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593: We Like to Dinner Party with Casey Elsass & Michael Symon

Casey Elsass is a food writer, recipe developer, and cookbook author living in Brooklyn, New York. Known among his collaborators as the cookbook doula, Casey has helped birth over twenty titles, as co-author, ghostwriter, friend, and unlicensed therapist. He is the author of a terrific new cookbook, What Can I Bring?: Recipes to Help You Live Your Guest Life. Also on the show is chef and TV fixture Michael Symon. He’s the author of Symon's Dinners Cooking Out: 100 Recipes That Redefine Outdoor Cooking. Yes, my guy has some really smart ideas on how to cook outside when hosting, or just cooking solo. We talk about about getting into a grilling practice at home. Smart stuff.  Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple, or star us on Spotify. We’d love to hear from you. 

By This Is TASTE

3:00 AM EDT on May 19, 2025

Note: this podcast contains explicit content.

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  • Episode593
Casey Elsass is a food writer, recipe developer, and cookbook author living in Brooklyn, New York. Known among his collaborators as the cookbook doula, Casey has helped birth over twenty titles, as co-author, ghostwriter, friend, and unlicensed therapist. He is the author of a terrific new cookbook, What Can I Bring?: Recipes to Help You Live Your Guest Life.Also on the show is chef and TV fixture Michael Symon. He’s the author of Symon's Dinners Cooking Out: 100 Recipes That Redefine Outdoor Cooking. Yes, my guy has some really smart ideas on how to cook outside when hosting, or just cooking solo. We talk about about getting into a grilling practice at home. Smart stuff. Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple, or star us on Spotify. We’d love to hear from you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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