My piece about climate change and the role seaweed is playing in Maine to help the lobster industry and the ocean:
OTHER ARTICLES
A road trip with a question: Is regional American food alive and well?
The Washington Post
July 2017
When ‘Eat Local’ Goes Viral: A Detroit Restaurant’s Success Saga
The Washington Post
March 2019
This chef closed her high-pressure kitchen to make innovative ice creams by the lake
The Washington Post
July 2021
How the Lost Kitchen, one of the nation’s hardest-to-book restaurants, survived a lost year
The Washington Post
March 2021
How I became a good baker
The Washington Post
March 2016
Eggs.
Eating Well Magazine
March/April 2016
Casseroles, A New Look
Yankee Magazine
January 2016
Lunch with a Sicillian Cook
Washington Post
September 22, 2015
Is farm-to-table just a fad?
The Boston Globe
August 2015
Chefs are mean and competitive, right? Maybe not.
Newsweek
April 4, 2014
Von Diaz Cooks Her Way Through Puerto Rican Cooking Classic
Newsweek
May 15, 2014
Eating Local. What does it really mean?
The Portland Press Herald
April 6, 2014
Cabbage
Eating Well Magazine
March/April 2014
A soup party for a community.
Yankee Magazine
March 2014
Time to plant the leeks.
Modern Farmer
March 25, 2014
Food and cancer. An unlikely combination
The Washington Post
May 14, 2013
My Essay on a favorite New York deli and its meaning to my family
The Forward
March 2013
My 30 Minutes With Julia Child
The Forward
August 2012
I am a regular contributor to Cognoscenti, an op-ed page from WBUR. Here are a few of my recent pieces:
For So Long, My Hair Defined Me.
Now It's A Fight Song
Wed, May 20, 2020
Recipes As family Heirlooms
Wed, Apr 03, 2013
Great Taste Isn't Enough
Thu, Aug 02, 2012
The Joy(?) Of Cooking
Mon, Dec 24 2012
How Cancer Helped Me Appreciate The Moment
Mon, Oct 08, 2012
Back To School: What’s For Lunch?
Mon, Sep 03, 2012
RADIO
I have been the Resident Chef for the award-winning NPR show Here and Now (https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/tag/kathy-gunst) for over 15 years. Here and Now is heard on over 500 public radio stations nationwide. My work on Here and Now received an IACP award in 2016 for Best Audio Series and I’ve received two James Beard Award nominations for my radio work.
My almost weekly segments focus on seasonal foods, food trends, chefs, and cookbooks. A few samples of recent radio pieces can be found here:
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/05/16/olive-oil-linguine-cake-egg
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/07/28/corn-muffins-soup-stir-fry
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/06/07/party-recipes-souffle-paella
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/01/28/turmeric-recipes-kathy-gunst
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/10/01/noodle-soup-recipes-fall
wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/01/09/chili-recipes-classic-homemade-gunst
wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/15/veggie-tofu-burgers-kathy-gunst
wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/31/kathy-gunst-summer-pizza-recipes
wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/12/05/holiday-entertaining-food-budget