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The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation

Dean Jones

Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused food and cookbook show featuring external cookbook authors, food writers, chefs, culinary educators, and restaurant professionals, often discussing a recently published book or food project. PR agencies could credibly pitch cookbook authors, chefs, culinary historians, food scholars, cooking instructors, and restaurant founders with a distinctive culinary story or publishable expertise; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 325

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 2.3k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

wellseasonedlibrarian@gmail.com

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Host

Dean Jones - Librarian, food writer, cookbook reviewer, and podcaster based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He writes cookbook reviews and food-related articles and contributes a regular cookbook review column t...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published cookbook or food book, professional culinary experience, food-writing expertise, culinary teaching background, restaurant experience, or a distinctive food-history or cultural perspective.
Required Achievements:  
Published cookbook or food book, Professional chef, cooking instructor, or restaurant experience, Food-writing, culinary-history, or educational expertise, Media, content-creation, or televised cooking experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Amy Palmer - The History Of Children And Food, Feeding Practices, Children's Meals, School Meals, Table Manners, Food Ethics, And Hunger.

Deborah Albon - The History Of Children And Food, Feeding Practices, Children's Meals, School Meals, Table Manners, Food Ethics, And Hunger.

Chuck Matto - Approachable Barbecue, Smoking And Grilling, Global Flavors, Creative Recipes, Home Cooking, And His Cookbook Chuck's Flavor Train.

Auyon Mukharji - Indian Cooking And Culture, Culinary History, Immigrant Experience, And The Stories Behind Heartland Masala.

Jyoti Mukharji - Indian Cooking, Regional Recipes, Culinary Instruction, Cultural Heritage, And The American Immigrant Experience.

Recent Topics

Cookbooks, Cooking, Food Writing, Culinary History, Restaurants

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation
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Deborah Albon, Amy Palmer (First Helpings A History of Children and Food)The Well Seasoned Librarian Season 17 Episode 11

August 28, 2026

The Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast Season 17 Episode 11Guest: Deborah Albon, Amy PalmerToday our host Dean Jones is speaking with the authors of the new book First Helpings A History of Children and Food by Deborah Albon, Amy Palmer. What should children eat and why? How should they eat it and what should they learn about food? Answers to questions like these have differed over time. First Helpings explores the relationship between children and food in history, drawing on a rich variety of s...

Chuck Matto (Chuck's Flavor Train: Your Ticket to Smokin' Hot Barbecue) Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast Season 17 Episode 10

August 26, 2026

Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast Season 17 Episode 10Guest: Chuck MattoBook: Chuck's Flavor Train:Bio: Chuck “Chuck’s FlavorTrain” Matto is a backyard boss, certified griller-and-chiller, and lifelong lover of all things food. He's not here to flex culinary school credentials or talk in food-science paragraphs. He's here to help you make ridiculously good food, have fun doing it, and feed people you care about until everyone is full-bellied and smiling.What started as weekend grill...

Jyoti Mukharji and Auyon Mukharji. (Heartland Masala An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen) Well Seasoned Librarian Season 17 Episode 9

August 25, 2026

Heartland Masala pairs 99 recipes from Indian cooking instructor Jyoti Mukharji with cultural and historical essays by her son Auyon Mukharji. A heartfelt celebration of Indian cuisine and the American immigrant experience, this beautiful cookbook is playful, informative, and utterly original.Take a delicious deep dive into Indian cooking and culture with a Midwestern mother-son duo.Jyoti Mukharji has been teaching cooking classes out of her Kansas City kitchen since 2010. Heartland Masala is...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation?

The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation is hosted by Dean Jones. Its publicly listed email is wellseasonedlibrarian@gmail.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.

What is the email for The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation?

The publicly listed email for The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation: wellseasonedlibrarian@gmail.com.

How many listeners does The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation have?

Podseeker estimates The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation?

The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Published cookbook or food book, professional culinary experience, food-writing expertise, culinary teaching background, restaurant experience, or a distinctive food-history or cultural perspective. Common among recent guests: Published cookbook or food book; Professional chef, cooking instructor, or restaurant experience; Food-writing, culinary-history, or educational expertise. Recent guests include Amy Palmer, Deborah Albon, and Chuck Matto.

How hard is it to get booked on The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation cover?

Recent episodes cover Cookbooks, Cooking, Food Writing, Culinary History, and Restaurants. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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