The City Cook Podcast

Alex Hitz, author of Occasions To Celebrate: Cooking and Entertaining With Style, talks with us about his book and how to be a more successful host.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2022-12-19-alex-hitz-occasions-celebrate

Mary Ann Esposito, host of PBS’s Ciao Italia and author of 14 cookbooks about the Italian kitchen, talks with us about her latest book, Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!, what it means to plan...

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2022-11-07-mary-ann-esposito-plant-harvest-cook

James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and blogger Meike Peters talks about her approach to daily cooking and her second cookbook, 365: A Year of Everyday Cooking and Baking.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2019-11-12-meike-peters

Steven Jenkins, founder and partner of Olive Oil Jones, talks about olive oil – how to choose a great one, what all that terminology on the label means, what it should cost, and why early harve...

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2019-06-06-steve-jenkins-olive-oil

Mary Ann Esposito has hosted Ciao Italia, PBS’s longest running cooking show for thirty years and is the author of Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy, her thirteenth cookbook. In...

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2019-02-14-mary-ann-esposito-lifelong-food-adventures-italy

Tia Keenan, author of Melt, Stretch & Sizzle: The Art of Cooking Cheese, talks about the pleasures, techniques, and satisfying flavors of cooking cheese.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2019-01-13-tia-keenan-cooking-cheese

Andy Fisher of Astor Wines & Spirits/Astor Center chooses wines for our most iconic meal.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-11-07-choosing-wine-for-thanksgiving

In The Pleasures of Cooking For One, the seventh book published under her own name, Judith Jones shared a lifetime of experience as a home cook.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2009-09-24-judith-jones-on-the-pleasures-of-cooking-for-one

Cheese expert and author Tia Keenan talks with us about all things cheese -- how to buy it, serve it, pair it, and enjoy it. No matter your appetites or your budget, she has much to tell us to en...

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2016-10-28-tia-keenan-art-cheese-plate

Irish food writer and chef Clodagh McKenna talks with us about Ireland's re-charged food culture and the triumph of ingredients and hospitality.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2015-09-10-clodagh-mckenna

Dan DiLeo of DiPaola Turkeys gives us a reminder about what's important to know when you buy and cook your Thanksgiving turkey.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2014-11-22-thanksgiving-at-dipaola-turkeys

Brian Flanagan of The Burgundy Wine Company talks about the wines of Burgundy and the Rhône Valley.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-09-05-wines-from-burgundy-with-brian-flanagan

Eugenia Bone, Author of Well-Preserved, Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Season Foods, talks about canning in city kitchens.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-07-04-canning-in-city-kitchens

The author of Dish, 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates talks with us about the richly eclectic, decorative, and historic world of dishes.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-04-04-dish-a-conversation-with-shax-riegler

Arthur Schwartz, author of Jewish Home Cooking, talked with us about the recipes, meaning and nostalgia of cooking for Passover.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-03-31-cooking-for-passover

Lou DiPalo of DiPalo's Fine Foods talks with us about Parmigiano Reggiano.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-02-29-parmigiano-reggiano-with-lou-dipalo

He's been a New York City butcher for more than 30 years. Known to all as simply Schatzie, he talked with us about the king of meats -- steak.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-02-20-how-to-buy-a-steak

Barbara Kafka, award-winning cookbook author of The Intolerant Gourmet, talked about how to make glorious food without gluten or lactose.   

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2012-01-19-the-intolerant-gourmet

Paula Wolfert, award-winning cookbook author of The Food of Morocco, talks about the traditions, flavors, cooking techniques, and hospitality of Moroccan cooking.   

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2011-12-08-the-food-of-morocco

Robin Kelly O'Connor, Director of Sales and Education for Sherry-Lehmann Brothers, talks about Champagne and sparkling wines.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2011-11-28-champagne-and-sparkling-wine

The founder and editor of Milk Street, and co-founder and former editor of Cook's Illustrated and America's Test Kitchen, shares candid advice about home cooking.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2011-09-22-kitchen-wisdom-from-christopher-kimball

Karen Seiger, author of Markets of New York City, talks with us about how to shop at urban food and farmers markets.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2011-05-26-markets-of-new-york

Mark Bitterman, author of Salted: A Manifesto On The World's Most Essential Mineral, With Recipes, gives us a salt primer.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2011-04-28-cooking-with-salt-with-mark-bitterman

Robert Esposito, a third generation master butcher, talks with us about all things pork, from nose to tail.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2011-04-07-talking-pork-with-robert-esposito

Mark Russ Federman, of Russ & Daughters, with an introduction to smoked and cured fish.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2010-11-26-smoked-and-cured-fish

Butcher Marc Reyes, head of Eli's Manhattan's meat department, tells you what you need to know before you order, buy and cook your holiday turkey.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2010-10-28-how-to-buy-and-cook-a-turkey

Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, talks with us about what will happen if we continue to catch, cook, and eat whatever we want.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2010-09-30-paul-greenberg-and-four-fish

Norman Kornbleuth, founder and owner of Broadway Panhandler, tells us what we need to know about choosing, buying and taking care of our kitchen knives.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2010-05-20-how-to-buy-a-knife

David Graves of Berkshire Berries and the originator of N.Y.C. Roof-Top Honey, talks with us about city beekeeping, cooking with honey, and why bees are disappearing.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2010-03-16-city-rooftop-honey

Arthur Schwartz, author of The Southern Italian Table, talks with us about the traditions, flavors and pleasures of southern Italian cooking.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2009-11-05-southern-italian-cooking

Alan Kaufman of The Pickle Guys on the subject of all things pickled.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2009-04-11-pickles

Bonnie Slotnick of Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks tells us why we collect and treasure cookbooks.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-12-05-why-we-buy-cookbooks

Andy Fisher of Astor Wines & Spirits/Astor Center gives us "Wine 101" for the city cook.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-11-27-wine-basics-for-the-city-cook

Steven Jenkins talks about his new memoir, The Food Life, his 30 years in the New York food world, and how he helped make Fairway the granddaddy of all New York food markets.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-07-10-the-food-life

Rob Kaufelt, the proprietor of Murray's Cheese and one of New York's top cheese mongers, tells us all about chevre.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-06-19-all-about-goat-cheese

Award-winning cookbook author Barbara Kafka talked with us about successful and flavorful microwave cooking and much more.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-04-17-a-conversation-with-barbara-kafka

In his wonderful new cookbook, Arthur Schwartz brings us favorite Yiddish recipes and the traditions of Eastern European food.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-03-29-jewish-home-cooking-with-arthur-schwartz

Wild Edibles' Steve Schafer gives us a primer on sustainability, wild versus organic, and other important seafood-buying facts.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-03-11-buying-seafood-today-what-we-need-to-know

PBS host Mary Ann Esposito tells us more about modern Italian cooking and the traditions of winter pastas.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2008-01-24-italian-slow-cooking-with-mary-ann-esposito-part-ii

Mary Ann Esposito, host of PBS's Ciao Italia, talks about her newest cookbook, Ciao Italia Slow and Easy, and the delicious tradition of Italian slow cooking.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2007-11-28-italian-slow-cooking-with-mary-ann-esposito-part-i

The first in our series of audio interviews is with Dorian Mecir of Dorian's Seafood Market. Here are her tips and advice for buying fresh seafood.

https://www.thecitycook.com/podcast/2007-10-31-how-to-work-with-your-fish-monger