Episodes: 48
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 47 subscribers
Instagram: 2.6k followers
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Catherine Smart - Cook, writer, mother, and creative entrepreneur who explores practical cooking, creativity, and ways to make kitchen life more manageable for people with ADHD.
Robyn Henderson - Simplifying Family Dinners, Seasonal Cooking, Private-chef Business Growth, Pricing, Farm Stands, And Managing Kitchen Pressure
Claudette Zepeda - Mexican Cooking, Pantry-based Flavor, Creative Freedom, Family Meals, Audhd, Single Motherhood, And Reducing Kitchen Overwhelm
Jess Zander - Managing Garden Overwhelm, Native Plants, Low-effort Gardening, Fall Planting, And Gardening As A Way To Calm A Busy Brain
Noah Galuten - Weeknight Grilling, Family Dinners, Cooking With Children, Creative Ruts, Cookbook Publishing, Television, And Letting Go Of Perfection
Hillary Dixler Canavan - School Lunches, Sheet-pan Dinners, Cooking With Children, Practical Kitchen Skills, Meal Planning, And Finding Creativity Through Constraints
Song Exploder's Hrishikesh Hirway on Creative Breakthroughs, Home Cooking, and His New Album
October 13, 2026
What do a perfect cookie, your mom’s cooking, and a song you can’t stop listening to have in common?This week, I’m joined by musician Hrishikesh Hirway, creator of Song Exploder and co-host of Home Cooking with Samin Nosrat. We talk about the chole and puri he requested for every birthday, the mango pie mishap that inspired an ice cream collaboration with Salt & Straw, and why he once asked a baker to make thousands of cookies for a live audience.We also get into the complicated business ...
From Olive Garden to a James Beard Award with Chef Evan Hennessey
October 06, 2026
What takes a cook from scrubbing chowder pots and working at Olive Garden to winning a James Beard Award? For chef Evan Hennessey, the path led through some of the country’s most acclaimed kitchens — and back home to Dover, New Hampshire.This week, I’m joined by the chef behind Stages at One Washington, The Living Room, and Topolino to talk about building a tiny tasting-menu restaurant in his hometown, finding inspiration in New England’s farms and fisheries, and why great food doesn’t requir...
What Makes a Recipe Work? With Recipe Tester Laura Manzano
September 29, 2026
What makes a recipe work — and when is an extra step actually worth the effort?This week, I’m joined by Laura Manzano, the recipe tester behind my forthcoming cookbook, Not From Concentrate. Laura grew up working in her dad’s restaurants, honed her skills in the Martha Stewart test kitchens, and built a freelance career helping cookbook authors make their recipes clearer, more reliable, and better suited to the people cooking them.We go behind the scenes of my cookbook to talk about what reci...
Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen · Low booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Not From Concentrate is hosted by Catherine Smart. Its publicly listed email is hello@catherinesmart.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed email for Not From Concentrate: hello@catherinesmart.com.
Podseeker estimates Not From Concentrate reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Not From Concentrate typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Chefs, cookbook authors, food writers, culinary creators, garden or food educators, and specialists with practical expertise in family meals, accessible cooking, or creative routines. Common among recent guests: Published cookbooks or food writing; Established culinary, gardening, or food-focused businesses; Television or streaming appearances. Recent guests include Robyn Henderson, Claudette Zepeda, and Jess Zander.
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