Hi there —
I’m just back from Milan where I enjoyed some of the recent edition of Identita Golose, including a closing session celebrating Osteria Francescana, which turns 30 next month. Massimo Bottura, Lara Gilmore, and a few dozen of the Francescana Family team took over the stage to demo a couple of recipes that will appear on the next tasting menu, including a take on panettone that I’m still salivating over, and showcase a moving video on the restaurant’s history.
To hear more about the Francescana Family and, in particular, one of their newest ventures Casa Maria Luigia, check out my conversation with Lara Gilmore:
And now, I’m happy to share a new episode from last summer’s Cookbook Fest featuring Tyler Florence. Due to some technical issues, our audience mic didn’t capture the incredible energy at the festival, so you’ll miss some of the cheers and laughter but I think you’ll enjoy our chat.
—Brian
Episode 170: Tyler Florence
In this live episode of Salt & Spine recorded at Cookbook Fest in Napa, celebrity chef Tyler Florence joins us to #TalkCookbooks!
As part of his Masters of Fire tour, Tyler joined me on the Cookbook Fest stage for a conversation on his career and his latest, and most personal, cookbook: American Grill.
Known for his energetic and long-time presence on culinary TV shows, Tyler shares how severe childhood allergies—and therefore, a limited diet until he turned 13—shaped his relationship with food. In this episode, Tyler and I discuss his early career in restaurants, which took him from his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina to Johnson & Wales to New York City, and how he naturally fell into a Food Network gig at just the right time.
Tyler on his early career:
“There’s a paradigm that most creatives kind of go through early in their career where their aspirations are here, which is pretty high, and their ability is here, which is kind of low. So it's their job every single day to make sure their ability is climbing up to their aspirations, right? And that's what I tried to do every single day—just be a little better tomorrow than I was yesterday.”
In his American Grill cookbook, Tyler showcases his love for live-fire cooking; he’s such a grill geek that he has eight (!) live-fire rigs just outside his home kitchen. A strong advocate for sustainable beef, Tyler emphasizes his work with American ranchers and the importance of supporting small farms.
🎙️ | Catch the full conversation with Tyler Florence here on Substack or wherever you get podcasts. And don’t miss as we put Tyler to the test in our signature culinary game!
American Grill: 125 Recipes for Mastering Live Fire by Tyler Florence
In this ultimate grilling guide, chef, bestselling author, restaurateur, and beloved star of Food Network's Tyler's Ultimate embraces his love of deluxe American comfort food to teach readers how to char, caramelize, and marinate to perfection.
Tyler Florence's American Grill is the grilling cookbook for foodies, with techniques and recipes for upping your skillset and learning how to make a perfect steak, grill vegetables, fruit, fish, and more.
With delicious reimaginings of all your favorite staples, from mouthwatering Barbeque Chicken Lollipops to spicy Calabrian Chile Buffalo Shrimp Skewers to sizzling Grilled Ratatouille, American Grill is the perfect cookbook to up the ante and create smokin' hot recipes.
We 💚 local bookstores. Pick up your copy of American Grill here:
This week, paid subscribers of Salt + Spine will receive the following recipes from Tyler’s American Grill:
Reverse-Seared Pollo Asado
Spinach Artichoke Dip Baked on a Grill
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