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The Cookbook Circle

The Cookbook Circle

Hannah & Victoria @ The Cookbook Circle

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The Cookbook Circle is here to help you rediscover those cookbooks that you already have at home. We combed through every possible list of ‘best cookbooks’, and created our own master list. In each episode of The Cookbook Circle, we’ll pick one book and decipher its genius. We’ll read it cover-to-cover, cook a few of the recipes each and report back on what we loved, what we didn’t, and let you know if we think it deserves a place in all those ‘best of’ lists, giving it a Cookbook Circle mark out of five.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Cookbook Circle episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Cookbook Circle for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Cookbook Circle episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Cookbook Circle - Roast Chicken and Other Stories - Simon Hopkinson
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02/25/21 • 37 min

This time around, we’re discussing the classic cookbook, Roast Chicken and Other Stories by “the food writer’s food writer” Simon Hopkinson.

Find out what we cooked, which dish failed miserably under the influence of wine, Victoria’s adventures with body cheese and whether we think this is worthy of its place as one of the top books on our master list. Do you have a copy of this on your bookshelf? Let us know if you’ve cooked from it and what you think @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter.


We also mention Ed Smith’s exciting new book, Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite, which is out in May 2021.


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The Cookbook Circle - Moro - Sam & Sam Clark

Moro - Sam & Sam Clark

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03/25/21 • 38 min

For our fifth episode, we’re talking Moro by Sam and Sam Clark, a chef couple united in their love for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours, simplicity, good ingredients and marrying someone with the same name. We also talk – not related in any way to Moro – about Japan’s snack selection, convenience store and a somewhat controversial opinion about French bakeries.


Do you have Moro in your cookbook collection? We would love to hear from you @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter!


Dive into the very fun world of Japanese convenience store snacks and check out the Conbini Boys on Twitter, @conbiniboys


Music credits:

Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià

Interlude: Hot Thang - Daniel Fridell


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The Cookbook Circle - Kitchen Diaries - Nigel Slater
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04/08/21 • 39 min

If episode 6 were an emoji, it'd be the one with the love heart eyes. We're discussing everyone's favourite local produce pusher, Nigel Slater, and his book, Kitchen Diaries I. Nigel's book gives you recipes for a whole year helping you to understand which seasonal produce to buy and when. So, of course Hannah and Victoria both test recipes designed for 6 months from now... Sorry Nigel!

Let us know what you think about the episode, Nigel and Kitchen Diaries on Instagram - @cookbookcircle


Music credits:

Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià


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The Cookbook Circle - MINISODE - Cook to Bang

MINISODE - Cook to Bang

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04/15/21 • 22 min

Serial seducer? Anti-feminist? Cooking prodigy? We discuss "Le Chef" behind the questionably designed website and book, Cook to Bang - a concept so outrageous that we're interrupting normal service to bring you an adorable little minisode all about it.


Brace yourself for Victoria and Hannah reciting their favourite parts of the website and find out which of the haute-cuisine recipes we decided to put to the test. And most importantly, let us know if you own the book: we have a lot of questions.


A quick note before you dive in - there's all sorts of inappropriate content in this episode including swearing, sexual references and terrible puns! So please take care if you would prefer to save yourself or the person you're listening with from those things!


Insta/Twitter: @cookbookcircle


Music credits:

Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià


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The Cookbook Circle - The Naked Chef - Jamie Oliver
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04/22/21 • 46 min

We are back with a pukka podcast all about a little known wicked chef called Jamie. We're stripping down to our beaded necklaces and cooking up treats from Jamie Oliver's first ever cookbook, The Naked Chef. There's so much to say about this book, and that's just about Mr Oliver's style. Come to find out if the book that started it all for Jamie Oliver is worth your time, and stay to find out which one of us has a complete breakdown and crisis of self over this book.

We really want to know how you feel about this book and what your favourite recipes are! Let us know @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter. If we can find the recipes that we cook online, we add them to our website. Check them out here: www.thecookbookcircle.com


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Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià

Interlude: Hot Thang - Daniel Fridell


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The Cookbook Circle - Mastering the Art of French Cooking - Julia Child
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05/06/21 • 48 min

Allez! Join us as we attempt to master the art (and dairy) of French cooking alongside the wonderful Julia Child, who changed the American home-cooking scene with this book in 1961, firmly establishing herself as one of the most-loved figures in the cookbook world. Find out what we love about her unique style of recipe-writing, which saucy classic Victoria cooked up and which cartoon crush Hannah can't let go of with her choice of dish.


