Julia and her wife, Grace Bonney, have an honest talk about body stuff.Follow-Up Links:Head here to Dinnerly and use the code 'KEEPCALM' to get $60 off of your first 4 boxes!To  pre-order Grace's upcoming book, Collective Wisdom, head here.To order signed copies of all of Julia's cookbooks, including Simply Julia, head here.To order Keep Calm & Cook On merch, head here.Mental Health Resources:For a list of anti-diet, Health at Every Size + Intuitive Eating providers for disordered-eating recovery, head here. For an additional list of Certified Intuitive Eating Counselors, head here.There are also some good low-cost support groups available, such as the Center for Discovery’s virtual groups for people of various ages and backgrounds, or Nalgona Positivity Pride’s Sage and Spoon groups for BIPOC folks ages 18 and up.Books/Authors to Follow:Fearing the Black Body:  The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina StringsBody Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand About Weight by Dr. Lindo Bacon and Lucy AphramorRadical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming it for The Better) by Dr. Lindo BaconWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonHunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane GayThe Body is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love by Sonya Renee TaylorSitting Pretty: The View  From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah TaussigDisability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the 21st Century, Edited by Alice WongBeing Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judy Heumann with Kristen JoinerSelected Romance Novelists:Jasmine GuilloryCasey McQuistonMorgan RogersSelena Montgomery (a.ka. Stacey Abrams!)Harper Bliss (specifically the Pink Bean series)Articles/Additional Writers to Follow:"Reading Anti-Racist Nonfiction is a Start. But Don't Underestimate the Power of Black Fiction" by Jasmine Guillory"How Writing a Cookbook Helped Me Break Free From Diet Culture" by Julia Turshen (excerpted by Healthyish from Simply Julia)"Smash the Wellness Industry" by Jessica KnollImani Barbarin (Crutches & Spice)Podcasts / TV Show:Food HeavenMaintenance PhaseShrill

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Body Stuff with Grace Bonney

Reem Kassis, author of The Palestinian Table and The Arabesque Table, in conversation with Julia Turshen. Reem is an award-winning Palestinian writer who focuses on the intersection of food with culture, history and politics. Follow-up links:For more about Reem, her books, and all of her work, head here.For more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head here.To order a signed copy of Julia's latest book Simply Julia from Oblong Books, her local bookstore, head here.For more about Julia, head here.For more about MoFAD, head here.

Reem Kassis: One Foot on the Ground, A Hand Reaching Out

Ashley C. Ford in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Books Are Magic for hosting this conversation!Ashley C. Ford is a writer, host, and educator who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Her memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, will be published by Flatiron Books on June 1, 2021. Ford is the former host of The Chronicles of Now podcast, co-host of The HBO companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio, seasons one & three of MasterCard’s Fortune Favors The Bold, as well as the video interview series PROFILE by BuzzFeed News, and Brooklyn-based news & culture TV show, 112BK. She was also the host of the first season of Audible's literary interview series, Authorized. She has been named among Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Media (2017), Brooklyn Magazine's Brooklyn 100 (2016),Time Out New York's New Yorkers of The Year (2017), and Variety’s New Power of New York (2019).Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Books Are Magic, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Ashely C. Ford, head here 

Ashley C. Ford x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Claire Saffitz in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Harvard Bookstore for hosting this conversation!Claire is a freelance recipe developer, author, and video host. Previously, she was Senior Food Editor at Bon Appétit magazine, where she worked for five years in the test kitchen. She hosted the series Gourmet Makes on the Bon Appétit YouTube channel, where she used her classical pastry knowledge to reverse engineer popular snack foods and candy. Claire was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and now lives in New York City. She graduated with honors from Harvard University in 2009, studied classic French cuisine and pastry at École Grégoire Ferrandi in Paris in 2012, and completed her Masters degree in History at McGill University in 2014, where she focused on culinary History in the Early Modern Era. Her first cookbook, Dessert Person, came out in October 2020.Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Harvard Bookstore who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Claire Saffitz, head here 

