Book cover for "Getting Sauced" by Karen S. Katz.

I'm so proud to announce that my new book, GETTING SAUCED, is the winner of the 2024 Best Memoir from the New York Book Festival.

Here’s a taste of what it’s all about:

As executive producer of EMERIL LIVE during its glory days, Karen Katz witnessed all the backstage chaos and drama as the show’s growing pains were splayed out like a butterflied leg of lamb. Grab a seat at the VIP table and go behind-the-scenes into the wild world of food television production in Karen’s memoir, GETTING SAUCED.

Karen’s culinary journey, from a childhood of Mrs. Paul’s Fish Sticks to Michelin 3-star dinners, is a glutton-to-glamour ride. Expanding her food experience from Sunday family take-outs of Moo Goo Gai Pan to the Swiss Alps for spit-roasted wild boar, she eventually finds her way into the Food Network kitchens uncovering all the secrets of how to prep a turducken for television.

Along the way she encounters a culinary Who’s Who: Emeril Lagasse, Julia Child, Bobby Flay, Susan Feniger, Jacques Pépin, Jean Georges Vongerichten, Buddy Valastro, Martha Stewart… to name a few. Watch as each, in their own way, teaches Karen, not only how to cook, but how to cook with love and enthusiasm.

Woman in a straw hat leaning against a rustic building with bricks and a weathered door.

For the past thirty-plus years as a television producer, I’ve traveled the world sharing stories about food, culture and the people who are passionate about both. Now I’d like to share those experiences with you. I hope you enjoy my blog, and if it makes you hungry, I’ve got plenty of recipes that will satisfy any pangs.

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Karen