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Real Talk with Zuby

#354 Andrew Gruel - From Flavors To Flames

Real Talk with Zuby

Zuby

Music, Health & Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Business, News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Zuby is joined by chef and social commentator Andrew Gruel, who shares his remarkable journey from being a childhood cook to becoming a celebrated TV chef. He discusses his career trajectory and his experience running restaurants in California during the Covid-19 pandemic. The conversation also covers the 2025 Southern California wildfires, Andrew’s family values, and his vision for America’s future


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Timestamps:


(00:18) Introduction

(02:40) Introduction to food/cooking

(04:59) The journey from child cook to TV chef

(11:23) Hardest points in Andrew’s career

(13:48) Transition to social commentary interests

(17:38) California during the pandemic

(21:31) Threats Andrew faced

(22:50) Pandemic reflections

(32:21) 2025 Southern California wildfires

(40:28) Is DOGE ‘draining the swamp?’

(43:00) How Andrew met his wife & importance of family

(50:27) What’s next for Andrew?

(51:30) Andrew’s outlook on America

(53:34) Outro


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Transcript

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0:00.0

I knew my goal was to open a restaurant, but I didn't have the money to hire a full staff to run a food truck.

0:06.9

I was the guy that got up at 5 o'clock in the morning, loaded the food truck, prepped, got the food truck to the event at 11, drove it back to the lot, refilled everything, re-prep, went out to the 5 p.m. service, brought it back to the lot, then took it to the bar, did the

0:21.8

overnight service, dropped it at 1.30 in the morning, and then turned around, slept for three hours

0:26.0

and did the same thing the next day, six days a week. I'll take one day off, take my Sundays off,

0:30.9

and doing that over and over and over again, knowing that there's a much longer goal to it,

0:37.1

but you got to put in the time.

0:38.3

I am the man sick with the slang, sick and I'm destined for fame,

0:44.3

do for the fan, not for the grand, stunting you're destined for pain.

0:48.3

I do not frown, I do not scam, put some respect on my name.

0:51.3

Sick like a pain, click and I bang. Y'all going to remember the name.

0:56.0

What's up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls around the world?

0:58.3

I'd like to welcome you back to the Real Talk with Sue B podcast.

1:01.8

On today's episode, we've got on another brilliant guest.

1:04.6

This is Andrew Gruel.

1:06.2

He is a chef and restaurateur.

1:08.6

Welcome to the show, man.

1:09.6

Thank you so much for having me.

1:11.7

I really appreciate it.

1:16.7

Awesome. Andrew, I think a lot of my audience will be familiar with you and your work, but for those who aren't, please give them a little overview. Chef Andrew Gruhl, I'm based out of Huntington Beach,

1:21.6

California. I am a restaurateur, a blabbermouth on certain media outlets.

1:29.7

And I'm a family guy, right?

1:31.3

Family of four.

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