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Eat Your Words

A radio dispatch from Cathy Erway, founder of the blog Not Eating Out In New York. Cathy is joined by authors of books that you'll want to eat up! From colorful cookbooks, to food memoirs, to exposés on the food industry, every conversation is full of meaty topics for discussion. Tune in to Eat Your Words to learn what's new and happening in the world of food through its literature.

 

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Cathy Erway

Cathy Erway is the author of the cookbook, The Food of Taiwan and the memoir, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove. She writes the blog, Not Eating Out In New York, which was based on her two years of going without restaurant food. Cathy has received numerous honors, including being chosen in the “Top 50 Food Blogs in the World” by the Times UK in 2009, being named one of the “Top 10 Most Eccentric Food Personalities” by Eater in 2010, and being featured as the “Healthy Habits Hero” of the month in Cooking Light in 2013.

Latest Episodes

Coconut & Sambal with Lara Lee

Episode 396, Aired: December 13, 2020
For the season finale of Eat Your Words, Cathy dials up Lara Lee, whose acclaimed new book celebrates Indonesian cuisine. Hear how Lara's fond memories of cooking with her grandmother inspired her to explore her food and culture more, and how Indonesian cooking can be replicated anywher...

Xi'an Famous Foods with Jason Wang

Episode 395, Aired: November 22, 2020
We can thank Jason Wang for expanding the tastes of New Yorkers and the rest of the world through his popular and influential small chain, Xi'an Famous Foods, specializing in the cuisine of Western China. And his new cookbook, also called Xi'an Famous Foods, is destined to be a classic....

East by Meera Sodha

Episode 394, Aired: November 15, 2020
Cathy dials up Meera Sodha, bestselling author (and The Guardian’s vegan columnist) to chat about her latest cookbook. We talk about how her book thoughtfully incorporates the cuisines of many Asian countries, and how Meera collaborated with the home cooks and chefs she met on her culin...

The Chilean Kitchen

Episode 393, Aired: November 8, 2020
Cathy dials up the authors of The Chilean Kitchen, Pilar Hernandez and Eileen Smith. They discuss the classics of Chilean cuisine and the rich history of influences that has molded it over the centuries.  Image courtesy of Skyhorse Publishing. Heritage Radio Network is a listener...

Snacky Tunes Cookbook

Episode 392, Aired: October 18, 2020
Cathy welcomes Darin and Greg Bresnitz, the hosts of the podcast Snacky Tunes on HRN, and authors of a new cookbook on food and music also called Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient. The authors share the fun behind-the-scenes of working on the book, which includes recipes from a...

Perilous Bounty

Episode 391, Aired: October 11, 2020
To kick off the fall season, Cathy welcomes to the show Tom Philpott, a veteran food and environmental reporter currently with Mother Jones. Tom's new book, Perilous Bounty, is an urgent wake-up call to the plight of the American farming system that just might remind you of classics lik...

Updates

Sheet Pan Chicken by Cathy Erway: Further Listening

Sheet Pan Chicken: 50 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Cook Dinner is a fresh, modern approach to cooking dinner all on one pan. These aren’t ordinary protein and potatoes dishes—they’re internationally-inspired recipes for roasting whole chickens, chicken breasts, legs, thighs, and wings but also chicken meatballs and chicken skewers.

Maya Wilson Takes Readers on a Scenic Journey Through Alaska

Maya Wilson and her family had a big change of scenery when they relocated from California (the most populous state in the US) to Alaska (the largest state, but one of the least populated). "We sold almost everything we had and, with two suitcases per person, flew to our new home on Alaska’s gorgeous Kenai Peninsula. So far, it’s been the adventure of a lifetime as we’ve started our life over from scratch."

The Trouble with Picture Perfect Food

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All Eyes on the Plate: The Generation of Foodies

[audio mp3="https://heritageradionetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Commentary-All-Eyes-on-the-Plate-The-Generation-of-Foodies.mp3"][/audio] The millennial generation has an overarching love of two things- technology and food. Author Eve Turow explores why in her book A Taste of Generation Yum, and she is in studio with host Cathy Erway to discuss forming identities around food choices in episode 248 of Eat Your Words.