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Here's Chad Harbach Teaching You How to Make Homemade Protein Bars

The Awl — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:00:33 +0000

In this very special final episode of what has been the Internet's only cooking and book chat show... Chad Harbach, author of The Art of Fielding, teaches Emily Gould how to make homemade protein bars. Oh yes. Hey, Chad is appearing at Politics and Prose tonight in D.C.! Go say hi! And go say hi to our hostess Emily Gould, at her new venture, Emily Books. A round of applause!

Cooking the Books has been directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier, tireless and wonderful people both. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Some previous highlights: Will Leitch Makes Tofu Dogs; Julie Klausner Makes Kugel; Tao Lin Makes Raw Salad; Jennifer Egan Makes Macaroons; Sam Lipsyte and Ceridwen Morris Make Momofuku Pork Buns; and Julie Powell Makes Valentine's Day Liver.

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Jon-Jon Goulian and Emily Gould Make Rugelach

Emily Gould — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:50:30 +0000

The very sweet and a little bit shy Jon-Jon Goulian, the author of the memoir The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt, is the guest in Emily Gould's home kitchen. SPOILER: There are outfit changes! (Like a Cher concert!)

Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Previously: Bryan Charles Makes Spicy Chicken; Sigrid Nunez Makes Szechuan Green Beans; Emma Rathbone Makes Strawberry Wafer Cookies; Doogie Horner Makes "Gettin' Laid Lemonade"; Tao Lin Makes Raw Salad; Jennifer Egan Makes Macaroons.

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Bryan Charles and Emily Gould Make Spicy Szechuan Chicken

Emily Gould — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:57 +0000

In this new episode of Cooking the Books: Bryan Charles, the fantastically tall author of There's a Road to Everywhere Except Where You Came From: A Memoir, comes to Emily Gould's home-studio kitchen to make chicken. Oh, but not just any chicken! Plus, you can read an excerpt.

Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Previously: Juicing with Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch; Sigrid Nunez Makes Szechuan Green Beans; Emma Rathbone Makes Strawberry Wafer Cookies; Doogie Horner Makes "Gettin' Laid Lemonade"; Tao Lin Makes Raw Salad; Jennifer Egan Makes Macaroons.

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Emily Gould and Sigrid Nunez Make Szechuan Green Beans

Emily Gould — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:10:15 +0000

In the latest installment of what is somehow the Internet's only cooking and book chat show, Emily Gould chats with author Sigrid Nunez about her new book, Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag, which is brand new, out this week, so get it right now, it's short and terrific!

Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Previously: Emma Rathbone Makes Strawberry Wafer Cookies; Doogie Horner Makes "Gettin' Laid Lemonade," Emily Gould and Tao Lin Make Raw Salad, Jennifer Egan makes macaroons.

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Doogie Horner Makes "Gettin' Laid Lemonade"

Emily Gould — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:25 +0000

In this episode of Cooking the Books: Doogie Horner, the author of Everything Explained Through Flowcharts, teaches Emily Gould how to make "Gettin' Laid Lemonade." And then they get wasted. Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Previously: Marcy Dermansky literally reinvents pudding; Tao Lin makes raw salad; Jennifer Egan makes macaroons. Plus! Veggie Burgers Every Which Way.

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Cooking the Books: Emily Gould & Marcy Dermansky Reinvent Pudding

Emily Gould — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:30:25 +0000

In today's episode, the intrepid Emily Gould meets Marcy Dermansky, the author of Bad Marie, which is about a woman who gets out of prison who is not so good at child care! So of course, here in our glamorous test kitchen, they make mac and cheese and instant pudding. Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Previously: Tao Lin makes raw salad; Jennifer Egan makes macaroons. Plus! Veggie Burgers Every Which Way.

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Emily Gould and Lukas Volger Invent a Whole New Veggie Burger!

Emily Gould — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:00:26 +0000

In the latest installment of what is somehow the Internet's only cooking and book chat show, Emily Gould interviews Lukas Volger and they create a whole new food paradigm. Lukas is the author of Veggie Burgers Every Which Way. And he does mean EVERY! Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Previously: Emily Gould and Tao Lin Make Raw Salad, Jennifer Egan makes macaroons.

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Cooking the Books: Emily Gould and Tao Lin Make Raw Salad

Emily Gould — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:30:22 +0000

Today on Cooking the Books... Emily Gould learns how to make salad with Tao Lin, author of Richard Yates. And... well. Wow. Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes. Previously: Jennifer Egan makes macaroons.

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Cooking the Books: Jennifer Egan and Emily Gould Make Macaroons

Emily Gould — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Emily Gould invites Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad, into her home kitchen to make macaroons. Jennifer Egan! Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier. You can see all the Cooking the Books episodes here or even subscribe via iTunes.

Yes, Jennifer Egan!

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Cooking the Books: How to Make Spicy Tuna Salad Sushi, with Malena Watrous

Emily Gould — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:20:04 +0000

This time on Cooking the Books: Malena Watrous, author of If You Follow Me, a novel about young people teaching English in rural Japan, helps Emily Gould make sushi. Cooking the Books is directed by Valerie Temple and shot and edited by Andrew Gauthier.

Previously: Will Leitch, Julie Klausner, Joanna Smith Rakoff.

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