The Side Dish from America’s Test Kitchen

Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison

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Booking Overview

A host-led food and lifestyle conversation show focused on cooking, culinary opinions, kitchen culture, and entertaining personal stories, with occasional contributions from culinary or kitchen experts rather than a regular lineup of external interviews. Credible pitches would include chefs, cookbook authors, food personalities, culinary product experts, and travel-food voices with engaging anecdotes; booking difficulty is medium because guest appearances appear selective and the hosts have strong established expertise and brand recognition.

Metrics

Episodes: 15

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 2.0M followers

Contact Information

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Host

Bridget Lancaster - Television host, editor, and cookbook author best known for her work with America’s Test Kitchen and its culinary testing and instructional programs.

Julia Collin Davison - Television host, editor, and cookbook author known for her work with America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Chefs, cookbook authors, culinary professionals, food personalities, travel-food experts, and kitchen-equipment specialists with an entertaining perspective or distinctive personal stories.
Required Achievements:  
Professional culinary experience, Published cookbooks or food writing, Recognized expertise in kitchen equipment or culinary products, Television, media, or other public-facing food experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Lisa McManus - Kitchen Collectibles And A Favorite Show-and-tell Item

Recent Topics

Cooking, Food, Kitchen, Recipes, Lifestyle

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Side Dish from America’s Test Kitchen
:

Festival & Fair Foods

August 05, 2026

Grab a ticket and a snack–it’s state fair season! Bridget and Julia swap their favorite fair memories, spotlight fair-inspired ATK recipes, and put their knowledge to the test with food festival trivia.  ATK Recipes mentioned in this episode: Apple Cider Doughnuts Apple Fritters Dutch Apple Pie Smoked Double-Thick Pork Chops on a Gas Grill Blueberry Pie Eight-Hour Pizza Dough

Desert Island Discs & Dishes

July 22, 2026

Julia and Bridget are stranded…on separate deserted islands. Armed with nothing but their imaginations, they reveal the albums they’d want on repeat and the dishes they’d dream of eating. Then, the music buffs tackle a listener’s question about packing food for a wilderness adventure. ATK recipes and equipment mentioned in this episode: Manual juicers Electric citrus juicers Microplanes and graters Cleavers Immersion blenders Serrated utility knives Stand mixers All-purpose whisks

Show & Tell

July 08, 2026

Bridget and Julia unpack the quirky kitchen collectibles, foodie mementos, and travel treasures they’ve gathered over the years. Plus, America’s Test Kitchen gadget guru Lisa McManus calls into the hotline to share her ultimate show-and-tell item. ATK Recipes mentioned in this episode: Cracklin' Cornbread Cast Iron Pan Pizza Cast Iron Oven-Fried Chicken

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