Straight, No Chaser debuts! Tune in as Katy Keiffer starts the show off right with three talented food personalities and cookbook authors. Hear from Katy Gunst, author of “Notes from a Maine Kitchen: Seasonally Inspired Recipes”, Katherine Alford, director of the Food Network Test Kitchen & Libbie Summers, author of “Whole Hog Cookbook”. Find out what it takes to write a successful cookbook and how recipe testing, “irreverence” , and finance all play in to the final product. All three guests remind listeners why food and cooking should be fun above all else. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.