BONUS: Dictators’ Chefs

For this special bonus episode, Noiser writer Duncan Barrett sat
down for a chat with Witold Szabłowski, author of How to Feed a
Dictator: Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro and
Pol Pot Through the Eyes of Their Cooks. The role of personal chef
to a dictator is a fascinating one. It’s an extremely intimate
relationship. These cooks have literally nourished tyrants. They’ve
satisfied their culinary cravings, altered their moods for better
and worse, and even influenced their policies. So what can they
tell us about dictators’ appetites? Real Dictators will return soon
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