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Hannah Howard is a Columbia University freshman when she lands a hostess job at Picholine, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Manhattan. Eighteen years old and eager to learn, she’s invigorated by the manic energy and knife-sharp focus of the crew. By day Hannah explores the Columbia arts scene, struggling to find her place. By night she’s intoxicated by boxes of heady truffles and intrigued by the food industry’s insiders. She’s hungry for knowledge, success, and love, but she’s also ravenous because she hasn’t eaten more than yogurt and coffee in days.

THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. 'Nigel Slater’s prose is the rarest delicacy of all: exquisite yet effortless, filled with heart, tenderness...

In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain and Emily Witt, celebrated burlesque performer, sex educator, and social worker Fancy Feast gives readers a backstage pass to the nightlife and sex industries, examining our cultures hang-ups and obsessions with bodies, desire, and even love When Fancy Feast...

Acclaimed author Rick Bass decided to thank all of his writing heroes in person, one meal at a time, in this "rich smorgasbord of a memoir . . . a soul-nourishing, road-burning act of tribute" (New York Times Book Review). From his bid to become Eudora Welty's lawn boy to the time George...

The acclaimed author of A Replacement Life shifts between heartbreak and humor in this gorgeously told recipe-filled memoir. A story of family, immigration, and love—and an epic meal—Savage Feast explores the challenges of navigating two cultures from an unusual angle. A revealing personal...

Born and raised in New York to a food-phobic mother and food-fanatical father, Elissa was trained early on that fancy is always best. After a childhood spent dining everywhere from Le Pavillion to La Grenouille, she devoted her life to all things gastronomical, from the rare game birds she served at elaborate dinner parties in an apartment so tiny that guests couldn’t turn around to the eight timbale molds she bought while working at Dean & DeLuca, just so she could make tall food.

Crime Feast is a true crime podcast with stories served up weekly by your hosts, three friends (aka Feasters!) who are obsessed with all things crime.

Feast Forward with Selassie Atadika is a podcast about memory, power, and the future of food. Each episode begins with one question: What dish brings you home? Guests—from chefs to change-makers—explore foodways, sustainability, identity, and belonging, with stories that span the African continent and beyond. The past is on our plates. The future is at the table.

Gestapo Hunter explores the charmed life and exceptional career of Ted Sismore, widely considered one of the RAF's very best wartime navigators and leaders. A quiet, unassuming man who was nicknamed "Daisy" on account of his youthful complexion, Ted was one of only a handful of aircrew to complete a tour of operations in Blenheims in the summer of 1941.

A raw, unapologetic look at life and business from a married couple who’ve built brands in the luxury space — and survived the chaos along the way. From high-stakes wins to hard-earned lessons, we talk entrepreneurship, creative work, the wedding industry, and real life behind it all. No gurus. No fluff. Just the real stuff no one else is saying.

Are you looking to reinvent yourself in the wake of the global pandemic? Do you want to change everything in your life? Or just get better at grabbing the good bits? Hosted by writer and comedian Viv Groskop, this is a series of intimate conversations about managing change, assessing risk, switching jobs, tweaking habits, handling disaster and finding joy. It’s time to get real about reshaping our lives.