Claire Saffitz x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Dorie Greenspan in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Oblong Books for hosting this conversation!Dorie Greenspan is the author of 13 cookbooks, including her latest, Everyday Dorie and Dorie’s Cookies. A best-selling author and five-time James Beard award winner, she is a columnist for The New York Times Magazine. Dorie's next book, "Baking with Dorie," will be published in October. You can find her at @doriegreenspan. Dorie and Julia talk about home cooking, how they make cookbooks, the volunteer work Julia and her wife Grace do, and so much more. Also, in very small world news, they talked about how Dorie and her husband Michael grew up going to Julia's grandparents’ bakery in Brooklyn.Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Oblong Books, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Dorie Greenspan, head here 

Dorie Greenspan x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Pati Jinich in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Book Passage for hosting this conversation!Pati Jinich is the star of Pati’s Mexican Table, her PBS television series that has aired for 9 seasons and gets nearly 30 million views in the United States. The show has received three James Beard Awards for Best Culinary Television Program and Pati has also won the award for Outstanding Personality/TV Host. The show has also received three Daytime Emmy nominations and is streamed in 80 countries worldwide. Pati is also a celebrated cookbook author and the mother of three sons. Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Book Passage, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Pati Jinich, head hereFor the photo that Pati and Julia discuss that depicts Julia giving her great-grandmother and her friends a lesson in making fruit salad, head here 

Pati Jinich x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Jia Tolentino in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Left Bank Books for hosting this conversation!Jia is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of the essay collection Trick Mirror.Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Left Bank Books, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Jia Tolentino, head here 

Jia Tolentino x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Antoni Porowski in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Sixth & I for hosting this conversation!Antoni is a New York Times Bestselling Author and star of Netflix’s hit series 'Queer Eye.' Antoni’s first cookbook, Antoni in the Kitchen, was released in Fall 2019, debuting at #2 on the New York Times’ Best Seller List. His next cookbook, Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner, is set for release fall 2021. Born in Canada to Polish emigrants, Antoni is an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights everywhere, especially his family’s native Poland.Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Sixth & I, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Antoni, head hereFor the photo of Julia's grandmother that Antoni and Julia discuss, head here 

Antoni Porowski x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Nik Sharma in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Now Serving for hosting this conversation!Nik is a food writer, photographer, cookbook author, and recipe developer based in Los Angeles. He is the author of two bestselling cookbooks. His first Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food was a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Photography) and a finalist for the International Association of Culinary Professionals Julia Child Award. Nik’s second cookbook, The Flavor Equation focuses on the science of flavor and how we interact with it. Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Now Serving, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Nik Sharma, head hereFor more about the behind-the-scenes of the Kale & Mushroom pot pie photo from Simply Julia, head here 

Nik Sharma x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Rochelle Udell Turshen in conversation with her daughter Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Congregation Rodeph Shalom for hosting this conversation!Rochelle Udell Turshen, Julia's mother, had a long career in publishing and advertising, including roles as the Founding Art Director of Ms. magazine, the Editor-in-Chief of SELF, and the SVP and Creative Director of Chico's. She currently creates artwork and community programming.Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Rodeph Shalom, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Rochelle Udell Turshen, head hereFor an Instagram Reel of the Coconut Marble Loaf that Julia demonstrated during this event, head here 

Rochelle Udell Turshen (Julia's Mom!) x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Deb Perelman in conversation with Julia Turshen about Julia's new cookbook Simply Julia. Thanks to Book Larder for hosting this conversation!Deb is a self-taught home cook, photographer and the creator of smittenkitchen.com. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling cookbooks The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Day. Deb lives in New York City with her husband and their two children.Follow-up links:For more about this season's partner, check out BetterThanBouillon.ComTo order a signed copy of Simply Julia  from Oblong Books, head hereFor more about Book Larder, who hosted this conversation, head hereFor over 50 more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head hereFor more about Deb Perelman, head hereFor a cute photo of Winky (one of Julia's dogs), who makes an 'appearance' during this event, head here 

Deb Perelman x Simply Julia Virtual Book Tour

Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, in conversation with Julia Turshen about Intuitive Eating and so much more. Evelyn Tribole is an award-winning registered dietitian, author, and speaker who also has a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. Evelyn has written many books, including Intuitive Eating which she coauthored with Elyse Resch and is currently in its fourth edition. Evelyn’s latest book is Intuitive Eating for Every Day. Evelyn and Julia talk about how both of their work has evolved over time, how they hold ourselves accountable for work they don’t feel as great about now as we did when they made it, how they define success, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please share it with someone else you think might enjoy it, too! And be sure to rate and review the show wherever you listen to it. Helpful follow-up links:For more about Evelyn and her work, head here.For more about Evelyn's new book, Intuitive Eating for Every Day, head here.To follow Evelyn on Instagram, head here.For the Directory of Certified Intuitive Eating Counselors, head here. To order a signed copy of Simply Julia from Oblong Books (Julia's local bookstore), head here.For more about Simply Julia, head here.To check out + follow the Nap Ministry on Instagram, head here.To see an IG Reel of Julia making the cobbler from Simply Julia (the one Evelyn has now made more than Julia!), head here. 

