#33. Andrew Friedman has become an expert in chefs through his career as an Author, Journalist, and Podcaster. With a career spanning two decades, Andrew has authored or collaborated on over 25 chef-centric books and cookbooks, including Knives at Dawn, an exploration of the Bocuse d'Or culinary competition, and the recent Chefs, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits, and Wanderers Created a New American Profession (Ecco/HarperCollins, February 2018). His new book, The Dish: The Lives and Labor Behind One Plate of Food is available for pre-order and will be published October 17th.

Andrew's passion for interviewing and storytelling is evident in his podcast, Andrew Talks to Chefs. It is also a big inspiration for the creation of The meez Podcast. In this episode, Andrew takes us through the idea and journey behind his new book, The Dish, as well as how he accidentally became an expert in all things chef.

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In this episode, we cover:

(04:10) Andrew's role as adjunct professor at the CIA
(05:09) Josh presents Andrew with a Kuntz spoon
(06:45) How Andrew started writing about food
(09:19) Andrew's accidental expertise in chefs
(12:55) Chefs Drugs and Rock and Roll
(25:04) Andrew's new book, The Dish
(32:46) The format of The Dish
(39:42) What dish Andrew focusses on in his new book
(48:46) Andrew's favorite part from his new book
(54:40) What is next in the pipeline for Andrew
(58:05) Tennis and Pickleball
(59:53) Andrew Talks to Chefs Podcast

Andrew Friedman - Chef Writer and Author of New Book, The Dish