What if plant-based cooking was more than a diet—it was a cuisine in its own right? That’s the goal of author Joe Yonan. In this episode, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with Yonan, food and dining editor for The Washington Post and author of several books including the bestseller, Cool Beans, The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein. His latest book, Mastering the Art of Plant Based Cooking, aims to redefine how we think about plant-based food. With over 300 recipes, the book focuses on technique, flavor, and global influences rather than just health, ethics, or the environment. Yonan shares his insights on essential building blocks like pasta and greens, meal planning tips, and his discoveries about substitutions in egg-free and dairy-free baking.

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In this episode of Eat.Drink.Think., we’re joined by Nina Oduro and Maame Boakye, co-founders of Dine Diaspora and Black Women in Food, organizations created to celebrate and elevate the rich food traditions and culture of the African diaspora.

Nina and Maame tell us about how recipes and storytelling foster connection both within the African diaspora and beyond. They also highlight the events, awards programs, and initiatives that are bringing more people to the table and amplifying Black women in the food industry. And, of course, they leave us hungry with some of their favorite dishes and recipes!

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The Eat.Drink.Think. Podcast is brought to you by Edible Communities.

Edible Communities is the largest media organization devoted to telling the local stories and sustaining the efforts of the farmers, chefs, food artisans, fishers, vintners and home cooks who feed us.

Our growing network consists of 75 independently owned, regional magazines across the U.S. and Canada.

From Boston to Bozeman, Vancouver to Martha’s Vineyard and New Mexico to New York, our dedicated publishers lead the conversation about local and sustainable food and drink in their community.

As the overarching media company, we specialize in:

> Cultivating our robust network of independent publications that reach a loyal and engaged audience of conscientious consumers throughout the U.S. and Canada

> Producing events that bring thought leaders and community members to the table

> Developing custom content in collaboration with brands that align with our core values

Since Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian founded the business in 2002, many of our publishers’ magazines each year are recognized and awarded for their quality content. We were given the honor, Publication of the Year, by the prestigious James Beard Foundation in 2011.

Learn more at www.EdibleCommunities.com and follow us on Instagram @edible.communities

In this episode of Eat.Drink.Think., we sit down with Marisel Salazar, author of the new cookbook Latin-ish. The book delves into the rich diversity of American Latino cuisine, exploring how migration and cultural blending have shaped its evolution. Salazar explains the significance of the "ish" in the title, emphasizing her mission to inspire culinary exploration and foster appreciation beyond traditionally rigid ideas of what "authentic" cuisine should be. During our conversation, she shares the fascinating origins of some dishes featured in the book and celebrates the way they’ve been adapted and transformed through migration and cross-cultural exchange.

Find show notes and a full transcript of the episode here.

The Eat.Drink.Think. Podcast is brought to you by Edible Communities.

Edible Communities is the largest media organization devoted to telling the local stories and sustaining the efforts of the farmers, chefs, food artisans, fishers, vintners and home cooks who feed us.

Our growing network consists of 75 independently owned, regional magazines across the U.S. and Canada.

From Boston to Bozeman, Vancouver to Martha’s Vineyard and New Mexico to New York, our dedicated publishers lead the conversation about local and sustainable food and drink in their community.

As the overarching media company, we specialize in:

> Cultivating our robust network of independent publications that reach a loyal and engaged audience of conscientious consumers throughout the U.S. and Canada

> Producing events that bring thought leaders and community members to the table

> Developing custom content in collaboration with brands that align with our core values

Since Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian founded the business in 2002, many of our publishers’ magazines each year are recognized and awarded for their quality content. We were given the honor, Publication of the Year, by the prestigious James Beard Foundation in 2011.

Learn more at www.EdibleCommunities.com and follow us on Instagram @edible.communities

In this episode, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with self-proclaimed seafood evangelist, Barton Seaver. Barton is a trained chef who stepped away from successful restaurant work to dive into a career in food systems, sustainability, and specifically sustainable seafood. He’s the author of several books and cookbooks, including, The Joy of Seafood, and was a speaker at Edible Institute 2024.

We discuss the state of seafood, its impact on feeding the world's growing population, and its effects on those who rely on harvesting it. And of course, we talk about the delights of cooking and eating food from the sea, and even share some recipes.

