Hot Honey Origins and Turning Substack into a Book

Ben Lippett, aka @dinnerbyben, is a cook from London. His new book, How I Cook, is out now. We chat about old pizza in Naples, the recession indicating Coachella lineup, season one of Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares, beef wellington theories, UK farmers’ markets, Kewpie mayonnaise, drizzling and sizzling olive oils, how to turn your Substack into a book deal, why he stopped working in restaurants, and the need to innovate vs. nailing the classics.

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