Authors' Answers Series from Leite's Culinaria

Best-selling cookbook author Diane Morgan sits down for a chat with David Leite after her successful cross-country book tour for her latest and greatest cooking tome, "Roots." They discuss, recipes and uses--from tip to top--for just about every root vegetable. (Who knew parsnips could make a fantastic cake?)

Kathleen Flinn, author of the intriguing "The Kitchen Counter Cooking School," discusses her journey from student and graduate of the exalted Le Cordon Bleu in Paris to a teacher in the kitchen of Seattle home cooks.

New York Times' columnist and author of "In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite" Melissa Clark chats about her book, writing for the Gray Lady, and why burning garlic isn't such a bad thing.

Joanne Chang, author of "Flour" and owner of Boston's Flour Bakery, discusses her love of childhood treats and what it was like to beat Bobby Flay in his "Thrown Down" TV series.

In this podcast, Dorie Greenspan discusses her new book, Around My French Table, and learns she is the recipient of a long-held crush.