Kitchen Confidante Podcast
By Liren Baker
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They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but how do we find ourselves there? Join host Liren Baker in the Kitchen Confidante podcast, a side dish to the recipe blog, Kitchen Confidante, as she explores the food journeys of passionate chefs, food writers, photographers, recipe developers, artisans, bloggers, and more! Learn how they got their starts and what fuels their taste and inspiration!
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Episode 133: Dig In: Cooking, Family, and Finding Yourself in the Kitchen with Erin O’Brien
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May 13, 2026 |
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Episode 132: Olive Oil and the Mediterranean Table with Tony Kasandrinos
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May 06, 2026 |
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Episode 131: From Momofuku to Agnes and Sherman: Chef Nick Wong’s Next Chapter
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Episode 130: Baking and the Meaning of Life— with Helen Goh
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Episode 129: Omaha's Sushi Secret— with Chef David Utterback
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Episode 128: Learning How to Cook — with Michelle Doll Olson and HelloFresh
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 127: The Ube Baking Book: Celebrating Filipino Flavor with Chef Henry Awayan
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Episode 126: Rooted in Fire: Cooking, Culture, and Community with Chef Pyet DeSpain
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Episode 125: In Good Health: How Rachel Riggs Learned to Cook for a Nourished Life
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Episode 124: Anytime Cakes, Everyday Joy: Baking with Dorie Greenspan
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Episode 123: Vegana Italiana: Reimagining Italian Classics with Chef Tara Punzone and Gene Stone
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode 122: "Half-Assed Homesteading" - My Harvest Kitchen with Gesine Bullock-Prado
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Lebanese Baking with Maureen Abood: Traditional and Modern Middle Eastern Recipes Rooted in Home and Heritage
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Episode 120: Heartland Masala: Cooking with Auyon Mukharji
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode 119: Bake it Gluten-Free with Dana Pollack
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Episode 118: 30-Minute Meals the Whole Family Will Love: with Steph Loaiza of Six Sisters’ Stuff
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Episode 117: From the Test Kitchen to the Great Outdoors: Cooking with Melissa Knific
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 116: For the Love of Chocolate with Phillip Ashley Rix
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Episode 115: Modern Pioneer Pantry — with Mary Bryant Shrader of Mary’s Nest
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Episode 114: Finding Fitness and Balance with Cody Rigsby
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Episode 113: Engineering Chocolate with Nicole Patel
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Episode 112: Soulful Vegan with Ellen Kanner
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode 111: The Meathead Method - The Myths and Science Behind Perfect Grilling, with Meathead
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode 110: Easy Everyday Eats with Jessica Merchant
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode 109: America’s Most Iconic Ice Cream — with Tyler Malek of Salt & Straw
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 108: All I Think About Is Food — with Comedian Mamrie Hart
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 107: Kimchi, Cooking Memories, and A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom, with Sarah Ahn
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 106: Start with a Vegetable, with Jess Smith
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 105: Cooking as a Team: A Couple Cook's with Sonja and Alex Overhiser
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 104: The Curated Board with Bebe Black Carminito
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 103: When Southern Women Cook with Morgan Bolling
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 102: Effortless Entertaining with Jessie-Sierra Ross
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 101: German Heritage Baking with Heidrun Metzler
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Episode 100: Baking in the American South, with Anne Byrn
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Episode 99: Anyone Can Cook, with Pixar: The Official Cookbook and Tara Theoharis
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 98: Entertaining with Charm with Eden Passante
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Episode 97: Mestiza: Reimagining Plant-forward Pan Asian and Filipino Flavors in San Francisco, with Deanna Sison and Chef Syl Mislang
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 96: Global Gastronomy at Home: A Taste of the World with Rowena Scherer
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 95: Deliciously Entertaining with Danni Rose
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 94: Embracing Comfort Food: Being a Carbivore with Phoebe Lapine
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 93: A Slice of Inspiration: Women's Pizza Month with Christy Alia
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 92: Air Fryer All Day with Rebecca Abbott and Jennifer West
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Episode 91: Noshing with Purpose: Micah Siva's Plant-Forward Twist on Jewish Classics
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Episode 90: Cultivating Life: Gardening for Abundance with Brian Brigantti
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Episode 89: Caribbean Paleo with Althea Brown
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 88: Demystifying Whole Grains with Bread and Roses Author Rose Wilde
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 87: Gluten-free Family Cooking with Lindsay Cotter
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 86: The Effortless Baker with Janani Elavazhagan
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Episode 85: Hip Hop and Wine: Blending these Worlds in Street Somm, with Jermaine Stone
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Episode 84: Redefining Filipino Food with Jacqueline Chio-Lauri and the Contributing Authors of We Cook Filipino
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 83: Lolo's Sari-Sari Store with Sophia Lee and Christine Almeda: A children’s book that celebrates community, connection, and Filipino culture.
