The City Cook Podcast

By The City Cook, Inc.

What's The City Cook Podcast about?

We bring you conversations with top food merchants, award-winning cookbook authors, producers and farmers, and other culinary experts all to help you triumph in the kitchen.

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The City Cook Podcast episodes:

12.20.2022
Alex Hitz and Occasions To Celebrate
Alex Hitz, author of Occasions To Celebrate: Cooking and Entertaining With Style, talks with us about his book and how to be a more successful host.
11.08.2022
Plant, Harvest, Cook! with Mary Ann Esposito
Mary Ann Esposito, host of PBS’s Ciao Italia and author of 14 cookbooks about the Italian kitchen, talks with us about her latest book, Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!, what it means to plant and harvest a backyard vegetable garden...
11.19.2019
Meike Peters and Everyday Cooking
James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and blogger Meike Peters talks about her approach to daily cooking and her second cookbook, 365: A Year of Everyday Cooking and Baking.
06.06.2019
The Interview: Steven Jenkins Talks Olive Oil
Steven Jenkins, founder and partner of Olive Oil Jones, talks about olive oil – how to choose a great one, what all that terminology on the label means, what it should cost, and why early harvest matters.
02.18.2019
The Interview: Mary Ann Esposito's My Lifelong Food Adventures In Italy
Mary Ann Esposito has hosted Ciao Italia, PBS’s longest running cooking show for thirty years and is the author of Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy, her thirteenth cookbook. In this conversation, she talks about what makes Italian...
01.15.2019
The Interview: Tia Keenan On the Art of Cooking Cheese
Tia Keenan, author of Melt, Stretch & Sizzle: The Art of Cooking Cheese, talks about the pleasures, techniques, and satisfying flavors of cooking cheese.
11.04.2017
The Interview: Andy Fisher's Wine Choices For Thanksgiving
Andy Fisher of Astor Wines & Spirits/Astor Center chooses wines for our most iconic meal.
08.02.2017
The Interview: Judith Jones On The Pleasures of Cooking for One
In The Pleasures of Cooking For One, the seventh book published under her own name, Judith Jones shared a lifetime of experience as a home cook.
11.06.2016
The Interview: Tia Keenen and The Art of the Cheese Plate
Cheese expert and author Tia Keenan talks with us about all things cheese -- how to buy it, serve it, pair it, and enjoy it. No matter your appetites or your budget, she has much to tell us to enhance...
09.10.2015
The Interview: Clodagh McKenna Talks About Modern Irish Cooking
Irish food writer and chef Clodagh McKenna talks with us about Ireland's re-charged food culture and the triumph of ingredients and hospitality.
02.10.2015
The Interview: Jacques Torres Talks Chocolate
Chef Jacques Torres talks with us about why we love to eat chocolate and tips for buying and cooking with it.
11.22.2014
The Interview: Thanksgiving At DiPaola Turkeys
Dan DiLeo of DiPaola Turkeys gives us a reminder about what's important to know when you buy and cook your Thanksgiving turkey.
09.12.2012
The Interview: Baking for The Jewish Holidays
Claire Sauerhoff, formerly of The Exceptional Brownie kosher bakery, talks with us about the traditions of sweets and baking for the Jewish holidays.
09.05.2012
The Interview: Wines from Burgundy
Brian Flanagan of The Burgundy Wine Company talks about the wines of Burgundy and the Rhône Valley.
07.04.2012
The Interview: Eugenia Bone and Canning in City Kitchens
Eugenia Bone, Author of Well-Preserved, Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Season Foods, talks about canning in city kitchens.
04.04.2012
The Interview: Shax Riegler and Dish
The author of Dish, 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates talks with us about the richly eclectic, decorative, and historic world of dishes.
03.31.2012
The Interview: Arthur Schwartz and Cooking For Passover
Arthur Schwartz, author of Jewish Home Cooking, talked with us about the recipes, meaning and nostalgia of cooking for Passover.
02.29.2012
The Interview: Lou diPalo On Parmigiano-Reggiano
Lou DiPalo of DiPalo's Fine Foods talks with us about Parmigiano Reggiano.
02.20.2012
The Interview: How to Buy a Steak
He's been a New York City butcher for more than 30 years. Known to all as simply Schatzie, he talked with us about the king of meats -- steak.
01.19.2012
The Interview: Barbara Kafka and The Intolerant Gourmet
Barbara Kafka, award-winning cookbook author of The Intolerant Gourmet, talked about how to make glorious food without gluten or lactose.
12.08.2011
The Interview: Paula Wolfert and The Food of Morocco
Paula Wolfert, award-winning cookbook author of The Food of Morocco, talks about the traditions, flavors, cooking techniques, and hospitality of Moroccan cooking.
11.28.2011
The Interview: Champagne and Sparkling Wine
Robin Kelly O'Connor, Director of Sales and Education for Sherry-Lehmann Brothers, talks about Champagne and sparkling wines.
09.22.2011