We give a shout-out to some foodie emails that we love in this episode - Vittles, Alicia Kennedy and Stained Page News - go forth and subscribe!


We'd love to hear if you have this book and what you think of our take on it. Let us know @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter. If we can find the recipes that we cook online, we add them to our website. Check them out here: www.thecookbookcircle.com


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Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià

Interlude: Riding Lower - OTE


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The Cookbook Circle - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat - Samin Nosrat
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05/20/21 • 47 min

Yum. A podcast with the perfect balance of flavours, charred to perfection. This episode we're talking all about Samin Nosrat's beautiful book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. We've caught the Samin bug with this book and we can only hope to transfer a slither of her positivity to your ears. Find out why this book makes us think of sunny holidays and why our freezers are now fit to burst with Samin's recipes.


You can find Epicurous' statement about beef here. Let us know how you feel about the beef with beef.


We'd love to hear if you have Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and what you think of it. Let us know @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter. If we can find the recipes that we cook online, we add them to our website. Check them out here: thecookbookcircle.com


Music credits:

Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià

Interlude: Dance It Off (Instrumental Version) – Elin Sandberg


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The Cookbook Circle - Thai Food - David Thompson

Thai Food - David Thompson

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06/03/21 • 48 min

Get your woks out, grab that galangal and settle in for some very serious cooking with David Thompson's encyclopaedic, simply-titled Thai Food. Join us as we desperately hunt for a vegetarian recipe, order niche ingredients from Amazon Prime and experience a Cookbook Circle first!


Do you have a copy of Thai Food? We'd love to hear what you've made from it - let us know @cookbookcircle on Twitter and Instagram. You can find some of the recipes that we discuss (if we can find them online!) on our website, cookbookcircle.com


Music credits:

Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià

Interlude: R&R – Blue Steel


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The Cookbook Circle - The French Laundry - Thomas Keller
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07/01/21 • 52 min

We're heading back to the US - or is it France? - for this episode, all about Thomas Keller's The French Laundry. And oh boy, is it fancy. We shortcut our way through this one while emptying our bank accounts on ingredients, with only a rant or two along the way. Find out how we get along, and let us know if you've ever attempted any Michelin-starred cooking at home @cookbookcircle on Twitter and Insta.


We recommend a couple of our favourite foodie podcasts in this episode - these are Off Menu with our beloved Ed Gamble and James Acaster, and Cooking the Books with Gilly Smith. Give them a listen and tell us what you think!


Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià

Interludes: Chelsea Harbour - Yellobase


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The Cookbook Circle - Momofuku - David Chang

Momofuku - David Chang

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03/11/21 • 47 min

Our first American chef, our first Asian cookbook, our longest episode yet: we have a lot to say about David Chang's first cookbook, Momofuku.


Part memoir, part cookbook, this one is not just an insight into complex Asian cooking but David Chang as a personality and kitchen culture on the whole, so we're talking as much about the chef as we are the recipes! Find out what led Hannah to consider therapy and Victoria to have a little sulky-sulk in her bedroom. Tell us all of your thoughts and feelings on Momofuku and David Chang @cookbookcircle on Instagram and Twitter.


Anna Jones' book, One, is out now. Read more about it here.


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FAQ

How many episodes does The Cookbook Circle have?

The Cookbook Circle currently has 70 episodes available.

What topics does The Cookbook Circle cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Hobbies, Foodie, London, Cooking, Chef, Funny, Eating, Podcasts, Drinking, Arts and Food.

What is the most popular episode on The Cookbook Circle?

The episode title 'How to Eat - Nigella Lawson' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Cookbook Circle?

The average episode length on The Cookbook Circle is 57 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Cookbook Circle released?

Episodes of The Cookbook Circle are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of The Cookbook Circle?

The first episode of The Cookbook Circle was released on Jan 25, 2021.

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