Rebecca Orchant is a food writer, restaurateur, and playwright whose memoir Simmering: A Kitchen Memoir (Unbound Edition Press, 2024) has already become a bestseller in Provincetown, MA. Her writing has appeared in Huffington Post, Saveur, and The Provincetown Independent. She is also the co-founder of Pop+Dutch, a beloved Provincetown sandwich shop, and co-creator of the pandemic-era newsletter Soup & Despair.

In this episode, Rebecca Orchant shares the stories behind Simmering: A Kitchen Memoir. This kitchen memoir blends humor, heartache, and the heat of the culinary world as it explores themes of love, loss, identity, and belonging. Rebecca discusses how her experiences—from growing up in New Mexico to becoming a central figure in Provincetown’s vibrant community—have shaped her writing, relationships, and her passion for food.

Join us as we explore her multifaceted journey, from essays on the intimacy of shared meals to reflections on grief and resilience, all simmered together in a book that defies genre and redefines what a memoir can be.

This is Rebecca Orchant Unbound.

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