The Interview: Christopher Kimball
The founder and editor of Milk Street, and co-founder and former editor of Cook's Illustrated and America's Test Kitchen, shares candid advice about home cooking.
05.26.2011
The Interview: The Markets of New York
Karen Seiger, author of Markets of New York City, talks with us about how to shop at urban food and farmers markets.
04.28.2011
The Interview: Cooking With Salt
Mark Bitterman, author of Salted: A Manifesto On The World's Most Essential Mineral, With Recipes, gives us a salt primer.
04.07.2011
The Interview: Talking Pork with Robert Esposito
Robert Esposito, a third generation master butcher, talks with us about all things pork, from nose to tail.
12.02.2010
The Interview: A Visit With A Neighborhood Wine Merchant
Murray Rosen of Columbus Avenue Wine & Spirits talks about being an effective neighborhood wine merchant.
11.26.2010
The Interview: Mark Russ Federman On Smoked and Cured Fish
Mark Russ Federman, of Russ & Daughters, with an introduction to smoked and cured fish.
10.28.2010
The Interview: Butcher Marc Reyes Talks Turkey
Butcher Marc Reyes, head of Eli's Manhattan's meat department, tells you what you need to know before you order, buy and cook your holiday turkey.
09.30.2010
The Interview: Paul Greenberg and Four Fish
Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, talks with us about what will happen if we continue to catch, cook, and eat whatever we want.
05.20.2010
The Interview: Broadway Panhandler's Norman Kornbleuth Talks Knives
Norman Kornbleuth, founder and owner of Broadway Panhandler, tells us what we need to know about choosing, buying and taking care of our kitchen knives.
03.16.2010
The Interview: David Graves Talks About City Beekeeping
David Graves of Berkshire Berries and the originator of N.Y.C. Roof-Top Honey, talks with us about city beekeeping, cooking with honey, and why bees are disappearing.
11.05.2009
The Interview: Arthur Schwartz On Southern Italian Cooking
Arthur Schwartz, author of The Southern Italian Table, talks with us about the traditions, flavors and pleasures of southern Italian cooking.
04.11.2009
The Interview: The Pickle Guys
Alan Kaufman of The Pickle Guys on the subject of all things pickled.
12.11.2008
The Interview: Jennifer Baron With Ideas For Holiday Kitchen Gifts
Jennifer Baron, owner of A Cook's Companion in Brooklyn Heights, with gift ideas for the home cook.
12.05.2008
The Interview: Bonnie Slotnick and Why We Buy Cookbooks
Bonnie Slotnick of Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks tells us why we collect and treasure cookbooks.
11.27.2008
The Interview: Andy Fisher and Wine Basics
Andy Fisher of Astor Wines & Spirits/Astor Center gives us "Wine 101" for the city cook.
10.22.2008
The Interview: Jake Dickson On Buying Meat
Jacob Dickson of Dickson's Farmstand Meats gives us a primer on buying beef, lamb and pork.
08.28.2008
The Interview: Robert LaValva and New Amsterdam Market
Robert LaValva, Director of New Amsterdam Market, talks about their vision to bring a year-round indoor public food market to New York's waterfront.
07.10.2008
The Interview: Steve Jenkins On The Food Life
Steven Jenkins talks about his new memoir, The Food Life, his 30 years in the New York food world, and how he helped make Fairway the granddaddy of all New York food markets.
06.19.2008
The Interview: Rob Kaufelt Talks Goat Cheese
Rob Kaufelt, the proprietor of Murray's Cheese and one of New York's top cheese mongers, tells us all about chevre.
05.01.2008
The Interview: Equipping A City Kitchen
Jennifer Baron, owner of A Cook's Companion in Brooklyn Heights, gives tips for the best equipment for an urban kitchen.
04.17.2008
The Interview: Barbara Kafka
Award-winning cookbook author Barbara Kafka talked with us about successful and flavorful microwave cooking and much more.
03.29.2008
The Interview: Arthur Schwartz on Jewish Home Cooking
In his wonderful new cookbook, Arthur Schwartz brings us favorite Yiddish recipes and the traditions of Eastern European food.
03.11.2008
The Interview: Buying Seafood Today
Wild Edibles' Steve Schafer gives us a primer on sustainability, wild versus organic, and other important seafood-buying facts.
01.24.2008
The Interview: Mary Ann Esposito Talks Italian Cooking, Slow and Otherwise - Part II
PBS host Mary Ann Esposito tells us more about modern Italian cooking and the traditions of winter pastas.
12.20.2007
The Interview: How to Serve a Cheese Course
Max Shrem, manager of Formaggio Essex Market, shares ideas for serving a cheese course and tips for working with a cheese monger.
11.28.2007
The Interview: Mary Ann Esposito Talks Italian Slow Cooking - Part I
Mary Ann Esposito, host of PBS's Ciao Italia, talks about her newest cookbook, Ciao Italia Slow and Easy, and the delicious tradition of Italian slow cooking.
10.31.2007
The Interview: Dorian Mecir and Buying Fish
The first in our series of audio interviews is with Dorian Mecir of Dorian's Seafood Market. Here are her tips and advice for buying fresh seafood.
01.01.1970
The City Cook Podcast

