Hi friends, and welcome back to the Betty Eatz Podcast! In every episode, you learn about identifying good recipes and avoiding untested AI-created disasters. Plus, you get to hear the backstory of your favorite food writers, recipe developers, food bloggers, and cookbook authors.

This time, my guest is Peter of Things on Bread. Peter Barrett is a recipe developer and food writer whose most recent cookbook project is The Blue Zones Kitchen: One Pot Meals, for which he developed all the recipes.

We had a really wonderful time chatting about

* Peter’s earliest influences, including his grandfather, who taught him how to make pickles.

* How his training and background as a painter, plus a 20-year career in the art world, translate to his cooking.

* An epiphany he had while living in Rome.

* His thoughts about AI and its role in food writing.

* What he grows in his home garden and how he preserves and ferments it.

Plus, Peter shares his tried-and-true recipe for Dandelion Sandwich!

Links

Recipe: Dandelion Sandwich

Newsletters: Things on Bread and Flavor Freaks.

Website: Peter Barrett

Instagram: @cookblog

If you don’t already subscribe to his newsletter, Things on Bread, I highly recommend you do! There are real food recipes, old-school cooking methods, and refreshing honesty in each post.

Happy listening!

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