SOPHIA ROE: Andy, thank you so much for doing this.ROE: I’m a little bit fried. I’m not complaining, but it’s been a day.[The] Drew [Barrymore Show]ROE: Well, I’m going to keep it casual. The coolest thing ever is that we just get to talk. And I just kept thinking about how things haven’t really aligned and I’ve always wanted to just chat with you. I saw your list for 2023, of things that are in versus things that are out. And something that was in was not canceling on plans as much.
ROE: Same. Even just the feeling of it. I never used to get this weird anxiety to see a person. I’m out of practice. 2019, 2018, I did shit every night. I was out.ROE: It’s different now. Or it should be, kind ofBARAGHANI: Absolutely. As a reminder, I hope you are taking a moment today, the next day, this week. I feel like a lot of people within our space don’t tell each other that., did you manifest this? Tell me about it.
BARAGHANI: You used the word curiosity, which I continue to think about through my own experience both in and out of the kitchen. In order to evolve as a cook, as a human being, you have to stay curious and push yourself into these unknown territories. And it’s something that I have to practice daily. How do you sustain that curiosity?
BARAGHANI: A big part of it, and I don’t think I fully acknowledged it until I became an adult, is that I’m a child of immigrants. My parents are from Iran. And that obviously had a huge impact on how I think about food, my upbringing, how I interact with people, and how I carry myself. That love for food started with the act of eating and the immediate pleasure food brings you.