Today on A Foodie’s World we talk to retired chef Ben Umayum. We talk about how his upbringing traveling the world developed his love of food, how he went to cooking school late in life, why Ben doesn’t like the word foodie, and how his taste buds have developed the more he’s traveled the world in retirement.

0:00-Introduction

1:00-Ben’s life as an Army Brat and How That Led Him to Cooking School

10:30-Are Foreign Foods Americanized in American Restaurants?

13:09-Or Is There a Fusion of American and Foreign Foods?

20:49-What are Ben’s thoughts on the shifting focus between food being tasty to looking good?

36:24-What is the strangest but nice food Ben has eaten on his travels? Also what is the worst thing he’s had?

42:23-Where is Ben’s food traveling experience taking him?

50:40-Conclusion