Speaker 1: I am all in, Kiss you, I Am all in
Speaker 1: with Scott Patterson and I Heart Radio podcast Everybody Scott Patterson,
Speaker 1: I'm all in Podcast One on one interview with Kristen
Speaker 1: mulroon as she see a, the author of the Gilmore
Speaker 1: Girls Official Cookbook. A little bit about Kristen. She's a
Speaker 1: humorist and editor whose writing has appeared in the New
Speaker 1: Yorker magazine McSweeney's Internet Tendency in The Belladonna. Her words
Speaker 1: and wisdom on the pitfalls of parenting are including in
Speaker 1: the forthcoming McSweeney's anthology. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband,
Speaker 1: three children, and dog. Well, first of all, nice to
Speaker 1: meet you. Nice having you on UH, and congrats on
Speaker 1: the new book. Tell us you know how did this
Speaker 1: idea to have the first official cookbook for Gilmore come along? UM?
Speaker 1: So I was actually brought on UM after they had
Speaker 1: started working on it UM. So I co authored the
Speaker 1: book with Elena Craig, whose recipe developer UM Food Stylists,
Speaker 1: and she was already working on it UM and so
Speaker 1: I heard from an editor that they were looking for
Speaker 1: someone UM to collaborate. They said, at first, UM a
Speaker 1: popular two thousands show and it was like, that sounds
Speaker 1: fun and exciting, so I'd be interested in that. UM.
Speaker 1: And then she told me to the official Gilmore Girls
Speaker 1: Cookbook and I was like, Okay, that's actually a dream
Speaker 1: project UM to be a part of. So I would
Speaker 1: love to do it. UM because the voice of the
Speaker 1: show was just so fun and distinct UM. And as
Speaker 1: a comedy writer, UM, there's really nothing better than being
Speaker 1: able to get into that voice UM and making it authentic,
Speaker 1: which in this case largely UM consisted of, you know,
Speaker 1: finding ways to take a paragraph of text and make
Speaker 1: it go my limited UM. So just really fun to
Speaker 1: work on. So what was that process, Like, how did
Speaker 1: you choose what to write about? UM? As far as
Speaker 1: the recipes are just on my end. UM. So I
Speaker 1: actually had a great summer UM. Last summer we wrote
Speaker 1: this whole thing, UM, and I had a great time
Speaker 1: because I have three small children, UM, and so my
Speaker 1: husband took them and I was just like, I have
Speaker 1: to work, and I put on Netflix and then I
Speaker 1: just watched the show and it was wonderful. UM. So
Speaker 1: every every episode, I think, every every recipe we had,
Speaker 1: I think I watched the episode and saw what was
Speaker 1: going on. UM. And just tried to um and compass
Speaker 1: that in what I was writing. Um, so you how
Speaker 1: did you recreate so many the same foods you see
Speaker 1: on the show though, Um well, Elena did most of that.
Speaker 1: We did all of that. UM So I think she
Speaker 1: had the hard job here. Um some of them. I
Speaker 1: think we're probably tougher than others for her. Um. For example,
Speaker 1: we did um mashed bananas on toast. Um. And the
Speaker 1: whole thing about the mash bananas on toast was that
Speaker 1: it was disgusting. Um. Same with the drink um the Rory,
Speaker 1: which was served at Rory's twenty one birthday, and it
Speaker 1: was very, very pink um. And again it was just
Speaker 1: known for being disgusting. UM. So we kinda she kind
Speaker 1: of revamped those recipes and um made them tasty. Um.
Speaker 1: So that was kind of my job, I guess, to
Speaker 1: kind of take it and spin it in my text.
Speaker 1: But it tasted better. Well, here's kind of an obvious question.
