofuku Restaurant Group, with additional time at Gramercy Tavern in New York City and Incanto in San Francisco, and stages at Noma in Copenhagen and Bar Tartine. When he was ready...
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Episode 130: Baking and the Meaning of Life— with Helen Goh
Helen Goh -- esteemed baker, author, and food columnist based in the UK -- draws on her Malaysian roots and Australian upbringing in everything she makes. She is the co-author of the books Sweet and Comfort with Yotam Ottolenghi and writes food columns for The Guardian and The Observer. Her new...
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Episode 129: Omaha's Sushi Secret— with Chef David Utterback
What if I told you some of the best sushi in the United States is in the Midwest? Chef David Utterback is a multiple-time James Beard Award finalist and the first Nebraska chef to be nominated for Best Chef Midwest. Chef Utterback is the force behind three critically acclaimed Omaha restaurants —...
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Episode 128: Learning How to Cook — with Michelle Doll Olson and HelloFresh
Chef, food writer, and culinary teacher Michelle Doll Olson is the Senior Manager of Culinary Development at HelloFresh, where she helps shape the chef-developed recipes that land in millions of home kitchens each week. With a background spanning pastry, savory cooking, teaching, and...
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Episode 127: The Ube Baking Book: Celebrating Filipino Flavor with Chef Henry Awayan
You may recognize Chef Henry Awayan from his appearance on the Food Network show Bakers vs. Fakers. Those in the San Francisco Bay Area may also know him as the talent behind the award-winning bakery Whisk Cake Creations in Alameda. Chef Awayan's new book, The Ube Baking Book, celebrates his...
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Episode 126: Rooted in Fire: Cooking, Culture, and Community with Chef Pyet DeSpain
Chef Pyet DeSpain made history as the first-ever winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef, where she showcased her Mexican lineage and her cultural heritage as a proud member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Today, she continues to honor and preserve Indigenous foodways through her cooking...
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Episode 125: In Good Health: How Rachel Riggs Learned to Cook for a Nourished Life
Rachel Riggs is a San Diego-based former specialty food shop owner who experienced a life-altering diagnosis, which forced her to overhaul her diet in favor of more nutrient-dense, allergen-aware recipes. She has written for Bon Appétit and Camille Styles and has now published a new cookbook: In...
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Episode 124: Anytime Cakes, Everyday Joy: Baking with Dorie Greenspan
Calling all bakers! In this episode, I chat with the one and only Dorie Greenspan. Dorie is a five-time James Beard Award winner, two-time IACP Cookbook of the Year recipient, longtime New York Times bestselling author, and a beloved voice in home baking. Her most recent book, Dorie’s Anytime...
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Episode 123: Vegana Italiana: Reimagining Italian Classics with Chef Tara Punzone and Gene Stone
As a native New Yorker, Chef Tara Punzone brought her Italian American roots and love of vegan cooking to Los Angeles, where she opened Pura Vita in West Hollywood—the first 100% plant-based Italian restaurant in the country. She has teamed up with acclaimed writer Gene Stone, whom you may know...
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Episode 122: "Half-Assed Homesteading" - My Harvest Kitchen with Gesine Bullock-Prado
I recently welcomed back Gesine Bullock Prado to the podcast. You may remember our first conversation in Episode 66, where we explored her love of baking, life in Vermont with its six distinct seasons, and her journey as a pastry chef, baking instructor, author, and television personality. Gesine...
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Episode 121: Lebanese Baking with Maureen Abood: Traditional and Modern Middle Eastern Recipes Rooted in Home and Heritage
Raised in a Lebanese-American family in Michigan, Maureen Abood’s passion for cooking, baking, and storytelling shines through her work—whether on her website, in her first cookbook Rose Water and Orange Blossoms (an IACP Award finalist), or in her New York Times features on Middle Eastern…
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Episode 120: Heartland Masala: Cooking with Auyon Mukharji
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Auyon Mukharji, who is a musician, writer, and culinary historian. Together with his mother, Jyoti Mukharji, who is a chef, teacher, and retired physician, Auyon co-authored Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen. From their home...
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Episode 119: Bake it Gluten-Free with Dana Pollack
Dana Pollack is the founder and creative force behind Dana’s Bakery. Trained in fine baking and pastry arts at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, Dana transformed her love of baking into a thriving business known for its playful, colorful, and innovative treats. You may have seen…
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Episode 118: 30-Minute Meals the Whole Family Will Love: with Steph Loaiza of Six Sisters’ Stuff
Along with her sisters, Steph Loaiza founded Six Sisters’ Stuff in 2011 as a way to stay connected and share cherished family recipes. What began as a simple family blog quickly evolved into a go-to resource for families everywhere seeking to simplify dinner while still bringing everyone together...
