Kristin and Molly discuss how Ozoz Sokoh, an Ontario-based professor of food tourism and culinary anthropologist, went about creating her new book that explores the vastness that is Nigerian food. Ozoz shares her thoughts on Nigerian cuisine, why she loves it and where the inspiration for making this book a 'bridge' came from along with the trepidation she had for writing the proposal and the challenges of writing a project of this scope. We ask her about her audience, publishing in multiple markets and how she landed on the format and the language for the recipe titles and she speaks on how she changed over the course of the book's creation, the photography process and what she hopes to work on next.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

Ozoz Sokoh

• Website
• Blog: Kitchen Butterfly
• Instagram
• Feast Afrique
• Journey By Plate Tedx Talk

James Ransom photography

Anne McBride

Enid Blyton, British children's author

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria, by Ozoz Sokoh
• Mallory Towers, by Enid Blyton

Molly, Kate and Kristin speak with Martin Sorge, the winner of The Great American Baking Show, about his debut cookbook while he is still in the thick of creating it. Martin talks about getting started on his baking journey, the role the show played in his career and what he's taken away from the experience before diving into the process of developing, pitching, testing and writing his cookbook. He shares specific pain points of the process, his approach and then turns the tables onto the hosts as he asks them for advice and insights as he begins this new venture.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

Martin Sorge

• Website
• Instagram
• TikTok
• Substack: Great Bakes

Sally Ekus

Dianne Jacob, writing coach, author and teacher

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• The Secrets of Cooking by Bee Wilson
• Green City Market Cookbook
• Preservation Kitchen, by Paul Virant and Kate Leahy

Kate and Kristin speak with cookbook author Maria Zizka about writing her solo projects as well as the more than forty collaborations she's worked on so far in her career. They chat about the challenges inherent in collaborations, how Maria got her start in the food world and the role letter writing played in getting her incredible internship—recipe testing alongside Suzanne Goin. Maria shares how she balances collaborations and solo projects, the lessons, systems and habits she's established because of her range of experiences, and the projects she will and won't take on. She talks about the process of switching agents, why she celebrates even the little milestones and the advice she has for aspiring authors.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

Maria Zizka

• Website
• Instagram
  

University of Gastronomic Sciences

Episode 32: Co-Authoring Cookbooks with JJ Goode

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• The Newlywed Table by Maria Zizka
• Boards, Platters, Plates by Maria Zizka
• One-Bowl Meals by Maria Zizka
• Cook Color by Maria Zizka
• The Hostess Handbook by Maria Zizka
• Sunday Suppers at Lucques by Suzanne Goin
• I Love You: Recipes from the Heart by Pamela Anderson