Hungry for Words

Hungry for Words

New York Times best-selling writer Kathleen Flinn invites well-known food authors into her kitchen for an in-depth interview and to sample her version of a recipe from their books. Check out Hungry For Words for more on the writers and the recipes.

Episodes

S2E4: Robyn Eckhardt

December 14, 2020 • 52 mins
In this episode of my food-focused podcast Hungry for Words, I chatted with Robyn Eckhardt. She’s a widely published food writer whose works has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Saveur and many other publications. While living and working in Asia, she and her husband, photographer David Hagerman, were looking for a sunny, yet inexpensive place to go on vacation. They knew little about the country before thei...
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S2E3: Holly Hughes

December 11, 2020 • 51 mins
In this episode of my food podcast, Hungry for Words, I interviewed Holly Hughes, the editor of the long-running Best Food Writing series. We talked about the lengths she went to unearth great food writing., reading as many as 1,500 stories a year to curate each annual volume. We explored her life before the series, as executive editor of Fodor’s travel books. When she started the series in 2000, many people didn’t think she could ...
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S2E2: Michael Harlan Turkell

October 5, 2020 • 59 mins
Michael Harlan Turkell (https://harlanturk.squarespace.com/)is an author and podcaster. He's the host of the popular podcasts " Food Scene," "Modernist Breadcrumbs" and Food 52's "Burnt Toast." He's the author of the books Acid Trip: Travel in the World of Vinegar, The Beer Pantry and Offal Good. For this podcast, I made Sea Foam Candy from his book, Acid Trip. Get the recipe at the episode page (http://hungryforwords.show) on kat...
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S2E1: Alana Chernila

October 3, 2020 • 49 mins
Before you listen to this podcast, please know I have a confession. I have long been a fan of Eating from the Ground Up (http://Eatingfromthegroundup.com), the no-nonsense love-your-garden blog by Alana Chernilla. I was happy to host her in my kitchen (back when you could do that sort of thing). Her first book, The Homemade Pantry, was an instant classic. I admit, I’ve made about half the recipes; my husband, Mike, loves the from-s...
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S1E6: Joe Ray

December 12, 2018 • 35 mins
Host Kathleen Flinn talks with food writer Joe Ray about his experience co-authoring the book Sea and Smoke (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762453788/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=kathleenflinn-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0762453788&linkId=f9d1646667817de16fa54567dbac051e) with famed genius chef, Blaine Wetzel, as they sip a most unusual broth. Joe Ray is an award-winning widely published food and travel wr...
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S1E5: Joanne Weir

November 28, 2018 • 48 mins
Host Kathleen Flinn talks with PBS cooking show host and award-winning cookbook author Joanne Weir about her culinary life as part of a discussion about her 17th book, Kitchen Gypsy (https://amzn.to/2Eb1B1l), from her early days at Chez Panisse to cooking across Europe to life owning her own acclaimed restaurant in San Francisco. To learn more about Joanne and to get the awesome recipe for fish skewers with green salsa verde, visit...
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S1E4: Dan Jurafsky

November 7, 2018 • 36 mins
Host Kathleen Flinn talks food with culinary linguist Dan Jurafsky, author of "The Language of Food" as they nibble on coconut macaroons. Get the recipe and more about Dan on the episode page at http://hungryforwords.show Special Guest: Dan Jurafsky.
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S1E3: Darra Goldstein

October 24, 2018 • 47 mins
Host Kathleen Flinn talks with culinary icon Darra Goldstein, founding editor of Gastronomica magazine and author of numerous books, most recnetly the Scandinavian-focused cookbook, "Fire and Ice." Get more details about Darra (http://cookfearless.com/hfwep3/) and the recipe for the apple and juniper soup (http://cookfearless.com/hfwep3/) featured in this episode at the episode page. Special Guest: Darra Goldstein.
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S1E2: Andrea Nguyen

September 23, 2018 • 48 mins
Host Kathleen Flinn talks to noted Vietnamese food writer and author Andrea Nguyen about everything from dumplings to pho to her dramatic escape from her home country in 1975 at the height of the war. Get more about Andrea - plus the recipe for the Rotisserie Chicken Pho from the episode - at http://hungryforwords.show Special Guest: Andrea Nguyen.
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S1E1: Alex Prud'homme

September 16, 2018 • 43 mins
In episode 1, best-selling food writer Kathleen Flinn chats with Alex Prud'homme, the great-nephew of the late great Julia Child. Alex has an amazing background and is a highly regarded journalist and writer in his own right. Get more details about him -- and the recipe for beouf bourgignon - at the official episode web page on host Kathleen's site. (http://cookfearless.com/hfwpodcast) Alex has a new book, FRANCE IS A FEAST:A PHOT...
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