Episode 399: Katherine Anderson and The London Plane: Preserving a Restaurant's Spirit Through a Cookbook
About this episode
Katherine Anderson discusses her journey of preserving the spirit of The London Plane through her cookbook after its closure.
Welcome to another episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast. Today I'm talking with Katherine Anderson, owner of The London Plane, a restaurant, flower shop, and bakery that became a meaningful community gathering space. When The London Plane closed in 2023, Katherine chose not to let the story end there. In this conversation, we talk about the vision behind her book, The London Plane Flower and Cook Book, created to capture the spirit of the space and preserve what it meant to so many people. Inside this episode: How the restaurant, flower shop, and bakery came together to create a one-of-a-kind collaborative experience The decision to document and carry forward the space after its closure in 2023 What it looked like to include seasonal recipes, including dishes inspired by flowers, alongside the restaurant's chef's contributed recipes Katherine's self-publishing journey and her perspective for aspiring cookbook authors This episode is a reminder that a cookbook can become a lasting expression of a place while holding its spirit, its creativity, and the community it gathered.
People in this episode
Host: Maggie Green
Guest: Katherine Anderson
Topics covered
- cookbook
- restaurant closure
- community
- self-publishing
- seasonal recipes
Keywords
- cookbook
- restaurant
- community gathering
- self-publishing
- seasonal recipes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The London Plane
Books & works: The London Plane Flower and Cook Book
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