Kate and Andrea chat with cookbook critic Paula Forbes whose reviews have run in Eater, Epicurious, Lucky Peach and Food52. She shares how she got started on her career path, how she selects books to review and what she loves to see in a book (hint:charts!). She describes her audience, the affect bad reviews have on book sales and how writing her own cookbook affected her critiques. Finally, she reveals some of the upcoming trends in cookbooks she is excited about. Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin DonnellyEditor: Abby Cerquitella MentionsPaula ForbesTwitterNewsletter - Stained Page NewsTexas Monthly articlesEmail Paula at: stainedpagenews@gmail.com Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the showThe Austin Cookbook by Paula ForbesBreads of the La Brea Bakery by Nancy Silverton