Hilah Johnson
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Apr 17th, 2018
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, fat, bitter, umami) plus aromatics, bite, texture and “everything else”. Wi...
Mar 27th, 2018
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 beer service in LA. This podcast will put you in the mood to drink some beer...
Mar 20th, 2018
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, with some tips for other low-budget filmmakers. There's a lot to cover but ...
Oct 31st, 2017
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 readings and then I get my own tarot reading done on the air! Learn about th...
Oct 24th, 2017
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 her work on several popular Rooster Teeth series (Red Vs. Blue, RWBY, Day 5) ...
Oct 24th, 2017
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 Rooster Teeth series (Red Vs. Blue, RWBY, Day 5) and as the voice of Harley...
Oct 17th, 2017
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 some history on the legend. I got to chat with 5 listeners to hear their ghos...
Oct 10th, 2017
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 historical power of beans to ward off ghosts and vampires. Find out if it's bad luck ...
Sep 7th, 2017
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 wine you're about to drink. We learn what is biodynamic wine; go over some ...
Aug 29th, 2017
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 manifestation and visualization and the pros and cons of specific or general goals. An...
Aug 22nd, 2017
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. In this podcast, Jason explains how Heifer International began; we discuss ...
Aug 8th, 2017
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 Howie Mandel's daughter. Then Jackie gets mad at me about Kindergarten. Show Not...
Aug 1st, 2017
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 pharmacist; how she became a paleo blogger; a little about what is paleo diet; what...
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Jul 18th, 2017
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 steak; dispute the idea that you should never refrigerate tomatoes; and why...
Jul 11th, 2017
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! In this interview with Laurel Kinney, we learn what is a personal stylist ...
Jun 27th, 2017
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, that all makes perfect sense". They are creative and ambitious and funny and I ...
Jun 20th, 2017
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 cooking and party-planning tips. Towards the end we ask YOU a question! Check...
Jun 13th, 2017
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 for her moving to New Jersey from Naples as a kid; her best tips for meal pre...
Jun 6th, 2017
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 released in and it's a gorgeous, thoughtful, comprehensive party and desserts ...
May 30th, 2017
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 Minnow Mountain animation studio in Austin. In this interview, we talk abou...
May 23rd, 2017
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 other through the internet before then. She's got a peaceful aura . . . I do...
May 16th, 2017
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, below). He's an accomplished woodworker who manages to make his YouTube tutoria...
May 9th, 2017
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 masters in mechanical engineering, she's a health coach, and a podcaster. Ch...
May 2nd, 2017
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 from my old band, The Hot As Shits) so I was super excited to talk with him a...
Apr 25th, 2017
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 British and Malaysian Foods. Links and videos at http://hilahcooking.com/in...
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