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In this episode, host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with Nicola Twilley, a journalist and frequent contributor to The New Yorker, and host of the podcast Gastropod. Nicola tells us about her new book, Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves and lets us in on the global effects that keeping food cold has had on the food system, on humans as eaters, and on our warming planet.

Over the last 150 years, refrigeration has reshaped how we produce, distribute, and consume food, sparking the industrialization of agriculture and influencing everything from meat production and nutrition to food waste. Yet, this cold revolution hasn’t come without costs—refrigeration is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions due to its energy demands and refrigerant gasses. Twilley explores how we might reimagine refrigeration for a food system that prioritizes public health, environmental sustainability, and equitable food access.

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Edible Communities is the largest media organization devoted to telling the local stories and sustaining the efforts of the farmers, chefs, food artisans, fishers, vintners and home cooks who feed us.

Our growing network consists of 75 independently owned, regional magazines across the U.S. and Canada.

From Boston to Bozeman, Vancouver to Martha’s Vineyard and New Mexico to New York, our dedicated publishers lead the conversation about local and sustainable food and drink in their community.

As the overarching media company, we specialize in:

> Cultivating our robust network of independent publications that reach a loyal and engaged audience of conscientious consumers throughout the U.S. and Canada

> Producing events that bring thought leaders and community members to the table

> Developing custom content in collaboration with brands that align with our core values

Since Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian founded the business in 2002, many of our publishers’ magazines each year are recognized and awarded for their quality content. We were given the honor, Publication of the Year, by the prestigious James Beard Foundation in 2011.

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In this episode of Eat.Drink.Think., host Gibson Thomas learns from Stanley Cheng, inventor, innovator and CEO of Meyer Corporation and founder of Hestan. Starting with his invention of the flat bottomed-wok while he was still in college, Cheng has innovated his way to the top of the cookware world and elevated both the science, and the art, of cooking for the rest of us. The owner of Hestan, Anolon, Circulon, Faberware and more, Cheng’s popularization of safe non-stick cookware for home cooks, has also become the “go to” for some of the world’s most renown professional chefs including Thomas Keller, Tyler Florence and Corey Lee. Celebrity chef David Chang even calls him the "Mt. Rushmore of Cookware” thanks to his legendary impact on cookware technology. In this episode, Cheng walks us through the ABCs of cookware and demystifies the safety concerns surrounding properly made non-stick cookware. Spoiler alert: It is safe! Tune in to get your cooking juices flowing and be prepared to want to fight for the right to experience the joy of doing the dishes!

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In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think., host Amy O’Neill Houck speaks with Julia Turshen, a cookbook author and recipe developer, teacher, writer, and podcaster.

Her last book, Simply Julia is a bestseller. Julia’s newest book, What Goes with What is hot off the presses, and is a collection of 100 recipes, but more than that, it’s a visual guide to putting meals together and a method for cooks of all experience levels to get more comfortable using their personal taste and intuition.

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In this episode of Eat. Drink. Think. we speak with culinary historian Sarah Lohman, author of Endangered Eating, a culinary travelog with a distinct purpose: telling the story of foods and food traditions that are in danger of disappearing. We talk about how Sarah found these vanishing foods, and how eating these endangered foods may or may not be the key to saving them.

Find show notes and a full transcript here.

The Eat.Drink.Think. Podcast is brought to you by Edible Communities.

Edible Communities is the largest media organization devoted to telling the local stories and sustaining the efforts of the farmers, chefs, food artisans, fishers, vintners and home cooks who feed us.

Our growing network consists of 75 independently owned, regional magazines across the U.S. and Canada.

From Boston to Bozeman, Vancouver to Martha’s Vineyard and New Mexico to New York, our dedicated publishers lead the conversation about local and sustainable food and drink in their community.

As the overarching media company, we specialize in:

> Cultivating our robust network of independent publications that reach a loyal and engaged audience of conscientious consumers throughout the U.S. and Canada

> Producing events that bring thought leaders and community members to the table

> Developing custom content in collaboration with brands that align with our core values

Since Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian founded the business in 2002, many of our publishers’ magazines each year are recognized and awarded for their quality content. We were given the honor, Publication of the Year, by the prestigious James Beard Foundation in 2011.

Learn more at www.EdibleCommunities.com and follow us on Instagram @edible.communities