Samin Nosrat and Dacher Keltner on Food as Nourishment, Community and Happiness

Watch all of the day’s interviews:    • Well Festival 2025 | The New York Times Ev...   Chef and author Samin Nosrat is joined by psychologist Dacher Keltner — whose research helped shape her forthcoming book — for a conversation with New York Times journalist Kim Severson on the deeper meanings of food. From the emotional resonance of shared meals to the science of how cooking and eating together uplift our well-being, this session blends heart and insight in equal measure. Interviewees: Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley; Samin Nosrat, Cookbook Author and Host of Netflix Series “Salt Fat Acid Heat” Moderator: Kim Severson, National Food Correspondent at The New York Times Filmed live at the 2025 New YorkTimes Well Festival FOLLOW WHAT COMES NEXT Subscribe to The New York Times Events channel.    / @newyorktimesevents   Sign up for the Well Newsletter https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/well