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 82: Every Ounce of Courage with Elizabeth Ann Besa-Quirino: Weaving the Stories of WWII Bravery, Heroism, and Family in a Filipino Culinary Memoir
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 81: Kneaders Bakery & Café: Celebrating 25 Years with Colleen Worthington
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Episode 80: The Ranch Table with Elizabeth Poett: Recipes from a Historic California Ranch
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 79: Worth the Hype with Frankie Celenza - Uncovering the Stories Behind Buzz-worthy Bites in Every City
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 78: Olive Oil Secrets, From Fruit to Bottle, with Corto Olive Company's Master Miller, David Garci-Aguirre
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 77: Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods - with Grace Lin
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 76: Egg Rolls & Sweet Tea with Natalie Keng, the Sauce Maven
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Episode 75: All Up in My Grill with Dale Talde
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Episode 74: One-Pot Mediterranean Cooking with Samantha Ferraro
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Episode 73: America’s Favorite County Fair Champion, Linda Skeens
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 72: Creating Food Content for Television with Jessie-Sierra Ross
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Episode 71: Whole-Hog Barbeque - Celebrating its History and Tradition with Ed Mitchell and Ryan Mitchell
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Episode 70: Vegan Instant Pot Cooking with Nisha Vora
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Episode 69: Anna Olson's Baking Wisdom
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May 18, 2023 |
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Episode 68: Mindfulness and Connection with Japanese Vegetarian Food, with Nancy Singleton Hachisu
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May 03, 2023 |
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Episode 67: SABAI: 100 Simple Thai Recipes for Any Day of the Week with Pailin Chongchitnant
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Episode 66: My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons with Gesine Bullock-Prado
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Episode 65: Italy on a Plate with Vietri Founder & CEO Susan Gravely
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 64: For the Love of Seafood with Karista Bennett
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Episode 63: Chinese Homestyle with Maggie Zhu
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode 62: Traditional Italian Gelato Meets California Ingredients with Patrizia Pasqualetti
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Episode 61: The Apricot Lane Farms Cookbook with Molly Chester
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Episode 60: Comfort Cooking with Pasta Grannies, with Vicky Bennison
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Episode 59: Sports Nutrition and Superfoods with Sarah Koszyk
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Episode 58: Plant, Harvest, Cook! - with Mary Ann Esposito
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode 57: Sheet Pan Sweets with Molly Gilbert
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 56: Evergreen Kitchen with Bri Beaudoin
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Episode 55: All Things Avocados with Calavo Growers CEO Brian Kocher
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Episode 54: #AskMeAnything Q&A with Liren (Plus Meet my Son!)
