dinner document by Rebecca May Johnson Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is the audio podcast version of my forty-third newsletter, with the title On the return ferry. In it, I read aloud reflections on the meals I ate on a ferry from the Netherlands to the Essex coast, and give eating notes for nine breakfasts.

News and Events

I am speaking to Nyla Ahmad at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on 17th August – tickets here – https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/rebecca-may-johnson-kitchen-confessional

The UK paperback of Small Fires will be published on 1 September, with a new afterword and recipes. Tour details coming soon…!

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is the audio podcast version of my forty-second newsletter, with the title Fischbrötchen in Lubmin. In it, I read aloud reflections on a trip to the Baltic coast, and give several recipes – for a BLT salad and a meal with Piedmontese peppers.

News and Events

I am speaking to Nyla Ahmad at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on 17th August – tickets here – https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/rebecca-may-johnson-kitchen-confessional

The UK paperback of Small Fires will be published on 1 September, with a new afterword and recipes. Tour details coming soon…!

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is the audio podcast version of my thirty-third newsletter, with the title Columbo in Rome. In it, I read aloud an account of a TV dinner with Columbo, eating notes, listening and reading notes. You can also find it on Apple podcasts and Spotify.

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is the audio podcast version of my thirty-second newsletter, with the title Holiday Salad. In it, I read aloud some diary entries about eating Rome, on cooking leftovers, and cooking ‘scarola in padella’, and share my eating notes.

US listeners! You can now pre-order my book Small Fires, An Epic in the Kitchen. It is being released on June 6 this year!

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is the audio podcast version of my thirty-first newsletter, with the title New Year Lentils. In it, I read aloud a diary entry about a morning in Rome, writer about cooking lentils from Rachel Roddy’s book Five Quarters, and share my eating notes.

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is the audio podcast version of my thirtieth newsletter, with the title May in October. In it I read aloud a diary entry about May in October on the allotment, a recipe for a comforting dish that brought about a useful regression, and eating notes.

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is the audio podcast version of my twenty-ninth newsletter, with the title New Old Lunch. In it I read aloud a diary entry about a new old lunch, a recipe for one of the best pasta sauces I’ve made (pumpkin and roasting juices from a chicken), and eating notes from the week. I also shared a playlist for my book.

*Exciting news!* SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN will be launched in the US from late spring 2023. You can pre-order here!

You can read reviews of Small Fires in The Observer, The Sunday Times, the i Paper and The New Statesman. I read from it on BBC Radio 3, too!

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is my is the audio podcast version of my twenty-eighth newsletter, with the title Whisky and Peanuts. In it I read aloud a note whisky and peanuts, ask what a body is for, give recipes the meal of sausages in tomato sauce rice and pumpkin, and eating notes.

My first book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN was published just over a month ago. The book received reviews in The Observer, The Sunday Times, the i Paper and The New Statesman. I read from it on BBC Radio 3 last week.

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is my is the audio podcast version of my twenty-seventh newsletter, with the title Fridges and Sweets. In it I read aloud a note on reading Moyra Davey, diary entries about selling sweets and Hagelslag, two recipes for one and many, and eating notes.

My first book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN was published a few weeks ago. It has received reviews in The Observer, The Sunday Times, the i Paper and The New Statesman if you’d like to read about it.

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson, I am a writer and cook and this is my is the audio podcast version of my twenty-sixth newsletter, with the title Recipes in the lobby. In it I read aloud a diary entry about being given recipes when I’d been forgotten in a lobby, a new favourite recipe cooked after my friend Angela made it for me, and eating notes. You can also find the podcast on Apple and Spotify.

My first book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN was published just over a week ago. The book has received some wonderful reviews in The Observer, The Sunday Times, the i Paper and The New Statesman. Thank you for supporting the book!

***Bookmark and Poster Giveaway!***

Pushkin Press have given me 2 posters and 10 bookmarks to give away to people reading Small Fires. They have the beautiful marbled red background of the cover and say: COOKING IS THINKING. Share a photo of your copy on Twitter or Instagram stories tagging @Pushkin_Press or if you would prefer, email the pic to rima@pushkinpress.com with ‘small fires competition’ in the subject. We’ll choose winners and send the bookmarks and posters out.

I am going on tour in the next few months, if you’re interested in these events tickets are available via the venues, which I will share via social media, or you can look up online. They’ll be lots of fun and I have some wonderful conversation partners lined up.

Pieces published over the last week or so (free to read):

On Not Cooking in Rome, in The London Magazine (lots of pizza!)

On Appreciating Culinary Beef - and Tomato Sandwiches, in The Guardian