Nancy Silverton: Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, and Author

Second Life

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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It started with a crush. Renowned chef, restaurant owner, and author Nancy Silverton first developed an interest in the food industry because she had a crush on a student cook at the dining hall of her college dorm and convinced him to hire her in the kitchen. Learn how she went from being a pastry chef to running her own empire and winning the food industry's highest honor.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who
0:11.8	have truly inspiring careers.
0:14.2	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
0:18.7	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life.
0:24.3	Today is a next-level day at Second Life because I have a legendary chef, baker, restaurant
0:31.3	tour, and author in the studio with me.
0:34.5	She is the winner of the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef Award, which is the industry's
0:40.0	highest honor and a true national treasure and pioneer.
0:45.8	The one and only Nancy Silverton.
0:49.2	Nancy is the brilliant chef-owner behind many award-winning restaurants, including Osteria
0:54.5	Muzza, which is one of my favorite places in the world.
0:57.5	Not to mention, the founder of La Brea Bakery, a hugely influential company that is pretty
1:03.2	much responsible for introducing America to our Tisnall bread.
1:07.8	She's also the founder of Nancy's Fancy, an incredible line of gelati and sorbeti, the
1:13.8	salted peanut butter is a personal weakness of mine.
1:16.8	I can't even keep it in the house.
1:18.9	I am so excited to talk to her about the journey from pastry chef to empire-owner, now,
1:26.9	on Second Life, it's Nancy Silverton.
1:31.4	So Nancy, on this podcast, we like to start at the beginning.
1:35.5	So what did you study in school and what did you think you were going to be when you grew
1:39.7	up?
1:40.7	Well, according to my senior yearbook, I was going to be a lawyer.
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