Celebrating Thanksgiving with Local NYC Chefs and Cookbooks

This Thanksgiving we are celebrating local NYC chefs and cooks we've had on the show.

[REBROADCAST FROM March 15, 2021] Sam Sifton, food editor of The New York Times and founding editor of NYT Cooking, discusses The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes, the debut cookbook from the website and its app. The book has over 100 ideas for dishes meant to inspire -- all without specific measurements. Cooks are encouraged to add, subtract, and adapt the recipes to their own diets and palates.

[REBROADCAST FROM November 10, 2020] Hawa Hassan, the Brooklyn-based founder and CEO of the Somali hot sauce line Basbaas, joins us to discuss her new cookbook, In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean. The book draws on the recipes and stories of bibis -- Swahili for grandmothers -- from eight African nations that touch the Indian Ocean.

[REBROADCAST FROM September 15, 2021] The James Beard Award-winning Sahadi’s market has been a local favorite for over a century. Now, with the new cookbook, Flavors of the Sun: The Sahadi’s Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients, anyone can enjoy the flavors of Sahadi’s at home. Cookbook author and Sahadi’s co-owner and culinary director Christine Sahadi Whelan joins us to discuss.

[REBROADCAST FROM September 22, 2021] Chef Mina Stone, who helms Mina's at MoMA PS1, joins us to discuss her latest cookbook, Lemon, Love & Olive Oil, which combines her Greek and Jewish heritage into hearty, citrusy recipes.

[REBROADCAST FROM October 20, 2021] James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Carla Lalli Music joins us to discuss her new book, That Sounds So Good: 100 Real-Life Recipes for Every Day of the Week. In the new cookbook, Lalli Music splits the recipes between weekday and weekend cooking so that you can make great food no matter how much time you have.