By Gina Martinez. Related Stories. The 25 Defining Works of the Black Renaissance. Already a print subscriber? Go here to link your subscription. Need help? Though he had seemingly reached rock bottom, it never dawned on him to quit. That was until he nearly drank himself to death over the course of a few days.
Not long after a failed intervention, he finally called a friend, admitted he needed serious help, and eventually cleaned himself up at the Hazelden Betty Ford rehabilitation center in Minnesota. Many kids naturally look to their parents when they're young for guidance as to what career choice might interest them. Sure, plenty of kids go the total opposite route of mom and dad, but in Andrew Zimmern's case, he refers to his dad as a " legendary eater and traveler " who absolutely instilled in him a passion for all things travel and food.
Even Zimmern's mom roomed with the child of Vic Bergeron in college, the man who created Trader Vic's restaurant and tiki bar. Food and travel were in his blood from the very beginning. In fact, Zimmern's father played such an important role in his life the chef paid a touching tribute to him during an episode of The Zimmern List , a show where the chef revealed his personal lists of favorite foods, places, and experiences to viewers.
On one Portland-centric episode, instead of traveling to locations that were important to him, he brought viewers to the places his dad introduced him to years before, helping to form Zimmern's love of all things culinary. Zimmern explained, "The whole episode is really an homage to him. I went to places that he first turned me on to.
It was a very poignant and personal episode for me. I think it's one of the better pieces I've done for television. You always have to watch what you say in public when you're a celebrity who has a lot of people listening. Andrew Zimmern, as we all know, is an overall friendly guy who genuinely cares about the culinary world.
That's why it was quite uncharacteristic of him to make an offensive comment prior to the grand opening of Lucky Cricket, his first sit-down restaurant. Well, that quote certainly hit viewers like a ton of bricks, and Zimmern quickly found himself on the backfoot with Asian-Americans, who claimed the comments were " colonizing and condescending.
Not long after the backlash, Zimmern issued a sincere apology: "Let me start by saying most importantly how awful I feel and how sorry I am for my recent remarks.
Food should be for everyone, and yet culturally there is a terrible and centuries-old history of white people profiting off of other cultures, in food, music, and elsewhere. The upset that is felt in the Chinese American community is reasonable, legitimate, and understandable. That is the very last thing I would ever want to do. And in this case neither intentions nor context matter. Feelings matter. Andrew Zimmern spends nearly all his time on his slew of shows traveling, eating, and conversing with the locals, but we don't often see him step behind the kitchen doors to whip up some food of his own.
We know he's a talented chef, but rarely do those skills get put into play on camera. However, you better believe this guy likes spending as much time sauteing, sous viding, and grilling as he does leading audiences on worldwide culinary journeys. His YouTube channel Andrew Zimmern hosts hundreds of videos of the chef cooking up some classic cuisines he loves, such as Chinese chicken wings, beef tataki, and sous vide spare ribs, as well as other unique dishes sure to impress guests.
He's a guy who loves food in all forms, and he puts in the effort to hopefully encourage viewers to develop a similar passion.
He doesn't just cook himself either. He sometimes features guests who help craft a delicious meal, and he even takes viewers to the Minnesota State Fair to show them his favorite spots.
Whether you like seafood, barbecue, pasta, or dessert, Zimmern has a recipe for you. Not everyone has the luck to make money off of their passion. Many times people settle for a manageable job, and that's where they slave away until they retire.
Andrew Zimmern was fortunate enough to dig himself out of some hardships with substance abuse growing up and find himself on an avenue that not only offered him the ability to travel the world and eat awesome food but earn quite the paycheck doing so. Coming out of the gate, of course, people weren't throwing money at him — he had to cut his teeth for years before finally earning a name for himself and garnering interest from television studios and book publishers.
Of course, he wasn't just hosting; he was writing and producing, as well, which all added onto that fat paycheck. Not too shabby for a guy who loves eating brains. During nearly every episode of Bizarre Foods , there's at least one stomach-churning dish Andrew Zimmern bravely tosses down like it's nothing more than a hamburger. Most mere mortals would turn and run for the hills if they even caught sight of something like stewed lamb brains, blood sausage, or fried tarantulas on a stick.
Zimmern, however, straps on his metaphorical armor and steps into the culinary battledome to go head-to-head with the gnarliest dishes.
According to Eater , the flagship Lucky Cricket restaurant closed in July for renovations; Minnesota Monthly reported that it reopened in September Additionally, Zimmern issued an apology for the interview on his Facebook page. Food should be for everyone, and yet culturally there is a terrible and centuries-old history of white people profiting off of other cultures, in food, music, and elsewhere. Though many thought that Zimmern's controversial interview was the cause of Discovery's decision to relegate "Bizarre Foods" to a less desirable time slot, that wasn't the case at all.
The Washington Post reported that "Bizarre Foods" and its spinoff, "Bizarre Foods America," were canceled when Discovery shifted Travel Channel's programming "to focus on ghosts, monsters, and the paranormal.
Rather, his shows no longer meshed with Travel Channel's identity. Meanwhile, Zimmern's career continues to flourish, despite the demise of "Bizarre Foods.
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