Well Seasoned Library Podcast:

Season 17, Episode 8,

Guests: Gail Rosenblum and Kait Ziemer-Davis

Book: SEA SALT EATERY: Recipes to Enjoy Year-Round

Bio: Located mist-distance from Minnehaha Falls, South Minneapolis fish stand Sea Salt has been a beloved summer gathering spot for more than twenty years. A feast of recipes from panko walleye to grilled catfish, Thai tuna, crabcakes, BBQ shrimp, and more, Sea Salt Eatery: Recipes to Enjoy Year-Round opens the kitchen doors to regulars—and the curious few who haven’t been—with stories from employees past and present that capture the fun and flavor of the iconic restaurant.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Gail Rosenblum, a retired editor and columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune, is author of A Hundred Lives Since Then: Essays on Motherhood, Marriage, Mortality, and More.
Kait Ziemer-Davis has made her career in restaurants, beginning at Café Teresa in South Dakota and moving on to stints at Chatterbox, Modist, St. Paul’s award-winning Joan’s in the Park, and, since 2010, Sea Salt Eatery.

Sea Salt Restaurant: https://www.seasaltmpls.com/

Instagram: @seasalteatery

Well Seasoned Librarian Season 17 Episode 8

Guest: Bobby Hicks

Book: Retro Recipes: Vintage Dishes with a Modern Twist

Bio: Meet Bobby Hicks

Bobby Hicks is an American author, content creator, and private chef. His debut book, Retro Recipes, is a love letter to nostalgia and the dishes we all crave today.

Bobby appeared as a contestant on Season 4 of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef, bringing his passion for retro cooking to a national audience. He lives in South Florida with his partner, Keiko, and their cat, Lacy.

Website: https://retrorecipeskitchen.com/about/

Instagram: @thisfellow

Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Retro-Recipes-Vintage-Dishes-Modern/dp/1324117257

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About the Well Seasoned Librarian (Reviewer)

Hailing from San Diego and spending his teenage years in the Pacific Northwest, Dean Jones has become a seasoned resident of the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. A true foodie and lover of the written word, Dean wears many hats: librarian, Podcaster, cookbook reviewer, and writer.

Catch him at book festivals, farmers’ markets, bookstores, or savoring a delicious meal at a local restaurant. Dean’s passion for food and literature shines through his published works. You can find his reviews in “Amoral Beatitudes Magazine” and his insightful articles on platforms like Medium’s “One Table One World,” “The Cookbook for All,” “An Idea,” and “Authors What Are You Reading?” Currently, Dean keeps Benicia Times Herald readers informed with his regular cookbook review column.

Connect with Dean:

• Email: wellseasonedlibrarian@gmail.com
• Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, YouTube)

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/

The Well Seasoned Librarian Season 17 Episode 7

Guest: Adam Kingl

Bio: EXECUTIVE EATS: The Cookbook for a Better Working Life (out 6/16/26) by Adam Kingl and Jakub Radzikowski.

Are you looking for greater focus in your work and life? Do you find your mind wandering while trying to concentrate on daily tasks – whether at the office or at home? From sustained energy to improved focus and mood, each chapter in EXECUTIVE EATS pairs the latest nutritional research with practical culinary applications, offering readers scientifically backed recipes designed to address the challenges they face in their day-to-day lives.
Whether you need a morning boost, an afternoon pick-me-up or a calming meal after a stressful day, you will have a deeper understanding of why certain foods can enhance your mental and physical states. This is more than just a collection of recipes; it’s a tool to help you make mindful, informed decisions about your diet. Blending culinary expertise with scientific rigor, EXECUTIVE EATS equips you with the knowledge and recipes to nourish both your body and mind.

About the author

With a career spanning an impressive range of industries including entertainment, consulting, and education, Adam Kingl has spent decades working in innovation, strategy, culture and leadership. Adam is a highly respected expert on generational paradigms in the workplace, creativity, strategic and management innovation, the future of work, leadership and culture, and fulfilling organisational and personal purpose.

Adam is Adjunct Faculty at the UCL School of Management and Ashridge – Hult International Business School. He also teaches at the Moller Institute-Churchill College-University of Cambridge, Hanken-Stockholm School of Economics, and Imperial College Business School. Previously, he was the Regional Managing Director for Duke Corporate Education, Duke University, leading the organisation’s business in Europe, and advising clients on issues of adaptability, performance, creativity, and purpose. Before Duke, he was the Executive Director of Thought Leadership and Learning Solutions for London Business School. He also was an associate at Saatchi & Saatchi and the Management Lab. Furthermore, Adam served on the steering committee for the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), providing accreditation and creating standards for corporate universities and learning functions as a member of the CLIP (Corporate Learning Improvement Process) steering committee.

Adam is passionate about leadership for what’s next and has authored a book on this topic, Next Generation Leadership (HarperCollins, February 2020). His second book, Sparking Success (Kogan Page, April 2023) explores what business can learn from the arts to improve its creative capacity and capability. A regular keynote speaker and conference facilitator, he speaks with warmth and compassion, encouraging organisations to have different and better conversations, creating a simple and approachable path to transforming business success. He is also comfortable and experienced delivering all his topics virtually and as webinars.

Adam contributes as a writer and expert interviewee to: The Financial Times, Sunday Times, Forbes, Fortune, The Guardian and Fast Company, among many others.

Adam holds degrees from London Business School, UCLA, and Yale. He was raised in Silicon Valley, California and now lives in Surrey, UK. He is a dual British-American citizen.

www.adamkingl.com

Executive Eats: https://www.amazon.com/Executive-Eats-cookbook-better-working/dp/1788609387