#andrew-zimmern

#andrew-zimmern

Andrew Zimmern overcame severe addiction and a suicide attempt, entered treatment in Minneapolis in 1992, and rebuilt life, career, and a renovated country home.

A mortar and pestle is a versatile, enduring kitchen essential for grinding, making sauces, crushing ingredients, and gifting to food-loving cooks.

Andrew Zimmern dislikes canned Spam's taste, texture, and heavy processing, yet values its affordability and shelf-stability and recommends frying to improve texture.

Andrew Zimmern demonstrates safe oyster shucking: use a towel for hand protection, a stable surface, and insert the knife into the hinge—lessons learned after a hand injury.