Brian Viglione, drummer for The Dresden Dolls, prepares the Viglione Family Sauce in his kitchen in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Erica, drummer for The All-for-Nots, prepares an Italian feast in her Brooklyn backyard featuring the Cesina family sausage.

Daniel Lorca, bassist for Nada Surf, prepares a gourmet meal for 28 friends in this first all-cooking episode of Cooking with Rockstars. In Part I, Daniel crafts an arugula salad with smoked tomatoes and grilled avocados.

Carl Newman of The New Pornographers joins Jen in the limo for a chat about cooking okonomiyaki with his wife, why he's banned tortilla chips, and good hearty food in London. [Boston, October 2007]

Martin Hederos, keyboardist for The Soundtrack of Our Lives, joins Jen during the SXSW Music Festival to talk about his search for a good butcher, some exciting things to do with lamb, and some of his favorite food moments while touring America. [Austin, March 14, 2008]

Will and Jonathan of Okkervil River chat with Jen about how food becomes an obsession on tour, Jonathan's love of the Southern comfort food of his youth, and Will's multi-course Italian dinner. [September 2007, Cambridge, MA]

Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of YACHT chat with Jen in an alley about being vegan and share their recipe for coconut-corn chowder. [Austin, March 2008]

St. Vincent's Annie Clark tells you what's delicious. [July 2008, Cambridge, MA]

This episodes kicks off with a birthday party for Jen in the "Cooking with Rockstars" limousine. After the candles are blown out, Matt and Kim share tales about eating pasta & bananas, rice & beans, and Twizzlers & milk.

Ben Kweller chats with Jen about his love of fine cheeses, comfort food, and grilling in Brooklyn, including a grilled chicken recipe inspired by his Argentinian Uncle Papacho. [July 2004, Cambridge, MA]

Cooking with Ben Gibbard Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service) talks about the impact of impatience and utility on his cooking, shares a recipe for Veggie Sausage Toast, and gives Jen a tour of the Death Cab tour bus kitchen. [October 2003, Cambridge, MA]

Rufus Wainwright talks about NOT cooking in NYC, shares his mother's (Kate McGarrigle) borscht recipe, and reveals his family head cheese tradition. [November 2003, Providence, RI]

Britt Daniel from the band Spoon chats with Jen about his favorite places to eat in Austin and how he's turned Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal into his favorite dessert. [April 2007, New Haven, CT]