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# LIVE Q&A with Rachel Belle on her debut cookbook
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2025/01/live-q-a-with-rachel-belle-on-her-debut-cookbook/
- Published: 2025-01-02T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-05T19:49:20.000Z
- Description: Host Rachel Belle celebrated the launch of Open Sesame at Book Larder, Seattle's only dedicated cookbook store. The event sold out, but you can listen in!
- Author: Rachel Belle
- Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_4f02e642-b573-483e-873c-cfab67b86747

Host Rachel Belle celebrated the launch of[ *Open Sesame*](http://www.hellorachelbelle.com/cookbook-open-sesame?ref=cascadepbs.org) at[ Book Larder,](https://booklarder.com/products/open-sesame-45-sweet-savory-recipes-for-tahini-all-things-sesame?ref=cascadepbs.org) Seattle's only dedicated cookbook store. The event sold out, but you can listen in!

Rachel is usually the one asking the questions, but on November 13 the tables were turned! She was in conversation with[ Becky Selengut](https://www.beckyselengut.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org), a beloved Seattle cookbook author, cooking instructor, podcast host and chef. 

Rachel tells the magical story of how she was offered a book deal (despite having a small social media presence!), a reminder of the importance of building in-person, real-life professional relationships. She tells Becky what it was like to write a cookbook in only six months, describes how the testing process works, shares her biggest recipe fails & talks about how the word “fart” ended up in *Open Sesame*. Plus, an audience Q&A! 

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[Order](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/?ref=cascadepbs.org) Rachel’s brand new cookbook *Open Sesame!*

Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show[*The Nosh with Rachel Belle*](https://www.kcts9.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/episodes?ref=cascadepbs.org)!

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