Introducing "Kitchen Tape" – an immersive podcast about food where anything goes. Join us on a delectable journey as we share the art of making friends and feeding people through the captivating world of food. 

Whoever you are, "Kitchen Tape" is your auditory feast. Follow along @kitchentapepodcast

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOST CRYSTAL SLONECKER:

Crystal Slonecker is a former self-taught baker of seven years. She has swapped pastries for high-quality crafting—though she is still chasing the perfect cookie. Powered by iced tea (basically part beverage), she brings passion and precision to every handmade detail. When she’s not junk journaling or hunting niche fragrances, she’s listening to murder podcasts with her pug, Daijoubu. A proud member of the Beyhive and BTS Army, she blends nostalgia and fandom into everything she creates. Crystal Slonecker has worked with LA staples like Huckleberry and The Gourmandise School, with features in Edible LA. Follow her @crystalslonecker

Season One

Focused on ways to be in food, and featured incredible interviews with professionals throughout Souther California led by co hosts Rose Wilde and Kassie Mendieta. Kassie and Rose are two extraordinary female chefs who have left an indelible mark on Los Angeles’s culinary scene working with national brands, Michelin-starred restaurants, and thriving businesses.

Prepare to be tantalized as we share mouthwatering recipes (SAVORY AND SWEET!), explore the latest food trends, and unravel the mysteries of culinary techniques. From behind-the-scenes tales to culinary adventures, we dish out the hot goss that will leave you hungry for more.

Listen to Season One. SPOTIFY AND APPLE.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT KASSIE: www.ibakemistakes.com

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOST ROSE WILDE: www.eatredbread.com

Rose Wilde is a Los Angeles–based chef known for her vibrant, ingredient-driven cooking rooted in whole grains, fermentation, and botanicals. Her first cookbook, Bread and Roses (Norton, 2023), celebrates this approach, with a second title forthcoming from Chronicle Books. She has led pastry and bread programs at acclaimed restaurants like Manuela, Rustic Canyon, Rossoblu, and Mother Wolf. Raised in a large Hispanic family, Rose’s food reflects a deep connection to land, season, and culture—shaped by time spent cooking and living across Tibet, Greece, Spain, and beyond. Her work has been featured in The Los Angeles TimesWashington PostWall Street Journal, on Food Network and is a columnist for edibleLA. Follow her @trosewilde.

Season Two Coming Soon

Ever wonder what it really takes to bring a cookbook to life? This season, we’re cracking open the publishing process—page by page. Led by co hosts Rose Wilde and NEW CO-HOST Crystal Slonecker. Crystal is a retired pastry chef who worked in renowned Los Angeles bakeries.

Join Rose Wilde as she writes her second cookbook and pulls back the curtain on every step of the process. She and co-host Crystal Slonecker talk with the authors, agents, editors, publicists, designers, and creatives who bring cookbooks to life.

Whether you're cookbook-obsessed or just curious how the sausage gets made, this season is juicy, honest, and full of the beautiful mess behind the polished pages.

Season Two COMING SOON.

Subscribe now and get ready to go beyond the recipes.