Speaker 1: Why do you think food plays such an important role
Speaker 1: in the show. Um? Well, if I think a big
Speaker 1: part of the magic of the show is the stars
Speaker 1: Hollow community, and you know, this group of people who
Speaker 1: are like this big, weird extended family UM, and food
Speaker 1: is such a symbol of community and gathering and it
Speaker 1: brings people together um and I talked with this a
Speaker 1: bit in the book, UM, but I always felt as
Speaker 1: a viewer, I felt like the characters safe say so
Speaker 1: much through the food UM. So, for example, when the
Speaker 1: book was first announced and since then, UM, one of
Speaker 1: the comments I keep hearing is it better include the
Speaker 1: Santa Burger UM. And there's a reason why in a
Speaker 1: series where one of the main characters as a gourmey chef,
Speaker 1: it's the Santa Burger Um that people want. And I
Speaker 1: think that's because the scene where Luke serves it to
Speaker 1: Laurel I so special because it's the first time I
Speaker 1: think that we really see him UM showing how much
Speaker 1: he cares for her UM. And so I think over
Speaker 1: and over again in the show we see food being
Speaker 1: UM shared in moments of love and comfort and even
Speaker 1: sometimes right right. And it also delineates between class structure, right,
Speaker 1: Emily's food and the dinners that she serves and how
Speaker 1: they're prepared and how you're supposed to eat them. In
Speaker 1: the commentary and whatever versus Lucan versus the kind of
Speaker 1: sort of junk food that Laurel I and Rory uh
Speaker 1: enjoy from time to time and more often than not. Actually, um, um, so,
Speaker 1: what's your favorite Gimee More Girls episode that features food?
Speaker 1: Like really features food? Okay, you know, I was gonna say,
Speaker 1: I feel like they all feature food to me now,
Speaker 1: and they're writing this book, Like some people look at
Speaker 1: an episode and identify it as like this is the
Speaker 1: episode where lower Leon Richard get into a fight at Yale,
Speaker 1: and I'm like, that's the episode where they get take
Speaker 1: out from Hector's tacos. Um. As far as the ones
Speaker 1: that really feature food, Um, I'm in New England, so
Speaker 1: I really like all of like fall and Christmas in
Speaker 1: wintry episodes. Um so I like the brace is It
Speaker 1: the Bracebridge Dinner? The Medieval Feast? I like that woman
Speaker 1: because it's like a very Star's Halloween magical episode, but
Speaker 1: there's a lot of fun food in there. Um. We
Speaker 1: did a medieval plum pudding. We did a take on that, right. Um.
Speaker 1: Did you have a favorite recipe from the book. I
Speaker 1: have a few favorite recipes from the book. Um. As
Speaker 1: far as like a practical, simple recipe, um, the chibbada
Speaker 1: bun caprazy sandwiches are so good. Um, I'm so hungry. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and I like I love the crazy, I love pretty
Speaker 1: salad sandwiches, and I have been like consistently underwhelmed by
Speaker 1: them for like my entire adult life. But think it's
Speaker 1: so so good, So I recommend that one. It's very easy. Uh.
Speaker 1: And as a fans, does it feel kind of full
Speaker 1: circle to be officially part of of this Gilmore Girls universe? Now? Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's super exciting. Um, And I'm happy to be a
Speaker 1: part of it and happy to be able to create
Speaker 1: something that's so um beautiful and I think authentic to
Speaker 1: the show for the other fans to write. Do you
Speaker 1: get do you now here? Do you get recognized? Or
Speaker 1: when people find out that you've written this book do
Speaker 1: they immediately plant themselves in front of you? And I
Speaker 1: ask you this maybe the same questions I'm asking you, know, um,
Speaker 1: because there a little celebrity status that comes along with this.
Speaker 1: My friends are very excited about it. I don't think
Speaker 1: I've been recognized outside of my friends yet. Right in
Speaker 1: the book was just released a few days ago. How
Speaker 1: many times did you rewatch the show to be able
Speaker 1: to write the book? Well? I watched it when it
Speaker 1: was when it originally aired. I watched it week to week. Um.