Evelyn Tribole on Intuitive Eating + More

God’s Love Deliver believes that food is medicine. And that food is love. God’s Love We Deliver cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people too sick to shop or cook for themselves. They have been serving every New York City borough since 1985 and now also serve clients in parts of New Jersey, Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties. Their work is a model for communities across the country. To support the health of their clients, God’s Love We Deliver also provides ongoing nutrition assessment, education, and counseling. It is a non-sectarian organization serving people in need and their children and caregivers. All of their services are provided free to clients and full of love.On this episode, Julia talks to four longtime members of GLWD's staff:  Daniel Metzger (Executive Chef), Lisa Zullig (Director of Nutrition Services), Dorella Walters (Senior Director of External Program Affairs), and Alissa Wassung (Director of Policy and Planning).HELPFUL FOLLOW-UP LINKS:For more about God's Love We Deliver, head here.For more about (and to order!) Simply Julia, head here.To sign up for the March 15th GLWD virtual event with Julia + Carla Hall, head here.For more about Julia's other book tour events, head here.For  so many of the nutrition resources that Lisa mentioned, including the free downloadable booklets, head here.For more about HR6774 [Medically Tailored Home Delivered Meal Demonstration Pilot Act of 2020], the bill that Alissa mentioned, head here.For more about  the Food is Medicine Coalition that supports the bill, head here.To listen to Episode 26 'Food is Love, Food is Medicine,' head here.

God's Love We Deliver

Kristina Gill is a Nashville-born food and travel photographer and cookbook author who lives and works in Rome. In addition to her award-winning creative work in food, she is also a humanitarian advisor and supports the United Nations' World Food Programme.Helpful follow-up links:For more about Kristina and work, head here.To follow Kristina on Instagram, head here.For more about Julia's new book Simply Julia, head here.For a signed copy of Simply Julia, head here to order from Oblong Books.For more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head here.For more about Oxo, head here.Important organizations to support: World Food Programme, Share the Meal, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO and CARE.

Kristina Gill on Big Issues and Small Gestures

For years Aubrey Gordon, author of the newly released book What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat, wrote anonymously as "Your Fat Friend" about the social realities of life as a very fat person. Her work has been translated into 19 languages and covered around the world. She has written for many notable outlets, including this recent op-ed in the New York Times, Leave Fat Kids Alone, and she is a columnist with SELF Magazine, where she writes about health, weight stigma, and fatness. Aubrey is also one half of the podcast Maintenance Phase, which she makes and hosts with Michael Hobbes. Every other Tuesday they debunk the junk science behind health & wellness fads, and decode their cultural meaning. She and Julia talk about all of this— the book, the podcast, and so much more, and also discuss Aubrey's decade of experience doing community organizing for the queer community.HELPFUL FOLLOW-UP LINKS:Click here for Aubrey's article Just Say Fat (referenced in the episode introduction).For more about Aubrey's work and her writing, head here.To purchase a copy of Aubrey's book, What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat, head here.For more about Aubrey's podcast, Maintenance Phase, head here.For more about Julia's new book Simply Julia, head here.For more about Julia's virtual book tour events, head here.For a signed copy of Simply Julia, head here to order from Oblong Books.For more episodes of Keep Calm and Cook On, head here.For more about Oxo, head here.

Aubrey Gordon (a.k.a. Your Fat Friend): Is it Safe? Is it Kind?

Julia Turshen speaks to some of the most interesting and community-minded people in and around food on every episode of Keep Calm and Cook On. The show thoughtfully explores varied themes such as volunteering, building mindful food businesses, writing about food, and community organizing. Each show ends with Julia's responses to listeners' questions about food and more.

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Keep Calm and Cook On with Julia Turshen

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