74: Crafting a Drinks Book with Danny Childs

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Kristin and Molly speak with Danny Childs about his new beverage book, Slow Drinks; its origination, proposal stages and how the pandemic affected its creation. Danny shares his background in ethnobotany, how he altered his writing voice from academic to narrative and the process of making these recipes adaptable to non-local foraging readers. He talks about the book's photography, illustration and design process, the books that inspire him and the new business venture he is starting.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Danny Childs / Slow Drinks Instagram

The Farm and Fisherman

Slow Food International

Edible Magazine

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Slow Drinks by Danny Childs

• Meehan's Bartender Manual by Jim Meehan

• The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual by Jack McGarry, Ben Schaffer and Sean Muldoon

• The PDT Cocktail Book by Jim Meehan and Chris Gall

• Death & Co by David Kaplan, Alex Day and Nick Fauchald

• Bitters by Brad Thomas Parsons

• Amaro by Brad Thomas Parsons

• The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Katz

• Wildcrafted Fermentation by Pascal Baudar

• The River Cottage Preserves Handbook

• Jerry Thomas

• Imbibe Magazine

• Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat