How a Crush on a Cute Guy Kickstarted Nancy Silverton’s Culinary Empire

About this episode

Nancy Silverton shares her culinary journey and the influence of her childhood kitchen on her cooking philosophy.

In this special episode, we join James Beard Award-winning chef, baker and author Nancy Silverton in her new beautiful restaurant, Osteria Mozza, in Washington DC. Nancy takes us back to her childhood kitchen in Southern California where her mama refused to take shortcuts -- swearing off "convenience cooking" and microwave meals. She reveals that her cooking journey started after a crush she had in college and talks about how she re-learns to love cooking every year in her kitchen in Italy. Plus, we learn how to make her mama's Brisket al Fomo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Nancy Silverton

Topics covered

• culinary journey
• cooking
• childhood memories
• Italian cuisine
• restaurant culture

Keywords

• Nancy Silverton
• Osteria Mozza
• cooking journey
• Brisket al Fomo
• James Beard Award

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Osteria Mozza

Places: Washington DC, Southern California

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