Becky Selengut is my new food-person-crush because she has written my new favorite food book! How to Taste isn’t a cook book exactly, but it is definitely a food book. The book is organized into chapters about the six tastes (salt, acid, sweet,

Drinking Beer with John Verive! HHH037

Mar 27th, 2018 59m 36s

Chilling out with cicerone John Verive (Beer of Tomorrow) talking about beer and tasting beers. We discuss IPAs, sour beers, wheat beers, cans versus bottles, surprising beer-food pairings, which beers age well (and which ones do NOT) and best

Catch up with Hilah and Chris!

Mar 20th, 2018 34m 11s

Well well well, what have we here? A new podcast?! Five months later?! Here's a quick 30 minute podcast update on what Chris and I have been up to since October. We talk about our recent film project, from the pre-production to post-production,

HHH035 Tarot Card Reading with Jane Almirall

Oct 31st, 2017 35m 53s

Jane Almirall is one witchy woman. A deeply talented artist, writer and tarot card reader, she cyber-stalked her way into my heart a few years ago. In this podcast, she explains a little about the history and different kinds of tarot cards and

HHH034 Jen Brown, Feminist Horror Critic

Oct 24th, 2017 1h 21m

Part 3 of Occult October. I've known Jen Brown -- actor and feminist horror movie critic at the Women in Caskets podcast -- for probably a decade, since we were both heavily involved in the Austin theatre community. She's maybe best known for h

HHH034 Jen Brown - Feminist Horror Critic

Oct 24th, 2017 2m 29s

I've known Jen Brown -- actor and feminist horror movie critic at the Women in Caskets podcast -- for probably a decade, since we were both heavily involved in the Austin theatre community. She's maybe best known for her work on several popular

HHH033 Ghost Stories

Oct 17th, 2017 47m 9s

Your true ghost stories! This podcast was made possible by Y'ALL! Here, I share my ghost experience and then talk to my friend Alejandro (The Dead Explorer on YouTube) to hear about the time he saw La Llorona as a child. Alejandro also shares s

HHH032 Sarah Chavez - Order of the Good Death

Oct 10th, 2017 57m 15s

Part I of my Occult October podcast series! In this interview, I got to speak with Sarah Chavez, historian and Executive Director of the Order of the Good Death. We discuss the American Civil War’s effect on funeral traditions and the historica

HHH031 Sommelier Ryan Hess | Vinoteque on Melrose

Sep 7th, 2017 1h

In this podcast, I spoke with sommelier Ryan Hess (co-owner of Vinoteque on Melrose) to get some tips on how to taste wine: what's the point of swirling it; how to smell wine; checking out the "legs" and determining what they tell you about the

HHH030 Lauren Toyota |Hot for Food

Aug 29th, 2017 50m 49s

I got to speak with Lauren Toyota of Hot for Food about her new (first!) cookbook Vegan Comfort Classics and the creative benefits of writing it; becoming vegetarian as a kid; her previous career as a VJ; and the universe. We go into manifestat

HHH029 Heifer International Interview

Aug 22nd, 2017 34m 59s

In the first of this podcast's kind, I interviewed Jason Woods, journalist for Heifer International. Heifer is a global non-profit organization that works to provide livestock and agricultural support in order to end hunger and build economies.

HHH028 Jackie Shultz | Life with Jackie

Aug 8th, 2017 44m 14s

In this podcast episode, I chatted (and laughed a lot) with Jackie Schultz, family vlogger on "Life with Jackie" about what it's like being a daily family vlogger; being bad kids; sex robots; friend zones; Medieval Times; and growing up as Howi

HHH027 Michelle Tam | NomNomPaleo

Aug 1st, 2017 44m 54s

Michelle Tam of NomNomPaleo is this week's podcast guest! Her second cookbook, Ready or Not!, goes on sale starting today and I got to take a preview peek at it. It's great! In this interview, we talk about how Michelle started out as a pharmac

HHH026 J. Kenji Lopez-Alt | The Food Lab

Jul 18th, 2017 38m 50s

I got to interview chef/scientist J. Kenji López-Alt -- mastermind behind The Food Lab column on the Serious Eats site -- about how he discovered cooking and his approach to finding optimal techniques. We discuss the best (really) way to cook a

HHH025 Laurel Kinney Personal Styilst

Jul 11th, 2017 45m 9s

Laurel Kinney is the brainiac stylist behind my gorgeous wardrobe in all my promo photos and the photos in my Learn to Cook book. She’s a good friend, a creative and successful entrepreneur, and she’s hilarious. So, basically the whole package!

HHH024 Feeling Peckish | Julie Nolke and Sam Larson

Jun 27th, 2017 31m 37s

I got to sit down with Julie Nolke and her partner Sam Larson from the YouTube channel Feeling Peckish while we were all at VidCon last week. Julie and Sam are one of those couples where, when you meet them, you say to yourself, "Oh yeah, tha

HHH023 Question and Answer Time!

Jun 20th, 2017 34m 42s

Time for another Q&A! In this podcast, we answer listener questions that run the gamut from soulmates to super powers; movies to margaritas. Some of these get a little personal but most of them are just fun and silly. And there are a few good c

HHH022 Laura Vitale | Laura in the Kitchen

Jun 13th, 2017 49m 34s

Laura Vitale is the chef of Laura in the Kitchen, one of the top channels on YouTube, and has hosted two seasons of her television show Simply Laura on Cooking Channel. In this interview with Laura, we catch up and talk about what it was like f

HHH021 Elise Strachan | My Cupcake Addiction

Jun 6th, 2017 41m 26s

I had a really fun time with this interview with Elise Stachan of My Cupcake Addiction. She's one of the most talented cake decorators on YouTube and has the over-3-million-subscribers to prove it. Her first book Sweet! Celebrations was just re

HHH020 Minnow Mountain Animation Craig Staggs and Steph Swope

May 30th, 2017 45m 18s

I got to talk to some famous animators! Who also happen to be a couple of my closest friends! You might remember FreekZone who was a guest on a few early HilahCooking videos . . . but his real name is Craig Staggs and he and Steph Swope run the

HHH019 Lesley Fightmaster | Fightmaster Yoga

May 23rd, 2017 44m 11s

I'm chatting with my friend Lesley Fightmaster, of Fightmaster Yoga (yes, that is her real name -- probably the first question I asked when I met her ;) ) in this week's podcast. Lesley and I met in person last year at VidCon, but we knew each

HHH018 Steve Ramsey | Woodworking for Mere Mortals

May 16th, 2017 39m 58s

This interview with Steve Ramsey of Woodworking for Mere Mortals is a real gem for the wood-curious and the YouTube-curious. I met Steve when he contacted me a few years ago to give me a tostonera that he made (which I then used in a video, bel

HHH017 Interview with Fifi Buchanan | The Divine Hostess

May 9th, 2017 49m 39s

Videos and references at http://hilahcooking.com/fifi-buchanan-the-divine-hostess/ ‎ My friend Fifi is one of the most curious, well-rounded people I know. We met through YouTube, but in addition to making videos, she has written a book, has a

HHH016 Macon Blair, Director

May 2nd, 2017 45m 36s

Video and references http://hilahcooking.com/interview-macon-blair-director/ Macon Blair wrote and directed the movie I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore, which is my favorite movie of the year so far (and which also features this song f

HHH015 Caroline Artiss

Apr 25th, 2017 39m 31s

Episode 15 of Hilah's Happy Hour podcast! In this fun interview with Caroline Artiss -- chef, author, YouTuber -- we learn about how she grew up cooking, how she was discovered by BBC, her new book Beauty Foods, her restaurant, and her favorite