758: Anna Hezel Killed the Dinner Party. Snacks Won.

About this episode

Anna Hezel discusses her new cookbook on elevated snacking and relaxed hosting, while Jaya Saxena shares insights about her new publication, Ravenous.

Journalist and cookbook author Anna Hezel returns to the show to talk ⁠Party Tricks⁠, her new cookbook built around 50 recipes for elevated snacking and relaxed hosting. Anna was a senior editor at TASTE as well as a cohost of this very show before working at Epicurious and cofounding the independent food publication ⁠Best Food Blog⁠. We dig in to her philosophy behind the art of the snack-forward meal, and why a well-stocked freezer might be the real secret to throwing a great party. Also on the show we catch up with Jaya Saxena to hear about a new publication, ⁠Ravenous⁠, she’s launching with several former Eater editors. We hear about the mission and a few of the stories they are working on. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Anna Hezel, Jaya Saxena

Topics covered

• snacking
• cookbook
• party hosting
• food publication

Keywords

• Party Tricks
• Best Food Blog
• Epicurious
• Ravenous

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Party Tricks

Books & works: ⁠Party Tricks⁠, This Is TASTE

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