With her wildly popular Netflix show ‘Salt Fat Acid Heat,’ chef and author Samin Nosrat is changing the face — and the heart, and the soul — of cooking on TV
Which is ironic, as Nosrat has always felt like an outsider. Born in San Diego to Iranian immigrants, she grew up eating dishes like, a stew of eggplant and tomatoes with sour grapes, while her friends pounded chicken nuggets.
It’s this fundamental searching, Nosrat believes, that makes people feel bonded to her. “Brown people, kids, queer people, fat people, all sorts of different people see themselves in me,” she says of the Saminiacs who now accost her wherever she goes. “And I think what it is about me is that I’m always looking for where I belong. That is the eternal question in my heart. I’ve always felt like I don’t fit in.
Twenty years into her career, Nosrat is still following what feels good. Cooking proves both an escape and a ballast for her —
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