About this episode

Gaby Melian joins Brad Leone to discuss her culinary journey and share cooking insights.

Gaby’s Kitchen (Gaby Melian) joins the pod to talk culinary wisdom and catch up with her pal Brad from the good old days at Bon Appetite Test Kitchen. Gaby details her journey from obtaining a journalism degree and selling sandwiches in Buenos Aires to becoming the celebrated chef she is today. Brad and Gaby talk furbabies. Gaby shares her secrets behind crafting Argentine chimichurri, cooking with kids, and pivoting towards your passion at all costs. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brad Leone

Guest: Gaby Melian

Topics covered

• cooking
• culinary wisdom
• Argentina
• food culture
• personal journey

Keywords

• Gaby Melian
• cooking
• chimichurri
• Argentina
• Bon Appetite
• food
• culinary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bon Appetite Test Kitchen

Places: Buenos Aires

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