Why Samin Nosrat is now ‘completely YOLO’

Chef Samin Nosrat lives by the idea that food is love. Her Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat”, and the James Beard Award-winning cookbook that inspired it, were about using food to build community and forge connections. Since then, all her creative projects and collaborations have been aimed at inspiring people to cook and eat with their friends and loved ones.

After the recent loss of her father, Samin has gained an even greater understanding of what it means to enjoy a meal (or even an hour) with loved ones. This week she reads an essay about exactly that: ‘You May Want to Marry My Husband’ by Amy Krause Rosenthal. It is one of the most read modern love essays ever.

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