Memories of Mom’s Chicken and Dumplings, Taco Bell Cravings, and Culinary Inspirations

Favorite food growing up was what? Ooh, chicken and dumplings for my mom. Favorite junk food? Taco Bell. Anything specific? Cheesy Gordita Crunch or a Chalupa Beef Supreme. Fantastic. Nacho Supreme kind of gal. Love that one. Thank you. That’s like the appetizer to those two. That’s exactly it. I’m not saying I probably have more after chef. That you admire, that you haven’t had a chance to work with. Rene Redzepi from Noma, I. I think he’s broken every rule in the book, and I love every second of it. You seem like you would not mind breaking a few rules. Just in our limited time together. If you could have a meal with anyone, past or present, one that you made, who would it be? I’d have another. I’d have another meal with my mom. Yeah. What would she think of all that you’ve created? I think she’d be super proud. She helped me from day one and was always the one who. When all the naysayers said I couldn’t do it, she was the one believing in me.