The Food52 Podcast: Episode 2!

Tune in to the second installment of our podcast for real cookbook talk, from what's useful to what's not, and everything in between.

ByMei Chin

Published OnMarch 26, 2015

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We're on to episode 2! (In case you missed our inaugural podcast episode, find it here. We'll wait.)

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This week, with our friends Charlotte Druckman, co-founder of the Piglet, and Marian Bull, Digital Editor at Saveur and former editor here at Food52, we discuss cookbooks. In Cookbooks: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, we talk about what makes a good one, what makes a bad one, and some of the craziest books ever published.

And since we cover a lot of books, we've made a list for your reference, below.

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The cookbooks discussed in this podcast

Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay

Lunch at the Shop by Peter Miller

Saltie: A Cookbook by Caroline Fidanza

Bar Tartine: Techniques and Recipes by Cortney Burns and Nicolaus Balla

Bouchon by Thomas Keller

Urban Italian: Simple Recpies and True Stories From a Life in Food by Andrew Carmellini

Simple Italian Food: Recipes From My Two Villages by Mario Batali

Forum Feasts

The Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Marion Cunningham

Mission Street Food by Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz

Roberta's Cookbook by Carlo Mirarchi and Brandon Hoy

The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer

Vegetable Literacy by Deborah Madison

In the Charcuterie by Taylor Boetticher and Toponia Miller

Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice Waters

The New York Times Cookbook by Amanda Hesser

Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook by Kristen Miglore

White Trash Cooking by Ernest Matthew Mickler

Be Bold with Bananas by Crescent Books

Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! by Chris Maynard

And just in case you want to see the famed Banana Candle, from the end of the episode, you can find it here.

You can also stream the episode here, or download and subscribe to Burnt Toast on iTunes.

Tell us about your favorite (or least favorite) cookbooks -- Tweet or Instagram with the hashtag #BurntToast -- we'll be re-sharing our favorites.

Burnt Toast is part of the Panoply Network; check out the entire roster of podcasts at iTunes.com/Panoply. Have something you’re itching for us to talk about? Let us know in the comments!

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