How To!: ‘Chaos Cook’ With Samin Nosrat

Cooking is one of the most basic human activities. We’ve probably
been doing it since the discovery of fire and, yet, it’s more than
just fuel. It’s culture. It’s comfort. It’s increasingly content.
The problem is when we have such high expectations for something so
simple and vital, we can find ourselves, well…paralyzed with doubt.
Not to mention hungry. On this episode of How To!, host Carvell
Wallace brings on Samin Nosrat, author of Salt Fat Acid Heat, who
talks with food writer, Rachel Baron, about managing emotions in
the kitchen. They dive deep on what it means to manage (and
harness) feelings of chaos, how to stop comparing yourself to
Instagram chefs, and how to feed not just yourself, but your
soul.  If you liked this episode, check out: “How To
Stress-Bake with Claire Saffitz” and “How To Cook One Perfect
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