Speaker 1: And then right before Year in the Life came out,
Speaker 1: I just had my third baby and so I was
Speaker 1: up all night, so I binge watched it again. Um.
Speaker 1: In preparation to watch A Year in the Life, I
Speaker 1: watched it a couple of times. And I said, last
Speaker 1: summer when I was working, I was I did a
Speaker 1: lot of watching the show, right. I was trying to
Speaker 1: make good use of my time. So I did try
Speaker 1: to like just stick to like, okay, these episodes with
Speaker 1: the recipes, but sometimes that would get stuck in like
Speaker 1: a storyline and just h So you're a humorist. Uh.
Speaker 1: What Gilmourrism has made it into the book. What Gilmourrism
Speaker 1: said into the book. Um, she could think of one
Speaker 1: or two that were kind of iconic. Some of the
Speaker 1: coffee quotes, Um, coffee in and I V called the
Speaker 1: first entry and the recipes action. Yeah, I mean, you
Speaker 1: know that's one of the more famous ones that that
Speaker 1: defines Laurela and that maybe defines the relationship between Luke
Speaker 1: and Laura. Um. And do you know how to make
Speaker 1: the perfect cup of coffee? And if you do know,
Speaker 1: can you tell us? Well? I mean, Elena did a
Speaker 1: good job explaining in the book. I am so bad
Speaker 1: at making it though when I don't know why. Even
Speaker 1: if I follow the directions exactly, I can't do it.
Speaker 1: But to me, the perfect cup of coffee coffee is
Speaker 1: diner coffee. Any coffee had a diner in a diner
Speaker 1: coffee mug is like it's always perfect, it's always strong,
Speaker 1: it's always hot, to keep refilling it so it stays hot.
Speaker 1: That's that Northeast thing. Man. I grew up there too,
Speaker 1: and it's like you can't. Yeah, I grew up in uh.
Speaker 1: I was born in Philadelphia and grew up in southern
Speaker 1: New Jersey. So I and I've been all over New England. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's my favorite place in the world. Um keep trying
Speaker 1: to move back there, you know, but they won't let me.
Speaker 1: U us. It's great. We're having like this bonker storm
Speaker 1: right now, and so I was worded you wouldn't be
Speaker 1: able to hear me because it's like deafening, but really,
Speaker 1: really right, You're getting a big rainstorm or snowstorm or
Speaker 1: no rainstorm, lots of rain, a little bit of hail, lightning,
Speaker 1: it's just very creepy out. Well, so you're in Massachusetts.
Speaker 1: Who are you near Boston? Okay? All right, yeah, I've
Speaker 1: been looking a lot of you know, I was looking
Speaker 1: in Brookline, I was looking in downtown Boston. Really, my
Speaker 1: kid is a robotics freaking he wants to go to
Speaker 1: m I T. And he's seven, you know. So it's like,
Speaker 1: all right, well we'll move to Massachusetts so you can
Speaker 1: be near you know, the robotics where it's happening. Alright,
Speaker 1: So we do a little segment here called rapid Fire. Okay,
Speaker 1: so I'm gonna fire some questions at you, and we're
Speaker 1: gonna see, I see your acumen of the show. All right,
Speaker 1: We're gonna see how much detail. I'm probably in a
Speaker 1: panic and freeze. But it's okay. Everybody does everybody does? Um?
Speaker 1: All right? You ready? Here we go three? Two on?
Speaker 1: How many cups of coffees do you have a day?
Speaker 1: Are you? Team Logan, Team Jesser, Team Dean? Who's your
Speaker 1: favorite Gilmore girl's character? I don't know what, Kirk, what
Speaker 1: would you order at Luke Steiner Coffee? Would you rather
Speaker 1: go on a road trip with Taylor? Michelle? Michelle finish
Speaker 1: the lyric, and where you lead, I will follow. Isn't
Speaker 1: that the doesn't that finish? Where you lead? I will follow?
