Eat Your Words Presents: Saved by the Bellini
Since 2009, Eat Your Words has covered what's new and happening in the world of food through its literature. A radio dispatch from Cathy Erway, founder of the blog Not Eating Out In New York, Cathy was joined by authors of books that you would 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.
Now, in 2023, Eat Your Words is proud to present its first limited-run series. We've partnered with John deBary, author of "Drink What You Want," to create a companion podcast that dives deep into the production of his newest cocktail book. "Saved by the Bellini" is all about 90's nostalgia. "Saved by the Bellini" includes over 65 recipes that celebrate the decade’s greatest pop culture moments, from cassette tape tunes and video game consoles to after-school snacks and OMG-it’s-back-again fashion. In this 7-episode series, John interviews the editors, illustrators, and cocktail innovators who helped to make this book a reality.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 402
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2023
Bar Icon Jim Meehan
When John got started in the cocktail world, Jim Meehan was his first boss at the acclaimed neo-speakeasy, PDT (Please Don’t Tell). Jim also wrote the foreword to John’s first book, Drink What You Wa…
00:42:59 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
Editor Amanda Englander
Editors are the unseen heroes of the publishing world, offering critical behind-the-scenes feedback that can take an author’s work from good to spectacular. Amanda has not only been John’s editor for…
00:38:32 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
Bar Icon Julie Reiner
Julie Reiner is one of John’s bar heroes. Although he never formally worked for her, she had a tremendous impact on his career. In the course of his research for Saved by the Bellini, he came across …
00:28:49 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Artist Mel Chin
One of the most interesting references in Saved by the Bellini is to Melrose Place, the Beverly Hills 90210 spinoff that was one of the first primetime network shows to feature a gay character. Unbek…
00:33:35 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Author Brian Raftery
A significant portion of Saved by the Bellini is devoted to the iconic movies that defined the decade. A few years before writing Saved by the Bellini, John read Best. Movie. Year. Ever: How 1999 Ble…
00:37:06 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Bartender Toby Cecchini
John’s exploration of the world of Saved by the Bellini takes a turn towards drinks this episode with a conversation with legendary bartender Toby Cecchini, the inventor of the iconic Cosmopolitan re…
00:33:08 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Illustrator Clara Kirkpatrick
In the premiere episode, John chats with Saved by the Bellini illustrator Clara Kirkpatrick to get the 411 on how the book’s radically 90s-themed artwork came to be. Hear them get nerdy about Clara’s…
00:41:21 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Coming Soon: Saved by the Bellini
This summer we're presenting something special on the Eat Your Words feed. This show has always been about exploring and celebrating the people and processes behind your favorite cookbooks. Over the …
00:01:24 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Coconut & Sambal with Lara Lee
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…
00:38:13 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
Xi'an Famous Foods with Jason Wang
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 C…
00:37:30 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
East by Meera Sodha
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 …
00:37:33 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
The Chilean Kitchen
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 centur…
00:39:33 |
Sun 08 Nov 2020
Snacky Tunes Cookbook
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 autho…
00:37:15 |
Sun 18 Oct 2020
Perilous Bounty
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…
00:32:46 |
Sun 11 Oct 2020
Billion Dollar Burger with Chase Purdy
Cathy chats with Chase Purdy, a reporter for Quartz and POLITICO who has covered the business and technology of food. His new book, Billion Dollar Burger,
explores the bright promise of cell-cultu…
00:34:18 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain
Cathy calls up Dr. Marcia Chatelain, scholar, speaker and Professor at Georgetown University whose latest book, Franchise, examines the intersection of the post-1968 civil rights struggle and the ris…
00:35:04 |
Sun 12 Jul 2020
The Whole Okra
Cathy chats with Chris Smith, author of The Whole Okra, which won the 2020 James Beard Award in the Reference, History, and Scholarship category. This is NC-based garden writer Chris Smith's first bo…
00:41:57 |
Sun 28 Jun 2020
Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning
Cathy catches up with Eve Turow Paul, the author Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning. Eve has been on the show before to discuss her previous book,…
00:37:48 |
Sun 21 Jun 2020
Kitchen Remix with Charlotte Druckman
Cathy calls up Charlotte Druckman, food writer and cookbook author whose latest book is Kitchen Remix: 75 Recipes for Making the Most of Your Ingredients. Hear how the book's themes of resourcefulnes…
00:48:54 |
Sun 17 May 2020
My Korea by Hooni Kim
Cathy dials up Hooni Kim, chef-owner of Danji, a Korean tapas restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, to talk about his new cookbook, My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes. Hooni shares the state of…
00:39:27 |
Sun 26 Apr 2020
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