{"id":17870,"date":"2015-02-09T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=17870"},"modified":"2015-02-04T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T15:40:26","slug":"voicings-andrew-zimmern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/voicings-andrew-zimmern\/","title":{"rendered":"Voicings: Andrew Zimmern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although best known as the affable host of the Travel Channel\u2019s Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern<\/em> (and its various spin-offs), the 53-year-old Minneapolis-based chef is also a dedicated philanthropist, educator, and activist familiar to fans in 70 countries. Culture<\/strong> caught up with him between cooking demos at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen to get the lowdown on what he\u2019s learned from his adventures trawling back alleys and kitchens around the world, and why he thinks goat is great.<\/p>\n

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\nON GETTING INTO FOOD:<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cMy mother went to Mills College [in Oakland, Calif.] and roomed with Trader Vic\u2019s daughter. She got cooking lessons from Vic Bergeron himself. We were the only apartment building in my neighborhood [in Long Island] where there was a white Jewish lady cooking stir-fry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

ON OVERCOMING ADDICTION:<\/strong> \u201cI have a horrible disease, called \u201cmore.\u201d I\u2019ve been sober for 22 years (I was addicted to drugs and alcohol), but my real problem is more<\/em>. At my lowest point, I was a homeless petty thief living on the streets. I created a TV show [Bizarre Foods<\/em>] about tolerance, acceptance, and understanding, because my recovery was all about that. In my opinion, life should be lived in the service of other people, and I\u2019m driven to act on that philosophy, constantly.\u201d<\/p>\n

ON GOAT MEAT<\/strong>:<\/em> \u201cI\u2019m on board with goat in a lot of ways: cheese, milk, meat. It\u2019s like soccer in America. We say we like it and understand it, but not really. I feel it represents the kind of changes necessary in our food system; it\u2019s not raised under industrial conditions and supporting the type of agriculture that\u2019s destroying the land. Being smart eaters means diversifying our food choices.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Courtesy

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Zimmern<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

ON CHEESE:<\/strong> \u201cI love a good, stinky cheese.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCheese is an experience in controlled spoilage. One of the most memorable visits I had was with a wild goat herder in Sardinia. He aged his cheeses in their cleaned stomachs, and turned it into such a strong, ammoniated, throat-burning product. He also made casu marzu [a cheese made with live maggots].\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe [wife Rishia and son Noah] always have three cheeses in the house; I like to purchase it cut to order. I really enjoy English Tunworth Camembert, and clothbound cheddar from Scotland. \u2026I try to smuggle a lot of cheese [back home] when I\u2019m traveling in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

ON TELEVISION:<\/strong> \u201cThe development of the show was very intentional and calculated, to feature food from the fringes of society. Some see it as \u201cfat white guy travels the world and eats bugs.\u201d But others get that it\u2019s a way to experience other cultures, through food.\u201d<\/p>\n

ON FAME<\/strong>:<\/em> \u201cI\u2019m extremely distressed when I see people not using their success to create positive change.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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