Faith Middleton Food Schmooze

Is there a better cooking teacher than Jacques Pepin? We don't think so. Faith's pal Jacques returns to the party with granddaughter, Shorey, to talk about the recipes in his new book, A Grandfather's Lessons. Mark Raymond shares a $10 red wine and Faith shares a recipe idea for a creamy mushroom sauce.

Kitchen shortcuts and recipe hacks from The Kitchen Shortcut Bible. Co-author Bruce Weinstein is our guest. Alex Province shares what he calls a serious Bordeaux.

Faith and the gang share ideas for roasting fall vegetables from turnips to pumpkins and share several methods for making super-moist salmon. And, you know we’re wild about cooking tips from magazines. This week, we’re sharing some favorites and offering up subscriptions when you support The Faith Middleton Food Schmooze®. Plus, there’s champagne!

Food lover and acclaimed neuroscientist Rachel Herz joins the party with news you can use from her excellent book, Why You Eat What You Eat. Dr. Herz is famous for explaining in simple language how the brain works in relation to food. Our eating habits have deep evolutionary roots, making for an hour of fascinating conversation. There’ll be plenty of practical (and fun!) takeaways, too.

Italian food importer Rolando Beramendi shares recipes from his new book, Autentico, for pizza without the crust and a to-die-for olive oil cake. Plus, CT lawyer Carlo Forzani shares his plans to develop a vineyard on his property in Italy.

From the popular blog, A Couple Cooks, Sonja Overhiser joins The Food Schmooze® party sharing recipes for Delicata Fries with Awesome Sauce, Giant Portobello Burgers with Caramelized Onions, and Apple Cherry Cardamom Crumble. The recipes are from her new cookbook written with husband Alex Overhiser, Pretty Simple Cooking.

This week: Alex Province’s trick for making smashed cheeseburgers for a crowd, we sip three phenomenal wines from Rosenthal Wine Merchants, and neuroscientist Rachel Herz helps us understand the science behind her new book, Why You Eat What You Eat. It’s a fascinating read.

Let’s get creative with veggies! The queen of the vegetable spiralizer, Ali Maffucci, joins the party to talk about her latest book, Inspiralized & Beyond.

Love cocktail culture? Love vintage postcards? Listen to Faith’s conversation with author Anne Peck-Davis about the book Cocktails Across America. It’s part history, part pure fun. Plus, we’ll brainstorm what to eat and cook during the last few (precious) weeks of summer, sip a $10 chardonnay, and talk to a child psychologist about typical picky eating vs. something more complex.

We're crazy about cheese: grilled cheese recipes from Eric Greenspan and cheese flights (from a carriage on the North Fork!). We're sharing the best burger in NYC, and the best white wine you're not drinking. . .is Tuscany's Vermentino. We've found a great one for you.

Faith and the gang are all about the new book, French Grill. Plus, we make a case for why you should be drinking boxed wine and sample authentic tamales from Tucson Tamales.

Alex Province shares ideas for summer sangria. Susan Buckley recounts her life with the writer, photographer, and gourmand Peter Buckley, and we taste a sparkling rosé you’ll want to drink on vacation—wherever you might be.

Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis sits down with Faith, then the gang gets together to go crazy over fresh corn recipes.

Tips and recipes from Food52’s latest book, Any Night Grilling. Plus local vegan eats and Alex Province's Southwestern-Inspired Paella recipe.

Author Drew Lazor joins the party to talk about the hot trend in cool cocktails: Sessions Cocktails—low-proof drinks to sip and celebrate throughout an evening. Plus, Faith shares her method for making crispy polenta fries and we taste a rich white wine from France.