The Clever Cookstr's Quick and Dirty Tips from the World's Best Cooks
The Clever Cookstr serves up the most timely, relevant tips from the world’s best kitchens. You’ll get a delightful mix of cooking tips from emerging and established chefs and cookbook authors, as well as exclusive insights from bakers, sommeliers, farmers, grocers, and more. Every week, Clever Cookstr provides useful information for aspiring and long-time food lovers— and for anyone who wants to get delicious homemade food on the table. If you’ve been looking for a fun, fast-paced, authoritative source of information on what’s hot in the world of food and cooking, this is it. Clever Cookstr is passionate about helping people learn to cook more, believing that time spent sharing good food is one of the most vital and enjoyable parts of life.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 216
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2018
199 - Simple, Delicious, and Kid-Friendly Recipes for Summer
Siri Daly's new cookbook Siriously Delicious tackles how to make delicious meals for a family while keeping things fun.
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198 - How to Build a Minimalist Pantry
Melissa Coleman joins the Clever Cookstr to share tips on how to create a more minimalist kitchen, and maximize your joy of cooking in the process.
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197 - Rules for Cake Baking Like a Champ
Illustrator, author, and designer Maira Kalman collaborates with Barbara Scott-Goodman in the new book Cake, celebrating cakes from the everyday to the once-in-a-lifetime.
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196 - Tricks for Making Cooking Simple and Sumptuous
In Just Cook It!: 145 Built-to-Be-Easy Recipes That Are Totally Delicious, Justin Chapple shares his tricks for making cooking easy, from weeknight dinners to memorable entertaining.
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195 - How to Eat Right for Earth Day with Matt Prescott
In Food Is the Solution, Matthew Prescott, Senior Food Policy Director for the Humane Society and a leader in the environmental food movement, shows how our plates have the power to heal the world.
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194 - The Rise of 'Donut King' Ted Ngoy
Ted Ngoy is a savvy businessman who changed the face of two countries and brought hope to his people. In his new memoir, The Donut King: The Rags to Riches Story of a Poor Immigrant Who Changed the W…
193 - The Stories Food Can Tell
Will Schwalbe, host of the new podcast But That's Another Story, joins the Clever Cookstr to talk about memorable meals that tell stories, and the cookbooks that changed his life.
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192 - Wholesome Baking with Soul: A Q&A with Jerrelle Guy
In her new cookbook Black Girl Baking, Jerrelle Guy explores sweet and savory baking with creative flavors and comforting basics.
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191 - Freezer Meal Myths Busted
Karrie Truman, author of Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money, & Sanity, busts freezer myths and shares tips for making the most of your freezer.
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190 - How a Trained Chef Feeds a Family
Jenn Segal went to culinary school, worked in top-tier restaurants, and then realized it wasn't the life for her. Through her blog and now her book, Once Upon a Chef, Jenn brings professional culinar…
189 - How to Bake a Perfect Pie from Scratch
Taartwork Pies, Brittany Bennett’s Brooklyn-based bakery, was inspired by her Oma's old recipe. Now, Brittany is reinventing pies for the next generation with her new book, The Taartwork Pies Cookboo…
188 - What to Bring to a Potluck
In Bring It!: Tried and True Recipes for Potlucks and Casual Entertaining, Ali Rosen shares tips and tricks for bringing the right dish to any occasion.
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187 - The Tips and Tricks of a Mediterranean Diet
Learn how the Mediterranean food philosophy fits modern lives for longevity, health, and fitness, without sacrificing flavor.
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186 - How to Make Chinese Soul Food at Home
Hsiao-Ching Chou shares tips and techniques for making Chinese soul feed for the Chinese New Year and beyond, right in your home kitchen.
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185 - Why Do Humans Diet?
Cultural critic Adrienne Rose Bitar reveals how four popular diets tell us an awful lot about our anxieties and fears, even beyond health.
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184 - Meal Planning for Dietary Needs
How can families with multiple dietary needs can eat together for under $5 per person, per meal? Linda Gassenheimer has the answers.
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183 - How the French Influenced American Cuisine
In The Gourmands’ Way, Justin Spring tells the story of six American writer-adventurers discovering food culture in Paris.
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182 - The 23 Essential Tools of Bread Baking
Francisco Migoya, head chef of Modernist Cuisine and co-author of MODERNIST BREAD: The Art & Science, tells us about the essential tools of bread baking and how to troubleshoot common pitfalls.
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181 - New Year, New You with Jules Aron
Jules Aron talks about self-care, holistic beauty, and shaking up your health habits for the New Year.
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180 - The Best Cookbooks of 2017
As we kick off the New Year, the Clever Cookstr looks back at just a few favorite cookbooks of 2017.
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