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Episode 117: From the Test Kitchen to the Great Outdoors: Cooking with Melissa Knific
Melissa Knific is a recipe developer, writer, magazine editor, and editorial food director with over 20 years of experience with some of America’s beloved food brands and media outlets, including New York Times Cooking, Allrecipes, TODAY Food, National Geographic, and more. With a background in...
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Episode 116: For the Love of Chocolate with Phillip Ashley Rix
Phillip Ashley Rix is the master chocolatier, culinary artist and founder of Phillip Ashley Chocolates. A James Beard nominee and nicknamed the real life-Willy Wonka, Phillip infuses his chocolates with bold flavor pairing inspired by his rich Southern heritage, culinary storytelling, and...
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Episode 115: Modern Pioneer Pantry — with Mary Bryant Shrader of Mary’s Nest
Mary Bryant Shrader created the immensely popular YouTube channel, Mary’s Nest, where she shares with over a million subscribers how to be a modern pioneer, no matter where they live. With her approachable style, Mary shares traditional recipes such as bone broth, sourdough, and other...
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Episode 114: Finding Fitness and Balance with Cody Rigsby
Cody Rigsby became a household name as a Peloton cycling instructor, dancer (you may have cheered him on in Dancing with the Stars), and New York Times best-selling author of his memoir, XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness. In this...
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Episode 113: Engineering Chocolate with Nicole Patel
Chocolate lovers, you're going to love this conversation with Nicole Patel, the chef owner and chocolatier of Delysia Chocolatier. With a background in engineering, Nicole embraced her passion for making chocolate truffles and launched her business in 2008, and quickly rose to become a master...
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Episode 112: Soulful Vegan with Ellen Kanner
If you're craving a taste of Miami, you will enjoy this conversation with award-winning author, vegan chef, and Miami native Ellen Kanner. Her writing on food, culture, wellness, and community has appeared in The Miami Herald, Saveur, HuffPost, VegNew_s, and more. Her latest book, _Miami Vegan:...
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Episode 111: The Meathead Method - The Myths and Science Behind Perfect Grilling, with Meathead
Are you ready for grilling season? This episode with Meathead is for you. Known as the BBQ Whisperer, Meathead is the founder of AmazingRibs.com, a go-to destination for grilling and barbecue enthusiasts since 2005. He’s also the New York Times bestselling author of Meathead: The Science of Great...
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Episode 110: Easy Everyday Eats with Jessica Merchant
If you are an avid food blog reader, then you will surely know about Jessica Merchant’s site, How Sweet Eats. Since launching her site in 2009, Jessica has built a loyal following with her approachable, flavorful recipes and down-to-earth writing style. She's the author of several best-selling...
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Episode 109: America’s Most Iconic Ice Cream — with Tyler Malek of Salt & Straw
There’s no better way to kick off summer than with a scoop of ice cream! Go grab a cone and get inspired by Tyler Malek, co-founder and head ice cream maker at Salt & Straw. Alongside his cousin Kim Malek, Tyler helped grow Salt & Straw from a humble pushcart in Portland, Oregon (despite neither...
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Episode 108: All I Think About Is Food — with Comedian Mamrie Hart
In this episode, we chat with Mamrie Hart—comedian, actress, host, and New York Times bestselling author. You might know Mamrie from her hilarious YouTube channel, You Deserve a Drink, her appearances on the Food Network’s Tiny Food Fight, or her podcast This Might Get Weird. You might not know...
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Episode 107: Kimchi, Cooking Memories, and A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom, with Sarah Ahn
In addition to her work as America’s Test Kitchen's social media manager, Sarah Ahn is a digital storyteller and the creator of Ahnest Kitchen, where she shares the wisdom and recipes of her mother, Nam Soon Ahn, a former restaurateur, preserving their rich culinary heritage. Their authentic…
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Episode 106: Start with a Vegetable, with Jess Smith
Jess Smith is a professional meal planner, cooking teacher, and recipe developer, spending nearly a decade as the Chief Recipe Developer for Cook Smarts and even longer sharing recipes on her site, Inquiring Chef. She can now add cookbook author to her resume, with her newly releasedbook, Start...
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Episode 105: Cooking as a Team: A Couple Cook's with Sonja and Alex Overhiser
Cooking is much for fun when you have a partner in the kitchen, and Sonja and Alex Overhiser, the power couple behind A Couple Cooks, is proof. Their first cookbook, Pretty Simple Cooking, was named a best vegetarian cookbook by Epicurious and Food and Wine, and they also authored Voraciously:...
