Gillian Ferguson

Supervising Producer, 'Good Food' and 'Good Food on the Road'

Gillian Ferguson on KCRW

Food scholar Darra Goldstein traces the lineage of early fermented beverages, which were offered to deities and used in rituals.

Aged eggnog, women and cocktails, liqueurs

Food scholar Darra Goldstein traces the lineage of early fermented beverages, which were offered to deities and used in rituals.

from Good Food

Reporter Jessica Roy delivers the bad news about those plastic kitchen utensils. Anne Byrn composes an exhaustive guide on Southern baking.

Gifting cookbooks, Southern foodways, Japanese cooking

Reporter Jessica Roy delivers the bad news about those plastic kitchen utensils. Anne Byrn composes an exhaustive guide on Southern baking.

from Good Food

From easy, creative meals to the science of flavor to the best baking, these cookbooks cover a diverse array of topics — and they make great gifts.

Good Food's favorite cookbooks of 2024

From easy, creative meals to the science of flavor to the best baking, these cookbooks cover a diverse array of topics — and they make great gifts.

from Good Food

More from KCRW

Sharon McMahon and Michael Morris delve into the importance of history and elections, tribalism, and hope — addressing why they are often misunderstood.

from Life Examined

Director Tran Anh Hung and actress Juliette Binoche discuss the recipe for subtle seduction in The Taste of Things.

from Good Food

Lobster rolls, puzzles, tableware, seed cannons, non-alcoholic wine, velvet mushrooms, barrettes, hand cream, books, and more!

from Good Food

You cannot live by mashed potatoes and mac and cheese alone!

from Good Food

From vegan hasselback potatoes and colcannon to kung pao sweet potatoes and sweet potato biscuits, we've got tons of terrific ways to use tubers this Thanksgiving.

from Good Food

Lawrence Kramer and Carolyn Korsmeyer take us on a philosophical and sensual journey exploring sound, taste, and touch.

from Life Examined

Evan Kleiman taps flavor scientist Arielle Johnson to co-host Good Food's annual Thanksgiving episode.

from Good Food

Pastry chef Victoria Granof relishes the diverse, and often misunderstood, sweets of Sicily.

from Good Food

Cailtin O’Connell, author of “Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves,” shares insights into the ways in which elephants relate.

from Life Examined