Everything Cookbooks

Andrea Nguyen, Molly Stevens, Kate Leahy, Kristin Donnelly

kaleahy@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on cookbook creation, featuring cookbook authors, editors, copyeditors, and other food-publishing professionals who discuss the development and production process behind books. Credible pitches include cookbook authors with new or established work, book editors, recipe developers, food writers, and specialists in cookbook design, photography, or production; booking difficulty is likely low because the show regularly features accessible niche experts rather than only high-profile celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 196

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 131 subscribers

Instagram: 5.3k followers

Contact Information

kaleahy@gmail.com

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Host

Andrea Nguyen - Cookbook author, food writer, and cooking teacher specializing in Vietnamese and Asian American food.

Molly Stevens - Cookbook author, recipe developer, cooking instructor, and food writer.

Kate Leahy - Cookbook author and food writer focused on culinary culture and professional cooking.

Kristin Donnelly - Food writer and cookbook author with experience in recipe development and food publishing.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Professional cookbook authors, food writers, book editors, copyeditors, recipe developers, and publishing specialists with direct experience creating or producing cookbooks.
Required Achievements:  
Published cookbook or food-writing work, Professional editorial or copyediting experience, Recipe development or testing experience, Experience in cookbook design, photography, production, or publishing

Recent Guest Discussions

Kelly Snowden - Evaluating Cookbook Proposals, Editorial Development, Option Clauses, Comp Titles, Project Timelines, And Long-term Author-editor Collaboration.

Alana Kysar - Developing A Second Cookbook, Recipe Selection And Testing, Hawaiian Food, Photography, Design, And The Author-editor Relationship.

Ella Quittner - Book Origins And Proposals, Research And Testing, Personal Writing, Photography, Design, Editing, Formatting, And Book Promotion.

Melissa Haskin - Recipe Copyediting, Food Writing, Editorial Workflows, Freelance Publishing, Quality Control, And Training Cookbook Authors In Self-editing.

Recent Topics

Cookbooks, Food Writing, Publishing, Recipe Development, Editing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Everything Cookbooks
:

176: The Author-Editor Relationship with Alana Kysar and Kelly Snowden

July 08, 2026

Kate and Molly speak with author Alana Kysar and her editor Kelly Snowden about their professional relationship after working on two cookbooks together. Alana shares why she initially didn't think she had a second book in her and what she hopes this new vegetable focused book adds to the Hawaiian food conversation. Kelly talks about first connecting with Alana's proposal, the elements she brought to the project and the timeline of the process. Both of them discuss the lessons learned from boo...

175: Inside Ella Quittner’s Obsession with the Best

July 01, 2026

Kristin and Molly speak with writer Ella Quittner about her new book, Obsessed with the Best, and the work and intent behind it. They get right into the nitty gritty details of the book; its origins, proposal, the research and testing involved and its unorthodox release date and promotional experience. Ella talks about blending personal stories and journalistic research, the vast testing process and how it was organized and a peek at her cookbook collection and its own organization. She takes...

174: On Being a Copyeditor with Melissa Haskin

June 24, 2026

Molly and Kristin invite our very first copy editor to the show, Melissa Haskin. Melissa talks about getting started in the editing profession, her love of food writing and how her experience working with magazines like Cooking Light informs her work now. The hosts share some of their personal experiences and thoughts about copy editing and Melissa shares her own process and approach— the tiny details she looks for, the red flags she knows to avoid and the programs she uses to work. She discu...

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