Unconfuse Me with Bill Gates Episode 3: Questlove
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Aug 24, 2023 Featuring guest Questlove, Bill Gates discusses the future of food and plant-based alternatives. They delve into embracing plant-based food, the benefits of meat alternatives, and making cheese with alternative fats. They also talk about guilty pleasure snacks, their extensive record collection, and the amazing jazz orchestral work of Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. The conversation includes their thoughts on a rare signed record, the documentary 'Summer of Soul', and the story behind Questlove's nickname.
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Questlove's Plant-Based Food Revelation
- Questlove held blind taste tests comparing Shake Shack's hamburger with Impossible's plant-based burger and always preferred the plant-based option.
- This experience made him believe plant-based food would be the future, despite his initial skepticism and love for Philly cheesesteaks.
Accessibility Shapes Food Choices
- Unhealthy foods are more accessible and affordable especially in black inner-city communities, contributing to health problems.
- Questlove invested in plant-based cheesesteak to show that plant-based food can be flavorful and change perceptions locally in Philadelphia.
Educate Youth for Food Innovation
- Providing young people access to food science education and entrepreneurial programs can accelerate innovation in sustainable, plant-based foods.
- Questlove's program takes NYC culinary students to Silicon Valley to expose them to future food technologies and broaden their horizons.