MAP is celebrating Women’s History Month! This March we are sharing staff picks of influential women throughout history. Todays pick is from MAP’s Farm to Table Coordinator, Bethany! We will be sharing more #Herstory throughout the month so stay tuned for more! Today’s feature is Samin Nosrat!
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| Samin Nosrat -Photo by Talia Herman |
Samin Nosrat is an American chef, author and educator.
The daughter of Iranian immigrants, Norsat was born and raised in San Diego, California.
As an English student at UC Berkley she discovered her passion for food. In Berkley Norsat was inspired to be a chef after dining at restaurant, Chez Panisse. While training with several different chefs she also studied poetry fulfilling her twin passions of "Food and Words".
Nosrat's creative pursuits led to her first book, the James Beard Award Winning Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: The Elements of Good Cooking with illustrations by Wendy MacNaughton. The book explores the four titular elements of cooking. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat became a New York Times Best Seller and inspired a four part Netflix series.
Nosrat has also spent time as a food columnist for the New York Times Magazine. She currently lives in Berkley and enjoys eating with her friends.
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Resources for Samin Nosrat:
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat - Website for Book and Netflix Show
- "I Fail Almost Ever Day" An Interview with Samin Nosrat, -February 2020 Helen Rosner Interview for The New Yorker
- @CiaoSamin