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Episode 104: The Curated Board with Bebe Black Carminito
From breakfast boards to charcuterie boards, curating a beautiful board is one of my favorite ways to entertain and spend time with the ones I love. In this episode, we welcome Bay Area food stylist and recipe developer Bebe Black Carminito to the podcast. Bebe shares this passion for boards in…
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Episode 103: When Southern Women Cook with Morgan Bolling
In this episode, we chat with Morgan Bolling, the Executive Editor of Creative Content for Cook’s Country and a cast member of the Cook’s Country TV show. Along with Cook’s Country Editor in Chief Toni Tipton-Martin, Morgan poured her passion for Southern cooking into America’s Test Kitchen’s...
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Episode 102: Effortless Entertaining with Jessie-Sierra Ross
Jessie-Sierra Ross is back on the podcast! The creator of the cooking and home entertaining blog, Straight to the Hips, Baby, you may recall that we spoke with Jessie in episode 72 about life in the Berkshires, her past as a professional ballerina and ballet coach, and creating food content for...
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Episode 101: German Heritage Baking with Heidrun Metzler
Episode Notes Born and raised in Germany, Heidrun Metzler brought her rich heritage of German baking to the United States when she moved here in 1978, and eventually settling in Hawaii. Her love of pastries and wealth of knowledge from generation of tips, techniques, and ingredients is poured…
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Episode 100: Baking in the American South, with Anne Byrn
Anne Byrn is an award-winning New York Times bestselling food writer and author of beloved cookbooks, including American Cookie, American Cake, and the Cake Mix Doctor. Anne publishes the weekly newsletter, Between the Layers, one of the top 20 food and drink newsletters worldwide on Substack.…
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Episode 99: Anyone Can Cook, with Pixar: The Official Cookbook and Tara Theoharis
We all have our favorite Pixar films, and Tara Theoharis is here to bring them to life in your kitchen with PIXAR: The Official Cookbook! Tara Theoharis is an author and the founder of the food blog The Geeky Hostess, and has been sharing recipes based on pop culture fandoms since 2009. Her...
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Episode 98: Entertaining with Charm with Eden Passante
Eden Passante is the creator of the beautiful and inspiring lifestyle and food blog, Sugar and Charm, where she shares her love entertaining and adds charm to everything she touches, from food and drink to holidays and decor, and of course, parties. She recently wrote Entertaining with Charm…
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Episode 97: Mestiza: Reimagining Plant-forward Pan Asian and Filipino Flavors in San Francisco, with Deanna Sison and Chef Syl Mislang
In the Philippines, the term “mestiza” is used to describe a woman of mixed heritage, and a new restaurant in San Francisco’s Filipino Heritage District celebrates not only a rich fusion and reimagining of flavors but a philosophy of building community and sharing food traditions across cultures....
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Episode 96: Global Gastronomy at Home: A Taste of the World with Rowena Scherer
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Rowena Scherer - educator, author, and culinary curator of global flavors. As the founder of eat2explore, Rowena is on a mission to bring the world's cuisines and cultures into our kitchens, one family at a time. With roots in Malaysia and a detour through Wall...
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Episode 95: Deliciously Entertaining with Danni Rose
If you love hosting and entertaining, you’ll love this chat with Internet personality, host, podcaster, and author Danni Rose. You may know her from her popular YouTube Channel, where she shares Southern home cooking with a modern twist from her California kitchen. She brings this and her...
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Episode 94: Embracing Comfort Food: Being a Carbivore with Phoebe Lapine
Carb lover? Carb fearer? Phoebe Lapine is here to arm us with knowledge to help us navigate the confusing world of carbs and help us enjoy one of the most loved (and misunderstood) foods. Phoebe is the food and health writer, chef, speaker, and voice behind the award-winning blog Feed Me Phoebe....
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Episode 93: A Slice of Inspiration: Women's Pizza Month with Christy Alia
Pizza lovers, you’re in for a treat! In this episode of the Kitchen Confidante, we’re chatting with Christy Alia of Real Clever Food. Christy is a dedicated pizzaiola (pizza maker), sourdough bread baker, instructor, recipe developer, and founder of #WomensPizzaMonth, a community and celebration...
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They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but how do we find ourselves there? Join host Liren Baker in the Kitchen Confidante podcast, a side dish to the recipe blog, Kitchen Confidante, as she explores the food journeys of passionate chefs, food writers, photographers, recipe developers, artisans, bloggers, and more! Learn how they got their starts and what fuels their taste and inspiration!Subscribe on all podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media at @kitchconfidante
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