Samin Nosrat: Do Dinner Parties have Healing Powers?

Samin Nosrat found a love for cooking through working in acclaimed restaurants and visiting kitchens around the world. She became a star after releasing her hit cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat – which also became a Netflix series. But to her surprise, all that success left her feeling empty. Sam chatted with Samin her ‘secret garden,’ surrounded by kumquats, limes and passion fruit. She broke down how hard it was to recover in the spotlight, and how she learned to embrace life’s pleasures. Plus, she dishes on the healing powers of dinner parties and gives advice for pulling them off yourself. Check out Samin's new book Good Things https://ciaosamin.com ___________ SUBSCRIBE & HIT that notification bell 🛎 for new episodes: https://bit.ly/41gUf7t SIGN UP for Sam's Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. https://kcrw.co/3OJEXjW ________________ 00:00 Samin’s secret garden 03:00 Passion fruit millionaire 04:24 New book ‘Good Things’ 5:00 The problem with recipes 6:30 ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat’ philosophy 10:00 Process of writing a book 12:00 Losing joy from cooking 14:00 Finding belonging 16:15 Understanding real friendship 19:00 Food is the greatest service 22:40 Homecooking vs. Restaurants 26:00 Rejecting food performance culture 29:00 Changing relationship to work 34:00 Sam’s first time meeting Samin 36:25 Celebrity complex 39:00 Losing appetite 43:50 Bad moods in the kitchen 48:30 Samin’s weekly gatherings 50:30 Finding connection through rituals 53:20 Easy dinner party tips 56:40 Cooking for a kids’ birthday party 59:30 Most memorable meals 1:00:00 Deserving pleasure 1:04:40 Food Culture Hot Take ________________ The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions. Executive Producers: Sam Sanders and Arnie Seipel Showrunner: Tyler Greene Senior Producer: Bennett Purser Video Lead: Beau Delmore Switcher & Video Editor: Luis Peña Technical Director: Phil Richards Producer and Social Media Editor: Andrea Bautista Theme Music: Elisheba Ittoop Graphic Designer: Rommel Alcantara ________________ http://www.kcrw.com Music | Culture | News | NPR #kcrw #samsandersshow #podcaqst #saminnosrat