Food Time with Matt Rodbard

Food Time with Matt Rodbard

Why Aren’t Cookbooks Covered Like the Movies?

Fall preview season is here. There should be more.

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Matt Rodbard
Jul 26, 2025
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Cookbook coverage was different in the era of James, Judith, and Julia

For some people who work in the media of food, July is hardly chill. It’s fall cookbook preview season, and for those on the beat, the spreadsheet is longer than ever this year. We’ve been getting sent PDFs since January, and the influencer boxes are starting to pile up at my doorste…

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