What's The City Cook Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The City Cook Podcast episodes:

Alex Hitz and Occasions To Celebrate

Plant, Harvest, Cook! with Mary Ann Esposito

Meike Peters and Everyday Cooking

The Interview: Steven Jenkins Talks Olive Oil

The Interview: Mary Ann Esposito's My Lifelong Food Adventures In Italy

The Interview: Tia Keenan On the Art of Cooking Cheese

The Interview: Andy Fisher's Wine Choices For Thanksgiving

The Interview: Judith Jones On The Pleasures of Cooking for One

The Interview: Tia Keenen and The Art of the Cheese Plate

The Interview: Clodagh McKenna Talks About Modern Irish Cooking

The Interview: Jacques Torres Talks Chocolate

The Interview: Thanksgiving At DiPaola Turkeys

The Interview: Baking for The Jewish Holidays

The Interview: Wines from Burgundy

The Interview: Eugenia Bone and Canning in City Kitchens

The Interview: Shax Riegler and Dish

The Interview: Arthur Schwartz and Cooking For Passover

The Interview: Lou diPalo On Parmigiano-Reggiano

The Interview: How to Buy a Steak

The Interview: Barbara Kafka and The Intolerant Gourmet

The Interview: Paula Wolfert and The Food of Morocco

The Interview: Champagne and Sparkling Wine

The Interview: Christopher Kimball

The Interview: The Markets of New York

The Interview: Cooking With Salt

The Interview: Talking Pork with Robert Esposito

The Interview: A Visit With A Neighborhood Wine Merchant

The Interview: Mark Russ Federman On Smoked and Cured Fish

The Interview: Butcher Marc Reyes Talks Turkey

The Interview: Paul Greenberg and Four Fish

The Interview: Broadway Panhandler's Norman Kornbleuth Talks Knives

The Interview: David Graves Talks About City Beekeeping

The Interview: Arthur Schwartz On Southern Italian Cooking

The Interview: The Pickle Guys

The Interview: Jennifer Baron With Ideas For Holiday Kitchen Gifts

The Interview: Bonnie Slotnick and Why We Buy Cookbooks

The Interview: Andy Fisher and Wine Basics

The Interview: Jake Dickson On Buying Meat

The Interview: Robert LaValva and New Amsterdam Market

The Interview: Steve Jenkins On The Food Life

The Interview: Rob Kaufelt Talks Goat Cheese

The Interview: Equipping A City Kitchen

The Interview: Barbara Kafka

The Interview: Arthur Schwartz on Jewish Home Cooking

The Interview: Buying Seafood Today

The Interview: Mary Ann Esposito Talks Italian Cooking, Slow and Otherwise - Part II

The Interview: How to Serve a Cheese Course

The Interview: Mary Ann Esposito Talks Italian Slow Cooking - Part I

The Interview: Dorian Mecir and Buying Fish

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