There isn’t a more beautiful and interesting book about cooking with spices than A Whisper of Cardamom by Eleanor Ford. Listen to our conversation about the issue of desserts being so sweet that you cannot taste them. The book is full of deep and complex uses of spices lightyears beyond cinnamon and vanilla. Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue.

You can read more about Eleanor on her website. . .

If you want to get a feel for her expertise balancing spices, both savory and sweet, be sure to check out the recipe section of her website. You can also see what other books she has written.

What does it take to style and photograph food? Is it about the food proper or the story that the food represents? We can learn a lot about food and photography and cooking from this discussion. Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue.

You can find Eugenia’s photograph’s everywhere in magazines. And as a person who writes recipes, I can attest to the fact that her food photographs make the recipes come alive. Anyone in food who is lucky enough to work with this talented artist is fortunate indeed.

Editors often toil in the background while assisting authors in making books better. Their work is crucial and usually unsung. Judith Jones was an extraordinary editor whose praises should be sung for the world is a better place for her efforts. We talk about it with author Sara B. Franklin. Her book is The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America. It’s on Tip of the Tongue.

Still hungry for more? You can read more about Sara B. Franklin.