Everything Cookbooks

Andrea Nguyen, Molly Stevens, Kate Leahy, Kristin Donnelly

Booking Overview

This is a cookbook-publishing industry show combining host-led analysis with occasional interviews featuring authors, publishers, booksellers, agents, editors, and other cookbook professionals. PR agencies could credibly pitch knowledgeable cookbook authors, publishing executives, literary agents, booksellers, food writers, and recipe-development experts; booking difficulty is medium because guests need relevant industry experience and a strong perspective, though celebrity status is not required.

Metrics

Episodes: 209

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 141 subscribers

Instagram: 5.5k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

kaleahy@gmail.com

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Host

Andrea Nguyen - Cookbook author, food writer, and cooking teacher known for her expertise in Vietnamese cuisine and food culture.

Molly Stevens - Cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking instructor focused on practical culinary technique and home cooking.

Kate Leahy - Cookbook author and food writer covering culinary technique, food culture, and restaurant-driven cooking.

Kristin Donnelly - Cookbook author, food writer, and recipe developer with expertise in contemporary cooking and food publishing.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Professional experience in cookbook publishing, authorship, bookselling, literary representation, food writing, editing, photography, or recipe development, supported by relevant books, projects, or industry expertise.

Required Achievements:

Published cookbooks or food-writing projects, Leadership at a publishing house, bookstore, or culinary business, Experience developing, editing, representing, marketing, or selling cookbooks, Participation in notable cookbook, food, or publishing projects

Recent Guest Discussions

Jenny Wapner - Career Development In Publishing, Day-to-day Publishing Work, Cookbook Trends, Political Influences On Books, Recent Projects, And Unexpected Publishing Successes.

Lara Hamilton - Opening And Operating A Cookbook Bookstore, Book Selection And Curation, Ordering, Event Planning, Author Platforms, Author Tours, And Cookbook Trends.

Recent Topics

Publishing, Cookbook Publishing, Food Writing, Recipe Development, Book Marketing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Everything Cookbooks

183: Culture Bending Cookbook Making with Joyce Tang and Soleil Ho

October 07, 2026

Kate and Andrea speak with cookbook collaborators Joyce Tang and Soleil Ho about their new cookbook, Bake Sum. Joyce shares her journey from project manager to bakery owner to cookbook writer and why she wanted to write this book at this time. She describes how she got connected to Soleil who speaks about how working on cookbooks tends to be a relaxing break from running a media company. They share how they divvied up the work, the decision to include stories and histories in the project and ...

182: Cookbook Design with Frances Abrantes Baca

September 30, 2026

Kate and Kristin speak with Frances Abrantes Baca about her wide ranging design experience in the food media space. The founding design director of the award winning magazine Gastronimica, Frances shares her thoughts about the design elements that go into a cookbook—color, contrast, titles, page numbers, typeface, layout, covers, spines and, don't forget the table of contents. She discusses what catches her eye, what the differences in specific design roles are and where she finds inspiration...

181: Debbie Berne on Cookbooking: A Fan's Guide

September 23, 2026

This episode is quite special. In fall 2025, Kristin and Kate spoke with longtime book designer Debbie Berne about her work in progress, Cookbooking: A Fan's Guide. She told us about the book in 2024, and we knew back then that it was a book for us. Author Michael Chabon called it a “theme-park ride through Cookbookland" — and he's right: the book is crammed with stories about food fads, hippy cooking, books for dudes, cooking "bibles," and so much more.While Debbie was writing Cookbooking, s...

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