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March 18, 2025 54 mins

Check out Laurie Woolever’s New Book: Care and Feeding https://www.harpercollins.com/products/care-and-feeding-laurie-woolever?variant=42922631856162


On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by our dream guest Laurie Woolever! She talks about her new book: Care and Feeding, what it was like working for Mario Batalie and Anthony Bourdain, struggling with imposter syndrome, eating hotdogs for dinner, her favorite family recipe, some of her unpopular food opinions, the most important thing to her right now,  and so much more!


No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez


0:00 Laurie Woolever’s New Book: Care and Feeding

2:42 Laurie Woolever Reslinces    

4:51 Mario Batali Taught Laurie Woolever About Pasta

6:51 Laurie Woolever’s First Day Working With Anthony Bourdain

11:36 How To Decide When To Cut A Recipe 

13:56 Laurie Woolever’s Tip For Homecooks

15:30 What Family Dinner Was Like For Laurie Woolever

19:32 Does Laurie Woolever's Son Know How To Cook?

21:32 Laurie Woolever’s Favorite Recipe From Her Mom

23:35 How Having A Son Changed Laurie Woolever

27:36 Struggling With Imposter Syndrome 

31:42 What Laurie Woolever Learned About Herself When Writing Her New Book

35:27 If Laurie Woolever Could Have One Last Meal With Anthony Bourdain

38:35 Where Laurie Woolever Wants To Take Her Writing Next

43:50 Laurie Woolever’s Unpopular Food Opinions

46:33 The Most Important Thing To Laurie Woolever Right Now


More Laurie Woolever

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lauriewoolever

Website: https://lauriewoolever.com/

Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/carbfacepod/

New Book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/care-and-feeding-laurie-woolever?variant=42922631856162

  

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0


Crew:

Show Runner: 

Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

Producers: 

Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/


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