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode 53: Cassoulet Confessions with Sylvie Bigar
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode 52: Recipes to Celebrate Together — with Tara Bench of Tara Teaspoon
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Episode 51: Spice Kitchen -- Healthy Latin And Caribbean Cuisine with Ariel Fox
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Episode 50: In Praise of Veg with Alice Zaslavsky
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Episode 49: Redefining Sorbet with SorBabes Founders Nicole Cardone and Deborah Gorman
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Episode 48: 52 Weeks, 52 Sweets with Vedika Luthra
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Episode 47: The Challenges and Joys of Food Blogging and Podcasting with Christine Pittman
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Episode 46: Learn to Cook (and ❤️ It) with New York Times Deputy Editor Genevieve Ko
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode 45: The Sweetness of Doing Nothing with Sophie Minchilli
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Episode 44: Authentic Indian Cooking with Your Instant Pot — with Vasanti Bhadkamkar-Balan
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Episode 43: Eataly Silicon Valley Brings a Taste of Italy to the Bay Area, with Alex Saper and Cristina Flores
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Episode 42: Family Farming and Hand-picked Blueberries with Kimberly Sorensen of Triple Delight Blueberries
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Episode 41: The Two Spoons Cookbook with Hannah Sunderani
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Episode 40: All Things Artichokes with Ocean Mist Farms CEO & President, Chris Drew
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May 25, 2022 |
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Episode 39: Cooking Traditional Korean Cuisine With Local Ingredients — With Chef Ji Hye Kim of Miss Kim
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May 18, 2022 |
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Episode 38: Nom Nom Paleo: Let's Go! with Michelle Tam
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May 04, 2022 |
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Episode 37: Launching Goldilocks Filipino Cuisine at San Francisco International Airport
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Episode 36: Writing Food Memoirs with Sylvie Bigar
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Episode 35: A Taste of 85C Bakery Cafe with David Lazaro and Emileen Yen
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Episode 34: The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook with Lisa Steele
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Episode 33: Running Multiple Food Blogs with Toni Dash
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Episode 32: The Science Behind Food and Flavor with Nik Sharma
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Episode 31: Watch Me Sip with Raquel Royers
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Episode 30: Food, Wine and the Napa Valley with Chef James Houghton, Director of Culinary at Trinchero Family Estates
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Episode 29: The King Arthur Baking Company Essential Cookie Companion with David Tamarkin
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Episode 28: The Date Night Cookbook with Ned and Ariel Fulmer from The Try Guys
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 27: Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book with Kristin Hoffman
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 26: Glory Kitchen with Margie Bruner
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Episode 25: Zoë Bakes with Zoë François
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Episode 24: Making a Difference with Jasberry Rice with Neil Dejkraisak
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Episode 23: The Ultimate 5-Ingredient Cookbook with Rebecca White
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Episode 22: Bay Area Food with Carolyn Jung
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Episode 21: The Kitchen Whisperers with Dorothy Kalins
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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One Quick Tip MINISODE: How to Pick the Perfect Fig
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Episode 20: Sweet Condesa: Reimagined Filipino & Latin-inspired Desserts with Melody Lorenzo
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 19: Amy's Healthy Baking with Amy Atherton
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Episode 18: The Essential Jewish Baking Cookbook with Beth Lee
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Episode 17: #AskMeAnything Q&A with Liren (Plus Meet my Daughter!)
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 16: The Sugar Hammock with Amaka Azuka
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Episode 15: The Lemon Bowl with Liz Della Croce
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 14: The Scoop on NadaMoo! with CEO and President Daniel Nicholson
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Episode 13: No Frills Good Fruit with Nick Brown of Rincon Tropics
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 12: Filipino Vegan Cuisine with Chef Reina Montenegro
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Episode 11: Foolproof Living and the Flavors of Turkey with Aysegul Sanford
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Episode 10: The Food Lens with Molly Ford
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Episode 9: Kokak Chocolates with Chocolatier and Founder Carol Gancia
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 8: Bringing Honor to Cuisines and Communities with Chef Keith Sarasin
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Episode 7: Meaningful Connections through Blogging and Holy Sweet! with Peabody Johanson
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 6: A Mother's Inspiration and Mumbai Modern with Amisha Gurbani
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Storytelling Photography and Building Community with Brian Samuels
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May 19, 2021 |
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Episode 4: The Meatless May Challenge with Robbie Brown of Acterra and Virada Chatikul
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May 12, 2021 |
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Episode 3: The Secret Ingredient Cookbook with Kelly Senyei
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 2: The Baking Gene with Jocelyn Delk Adams
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Episode 1: Making a Living on Passion with Chef Joanne Weir
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Welcome to The Kitchen Confidante Podcast
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Apr 15, 2021 |