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Samin Nosrat discusses her new book 'Good Things' and shares insights from her culinary journey.

Nine years ago, cook and writer Samin Nosrat created a kitchen staple with Salt Fat Acid Heat : a New York Times bestseller that later became a hit Netflix series. Last fall, Nosrat returned with Good Things , a collection of personal recipes straight from her dining table. Today, we revisit that candid conversation, where we discussed the influences that shaped the book (8:30), the ephemerality (and pleasure) of produce (9:30), her complicated San Diego childhood growing up with Iranian parents (17:30), the high expectations placed before her (22:40), and how she eventually found her way to Chez Panisse in Berkeley (32:00). On the back-half, Samin talked about her salad days working in restaurants (46:00), grand openings and closings (42:30), the origins of Salt Fat Acid Heat (47:00), what The Bear gets right about cooking (1:00:25), and how she thinks about time (1:03:00) and ritual (1:07:40).  Original air date: September 7, 2025 Subscribe to our ⁠YouTube channel⁠ . This episode was recorded at Spotify Studios. As always, our email: talkeasypod@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

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