Salt & Spine

Brian Hogan Stewart

We tell the compelling stories behind cookbooks you won't get anywhere else. Featuring interviews with leading authors, we explore the art and craft of cookbooks, looking at both new and vintage cookbooks and the inspirations behind them … the compelling people who create them … and their impact on home cooks and the culinary world. saltandspine.substack.com

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Salt & Spine

Episodes (183)

Jan 22nd Katie Parla on Rome: 'Enduring, Chaotic, and Always Hungry'
Dec 11, 2025 Cathy Whims on Forty Years of Cheffing, Her First Cookbook, and the Art of Simple Cooking
Nov 19, 2025 Peter Som: 'People Aren't Coming for a Michelin Dinner—They're Coming to Hang Out With You!'

Salt & Spine

Jan 22, 2026
46¼ minutes
34 MB

You first heard Katie Parla on our show a couple years ago when we recorded a live episode at Omnivore Books (hi Celia!) in San Francisco to discuss her then-newest cookbook, Food of the Italian Islands. [Listen to that chat here.] Now, Katie’s back with her 11th cookbook and it’s a deep-dive into Roman history and cuisine. Born in New Jersey, Katie has called Rome home for more than two decades and she’s been obsessed with uncovering the city’s culinary—and non-culinary—history the whole time. She’s written culinary guides, hosted TV shows and podc...

Salt & Spine

Katie Parla on Rome: 'Enduring, Chaotic, and Always Hungry'

Brian Hogan Stewart

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