Molly and Kate talk with Lerato Umah-Shaylor, a UK based chef, food writer and cooking teacher, about her debut cookbook Africana. Lerato shares how she made her passion for food into a career and what made her want to tackle this massive topic for her first book. She discusses how she pairs stories and context with recipes, how she conducted her research and balanced structure and voice in her writing. She provides some insights on the differences between the US and UK publishing experience and the feedback she loves to get from readers.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly

Editor: Abby Cerquitella
 

Mentions

Lerato Umah-Shaylor

• Substack
• Website
• Instagram
• Food Tours
• Buy the UK version of Africana

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Africana by Lerato Umah-Shaylor