Music to cook by

[AAQuesada]

Nothing says it's time to grill like Manu Chau on the speaker! I love Jazz to to lean towards the young lions coming up, especially Kamasi Washington as well as his side project 'Dinner Party'. Most of the members of the informal collective that he belongs to (West Coast Get Down) came up in Los Angeles HS Jazz programs are pretty fantastic. Also Thundercat & Flying Lotus (related to Alice Coletrain btw). 

Tons of Rock en Espanol as well

[Kerala]

I love music. I do often have it on when I'm cooking, but if I'm cooking I'm so focused on the process that the music is irrelevant. I'd never thought about it before reading this.

Lately it's been Khruangbin, which is largely non-verbal.

 

[Shel_B]

[Alex]

A quick Amazon search shows others in the series: French, Cajun, and Sunday Brunch (which I suppose would also work for Saturday brunch, or any other day's brunch).

 

Here are the tracks: 

 

1	Sweet Dreams - Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler
2	Across the Borderline - Willie Nelson
3	IF YOU WERE A BLUEBIRD - Emmylou Harris
4	PRENDA DEL ALMA - Los Lobos
5	Maria Elena - Marty Robbins
6	LAREDO ROSE - Label Copy Conversion/Sony Music Special Products Unknown
7	WHEN THE NIGHTS ARE COLD - Label Copy Conversion/Sony Music Special Products Unknown
8	The Last Waltz - Rodney Crowell
9	Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio - Flaco Jiménez
10	UNA NOCHE EN UN JARDIN - Label Copy Conversion/Sony Music Special Products Unknown
11	San Antonio Rose - Patsy Cline
12	South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) - Willie Nelson

[Tan Can Cook]

I exclusively cook cuisines from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Iran only. When I am alone, I play Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil music on the ceiling speakers. That helps with mood and when the food is cooking on dum pukht or similar, cleaning up pots, pans, and colanders don't feel like "work or a chore."

 

I also surround myself almost 24/7 with mainly Hindi and Urdu music from films to help me retain (if any) words/phrases I learn via self-study.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I don't often cook to music in deference to the neighbors, or if I do it is something fungible.  However almost invariably when in the kitchen mixing my mai tai I am listening to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings All The Good Times.

 

(eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

I particularly love their cover of Senor.  To my ear better than Bob's original.