WAT-CAST: Laura Kumin Talks About The Hamilton Cookbook

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Charlene Giannetti in Podcasts, Reading Around

Enthusiasm for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit musical, Hamilton, continues to grow. The musical is still drawing record crowds on Broadway and productions are now touring in many cities, including one that will play in Washington, D.C., from June 12 through September 16. The interest in our Founding Father and the first Secretary of the Treasury has inspired games, sketch books, coloring books, and calendars. Food writer and cooking coach Laura Kumin explored another angle in The Hamilton Cookbook: Cooking, Eating & Entertaining in Hamilton’s World. What was it like to dine with this Revolutionary War hero who helped interpret the Constitution and founded our nation’s financial system? Laura is the perfect person to find out.  At her blog, Mother Would Know, Laura encourages readers to become confident and creative home cooks. Laura has done Hamilton-related podcasts and programs for a variety of audiences and groups, including the National Press Club and Tudor Place, a National Historic Landmark. Laura talks with Woman Around Town’s Editor Charlene Giannetti about how she researched the book. Click to listen.

Laura will be speaking at D.C.’s Politics & Prose on June 10. Want to throw a Hamilton-themed dinner party using the recipes in Laura’s book? Purchase on Amazon. 
 
About Charlene Giannetti (691 Articles)
Charlene Giannetti, editor of Woman Around Town, is the recipient of seven awards from the New York Press Club for articles that have appeared on the website. A graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Charlene began her career working for a newspaper in Pennsylvania, then wrote for several publications in Washington covering environment and energy policy. In New York, she was an editor at Business Week magazine and her articles have appeared in many newspapers and magazines. She is the author of 13 non-fiction books, eight for parents of young adolescents written with Margaret Sagarese, including "The Roller-Coaster Years," "Cliques," and "Boy Crazy." She and Margaret have been keynote speakers at many events and have appeared on the Today Show, CBS Morning, FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and many others. Her last book, "The Plantations of Virginia," written with Jai Williams, was published by Globe Pequot Press in February, 2017. Her podcast, WAT-CAST, interviewing men and women making news, is available on Soundcloud and on iTunes. She is one of the producers for the film "Life After You," focusing on the opioid/heroin crisis that had its premiere at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, where it won two awards. The film is now available to view on Amazon Prime, YouTube, and other services. Charlene and her husband live in Manhattan.

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