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The Joy of Cooking is more than a cookbook; it's an American culinary institution. Irma S. Rombauer’s timeless recipes have guided generations of home cooks for over a century. Today, her legacy lives on through her great-grandson, John Becker, and his wife, Megan Scott. Based in Portland, Oregon, they are the 4th generation stewards of this beloved classic, having authored its latest edition. As they create the next chapter of the Joy of Cooking and launch the Joy of Cooking Podcast, the Rombauer family continues to inspire and nourish with every conversation. Each week, John & Megan set the table wi...
Twelve guests, one tiny Madrid apartment, and beans: suddenly your dinner table looks spacious.
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A loose, practical kitchen conversation about beans, mishaps, and making a tiny Madrid apartment work for company.
The episode stays close to what the show does best: recipes, stories, kitchen wins, and misadventures. It keeps a practical center as it moves through scallions, a ruined hand-cranked pasta roller, beans, garbanzos, garlic, olive oil, and the routines that make a tiny Madrid…
A warm conversation that treats yogurt, family history, and stewardship as part of the same story.
The episode turns a yogurt discussion into a calm look at family memory and the burden of keeping a business tied to its beginnings. The hosts stay relaxed and lightly funny, but the real pull is the idea that legacy is less about owning something than looking after it.
Bourbon talk, barrel stories, messy good pours.
Bourbon reviews with memory, candor, and community.
Everyday life, thought through together.
Elsie Denville, owner of Portland-based Creole Me Up, explains how allergen-free Haitian-inspired sauces, picles, spice blends, and cooking classes connect flavor with Haitian culture.
Sara Bir describes how a pawpaw discovered on an Ohio trail led to fruit-foraging books after she found online recipes limited mainly to pies and quick bread.
Tamar Adler joins Joy of Cooking hosts Sarah Marshall, Megan Scott, and John Becker for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from kitchen mishaps (ruined pasta rollers, scorched eyelashes, truffle overload) to the origins of her latest book Feast on Your Life — born from a depression-fuelled gratitude practice and a Ross Gay-inspired pitch from her agent.
The Joy of Cooking Podcast features Cynthia Nims, whose Long Live the Recipe Box project grew from her mother’s handwritten recipe folder and a 1946 copy of The Joy of Cooking.
The Joy of Cooking Podcast features chef Mashama Bailey discussing The Grey in Savannah, its Paris restaurant opened in September 2025, and the difficulty of making Southern food legible to French diners.
The hosts of The Joy of Cooking Podcast interview Sheryl Kesey Thompson, second-generation co-owner of Nancy's Yogurt, about her family's legacy business, the history of the brand including a pivotal Grateful Dead concert, and the health benefits of probiotic foods.
The hosts introduce themselves and discuss their relationship with cooking and holiday party mix.
The hosts introduce themselves and discuss their love for cooking, dried chilies, and the Joy of Cooking cookbook legacy.
The hosts discuss their week of cooking, including homemade miso soup and a squash dish from a cookbook.
The hosts discuss their weekly cooking experiences, including slow-roasted salmon and oyster mushroom stir-fry, while introducing the Joy of Cooking podcast.
The hosts introduce themselves and discuss their personal cooking experiences, including a nostalgic memory of cranberry beans.
The hosts introduce the Joy of Cooking podcast, discussing recipes, kitchen stories, and what they are cooking and eating.