Speaker 1: What's the rest of it? Anywhere that you take me to?
Speaker 1: Tell me? Too? Nice? You were very close, you know what.
Speaker 1: I know the song, but I don't think I ever
Speaker 1: really like knew what the lyrics were, and I just
Speaker 1: kind of like mumble it, Hey, don't distract me. We've
Speaker 1: still got to do this rapid fire. Okay, yeah, you're
Speaker 1: buying yourself time. I know what you're doing. Jackson's vegetables
Speaker 1: are Suki's bait goods? Would you rather listen to Drells, Harpers,
Speaker 1: a Truebadoor's cover songs, Children, Prepper Stars, hollow HILLO? Hi, really,
Speaker 1: can you explain that? Can you explain that just less commute?
Speaker 1: You're a Northeastern or died in the world northeaster or
Speaker 1: with all the traffic? I get I get that, I
Speaker 1: get that answer. Um well, there you go, boy. That
Speaker 1: was I wish we had more time. Um oil with
Speaker 1: the poodles already the first offensive official collection of recipes
Speaker 1: inspired by the world of the fast talking Gilmore Girls.
Speaker 1: This is my god, look at all this stuff. You
Speaker 1: have born fifty recipes. There are dozens of recipes for
Speaker 1: Stars Hall of Favorites, from Suki's risotta to Luke's cheeseburger.
Speaker 1: You got everything. What's in here? Let me let me,
Speaker 1: let me read off some of these things in here.
Speaker 1: There's uh, there's Sukis risottas, there's Mrs Kim's flax seed muffins,
Speaker 1: There's Luke's cheeseburger and fries, and of course the perfect
Speaker 1: cup of coffee. Um, what else do you have? Well,
Speaker 1: that's enough right there. Yeah, there's a lot there. And
Speaker 1: you know, instead of dividing it up the way a
Speaker 1: lot of cookbooks do, which is like appetizers, SUPs and
Speaker 1: salads Andrea's desserts, Um, we divided it up by um,
Speaker 1: you know, different places and Stars hollow. So we have
Speaker 1: Luke's niner and then um, suki stuff at the ends
Speaker 1: Laura Librory's house, and so it's kind of kind of
Speaker 1: different levels of cooking too. Like if you're a beginner,
Speaker 1: you might be great in chapter four in Laura Linne
Speaker 1: Rory's house. Um, there's a lot of bag salads and stuff.
Speaker 1: But fans, you might want to try chapter two with
Speaker 1: suki stuff, a little bit more, a little fancier. Sounds good,
Speaker 1: sounds good. Now I see you on the cover here.
Speaker 1: Uh you have featured Luke's Diner with a cheeseburger and
Speaker 1: fries with a coffee mug and a coffee pot and
Speaker 1: the mugs on the wall in the background, the new
Speaker 1: cell phone sign. Oh my god, I feel honored, thank
Speaker 1: you so much. And there's a Luke's dinner. There's a
Speaker 1: Lukes Diner menu. Well, um, let me let me ask
Speaker 1: you this. Did you have to get permission? Did you
Speaker 1: deal with Warner Brothers legal affairs to get permission to
Speaker 1: do the cover like that? Um? I mean not me personally,
Speaker 1: but yeah, somebody darn right we did. Yeah, man. Anyway,
Speaker 1: Kristen has been a pleasure. Thank you for coming on.
Speaker 1: Everybody listen, run out and get Christen's new book that
Speaker 1: she co authored called Gilmore Girls, the Official Cookbook. It
Speaker 1: is filled with humor and treats and everything Gilmore and
Speaker 1: everything wonderful. Kristin, thanks so much. Hope you survived this
Speaker 1: the storm. The sun just came out. The sun there
Speaker 1: you go, see see what happens. Anyway, All the best
Speaker 1: to you, all right, You're great having you and good
Speaker 1: luck with the book. Thank you all right, take care
Speaker 1: Bye Tave.