We’re excited to introduce you to a show we know you’ll love: Talk Easy. Hosted by Sam Fragoso, Talk Easy is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, activists, and politicians—where people sound like people.

Today, we’re joined by cook and food writer Alison Roman! We discuss her new dessert cookbook Sweet Enough, her early years as a restaurant pastry chef, and the chaotic conditions of working in the service industry. Then, Roman describes working at the experimental bakery Milk Bar in New York City, hosting cooking videos at Bon Appétit, and eventually working as a food columnist at The New York Times.

On the back-half, we talk about the criticism she faced in 2020, the subsequent fallout from her remarks, the personal newsletter that emerged, the connective power of cooking, the time capsule of writing, and what she hopes for in the years to come.

For more, listen to Talk Easy wherever you get your podcasts or head to: https://lemonada.lnk.to/TalkEasywithSamFragosofd

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