Gail Simmons
Anna Faris Is Unqualified
Anna Faris
4.5 • 11.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2021
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
Food writer, cookbook author and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons talks with Anna about living on a Kibbutz, living in her mom’s basement, taking risks, romantic and professional relationships, the people who have inspired her, the dangers of a kitchen (and the safest shoes to wear), memorable meals, food culture and the effects of social media, the restaurant industry, innovation vs. technique, choosing a Top Chef winner and more. Later in the episode, Anna and April talk with a caller who is growing apart from her friends.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, today's guest is food writer, cookbook author, and top chef judge Gail Simmons. |
| 0:06.8 | Gail and I talk about a lot more than food, but I do have to add a warning that you'll |
| 0:10.6 | be hungry after this episode. |
| 0:12.6 | I love hearing about Gail's unpredictable career path, from living in her mom's basement |
| 0:17.5 | to giving us a new appreciation of food culture on one of my favorite shows. |
| 0:21.9 | And if you've ever wondered how the top chef winners are chosen, you will soon find out |
| 0:26.0 | that it's not an easy decision. |
| 0:28.1 | After my conversation with Gail, April and I talk with a listener who is growing apart |
| 0:31.8 | from her friends and wonders if there's anything she can do to reconnect with them. |
| 0:36.2 | If you have a question and would like some unqualified and qualified advice, please |
| 0:40.4 | look for the link at unqualified.com. |
| 0:43.3 | Now here is Gail. |
| 0:45.3 | Ladies and gentlemen, you are listening to unqualified with your host, Ana Ferris. |
| 1:08.8 | I'm so happy to see you. |
| 1:10.3 | I feel like the last and maybe only time we've interacted was when you guys hosted our top |
| 1:17.3 | chef dinner a few years ago. |
| 1:19.5 | Yeah, in Seattle. |
| 1:21.1 | You were so warm and so welcoming to me. |
| 1:24.5 | And it was one of those situations where I really didn't know exactly what I was supposed |
| 1:28.6 | to do at all. |
| 1:30.7 | I understand. |
| 1:31.7 | And I was talking to Padma about this. |
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