Ken Concepcion's guest appearances

Ken Concepcion

The Stew

Andrew Talks to Chefs

Inside Julia's Kitchen

Paul Kahan

Daniel Boulud

Miles Thompson

Tanya Holland

Alex Guarnaschelli

Marcus Samuelsson

Jacques Pépin

Angie Mar

Jeff Gordinier

Hooni Kim

Angela Dimayuga

Susan Feniger

Alvin Cailan

Deborah Madison

Rick Bayless

OwlTail

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin talks to Ken Concepcion of Now Serving, Los Angeles’ only dedicated cookbook shop. They discuss must-have cookbooks, old and new; how a store can create community; and whether Ken still plans to open a Now Serving luncheonette. Plus, Ken shares his Julia Moment.Photo Courtesy of Ken ConcepcionHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Inside Julia's Kitchen by becoming a member!Inside Julia's Kitchen is Powered by Simplecast.

This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin talks to Ken Concepcion of <a href="https://nowservingla.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Now Serving</a>, Los Angeles’ only dedicated cookbook shop. They discuss must-have cookbooks, old and new; how a store can create community; and whether Ken still plans to open a Now Serving luncheonette. Plus, Ken shares his Julia Moment.Photo Courtesy of Ken ConcepcionHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Inside Julia's Kitchen by <a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">becoming a member</a>!Inside Julia's Kitchen is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.

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Matt Sartwell

During normal times, Kitchen Arts &amp; Letters in New York City, and Now Serving in Los Angeles, are popular independent bookstores where cooks and chefs routinely spend hour after hour perusing new and classic books and adding to their collections. During this time of sheltering in place, both shops are closed to in-person visitors, but remain open and vital as mail-order sources. Much as restaurants have pivoted to take-away and delivery, these popular stores are going all-in on fulfilling remote orders. Andrew speaks with Now Serving's co-owner Ken Concepcion and Kitchen Arts &amp; Letters' managing partner Matt Sartwell about what it's like keeping business rolling during a pandemic, what trends they've noticed during the shutdown, and what new titles personally excite them. Our great thanks to S.Pelleggrino for making these special reports possible.LINKSAndrew Talks to Chefs official siteKitchen Arts &amp; LettersNow ServingNow Serving's Instagram feed

During normal times, <a href="https://kitchenartsandletters.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitchen Arts &amp; Letters</a> in New York City, and <a href="https://nowservingla.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Now Serving</a> in Los Angeles, are popular independent bookstores where cooks and chefs routinely spend hour after hour perusing new and classic books and adding to their collections. During this time of sheltering in place, both shops are closed to in-person visitors, but remain open and vital as mail-order sources. Much as restaurants have pivoted to take-away and delivery, these popular stores are going all-in on fulfilling remote orders. Andrew speaks with <a href="https://nowservingla.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Now Serving</a>'s co-owner Ken Concepcion and <a href="https://kitchenartsandletters.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitchen Arts &amp; Letters</a>' managing partner Matt Sartwell about what it's like keeping business rolling during a pandemic, what trends they've noticed during the shutdown, and what new titles personally excite them. Our great thanks to S.Pelleggrino for making these special reports possible.LINKS<a href="https://andrewtalkstochefs.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Talks to Chefs official site</a><a href="https://kitchenartsandletters.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitchen Arts &amp; Letters</a><a href="https://nowservingla.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Now Serving</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nowservingla/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Now Serving's Instagram feed</a>

SPECIAL REPORT #12: Matt Sartwell (Kitchen Arts & Letters) and Ken Concepcion (Now Serving) on Independent Bookselling during a Pandemic

This week on The Stew: Jason &amp; Andre welcome Ken Concepcion, longtime chef under the Wolfgang Puck team, and most recently owner of “Now Serving” your new favorite store in LA for all things food, except food, with his wife Michelle. We chat a lot about cookbooks, whats selling hot right now, old classics to study, tons of listener questions in the DMs are answered, and we learn that it helps to have an actual chef around to answer some of these damn questions!

Now Serving's Ken Concepcion