June 11, 2026 - Dorie Greenspan on Kate Hepburn's brownies, Celtic Art at the HAM, and Jackson Cannon's summer spritzes

About this episode

Dorie Greenspan discusses Katharine Hepburn's brownie recipes, Susanne Ebbinghaus explores Celtic art, and Jackson Cannon shares insights on summer spritz cocktails.

James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan joined The Culture Show to talk about her deep dive into Katharine Hepburn’s many brownie recipes. Greenspan, the writer behind xoxoDorie , traced the recipe’s journey from newspaper to cookbook to handwritten variations — with debates over cocoa, chocolate, oven temperature and a little movie-star mythology. Her latest book is Dorie’s Anytime Cakes . To see Katharine Hepburn's hand-written brownie recipe, courtesy of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University, visit the GBH News YouTube channel. Susanne Ebbinghaus, curator of ancient art at the Harvard Art Museums, joined The Culture Show to discuss Celtic Art Across the Ages , on view through Aug. 2. The exhibition brings together nearly 300 objects from Europe and North America — including jewelry, weapons, carved stone and images — to explore more than 2,500 years of Celtic art, identity and imagination. Cocktail icon Jackson Cannon, beverage director for ES Hospitality, joined The Culture Show to talk about the bright, bitter, fizzy world of the spritz. From Aperol and Campari to vermouth, amaro and sparkling wine, Cannon shared what makes a good…

People in this episode

Host: James Beard

Guests: Dorie Greenspan, Susanne Ebbinghaus, Jackson Cannon

Topics covered

• brownie recipes
• Celtic art
• cocktails
• summer drinks
• cooking
• culinary history

Keywords

• Dorie Greenspan
• Katharine Hepburn
• Celtic Art
• cocktails
• summer spritz
• cooking
• brownies
• art history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Harvard Art Museums, ES Hospitality

Books & works: Celtic Art Across the Ages, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes

Places: Fenway

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