Hi.  I'm Samin Nosrat.  I cook.  I write.  I teach.  

As an undergraduate studying English at UC Berkeley, I took a detour into the kitchen at Chez Panisse restaurant that's happily determined the course of my life and career.  Since 2000, I've pursued my twin passions of food and words with equal vigor, aiming to create work that inspires, creates community, and raises cultural, social and environmental awareness.  

I learned to cook at Chez Panisse, in Italy alongside Benedetta Vitali and Dario Cecchini, and at (the no longer extant) Eccolo in Berkeley.  I studied poetry with Bob Hass, Shakespeare with Stephen Booth, and journalism with Michael Pollan.  Alice Waters and farmer Bob Cannard have taught me more about land stewardship than anyone else.  

My first book is the #1 New York Times Bestselling, James Beard Award-winning Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking, which is illustrated by the inimitable Wendy MacNaughton.  A documentary series based on the book is now streaming on Netflix. I was also a food columnist for the New York Times Magazine from 2017 to 2021 and continue to contribute to the Magazine and NYT Cooking from time to time. In 2020, my good friend Hrishikesh Hirway and I launched Home Cooking, an award-winning, 4-ish part podcast to help listeners figure out what to cook (and keep them company) during the quarantine.

But mostly, I live to cook and eat with my friends, garden and swim, hang out with my pup, sleep under the stars, and read and write and listen to good music.

For speaking inquiries, please contact Eliza Fischer at Steven Barclay Agency: eliza@barclayagency.com

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