Chef Frankie Celenza started his culinary career with an illicit George Foreman grill in his prep school dorm room. Today, Frankie is the Emmy award-winning host of the Tastemade's hit show Struggle Meals. Frankie believes you don’t have to spend a lot of money to cook (and eat) well. He wants more people preparing their own food because he believe it is a fundamental way to take control of their health, well-being, and finances. Not only that, but cooking is a social and enjoyable act of service and love, and one of the things that make humans unique. In this conversation, Frankie and I discuss: 

The benefits of attending boarding school

What it was like to work with Mario Batali 

His thoughts on Netflix’s The Menu and Hulu’s The Bear 

His favorite books on food and cooking

The essential basics to outfit a kitchen

Whether organic food is worth it

Check out the new season of Struggle Meals here ! 🍲

🔥 Read Paul’s Substack here 🔥

🎤 See Paul’s upcoming shows here 🎤

About Crazy Money:

Unlike traditional personal finance or investing shows, Crazy Money is not about how to make a million bucks, how to beat the stock market, or how to save money by switching cable providers. It is about deciding what role we want money to play in our lives and how we can use it to achieve our best selves. Topics covered include: philosophy, happiness, contentment, meaning, dreams, purpose, success, mental health, Buddhism, Stoicism, the hedonic treadmill, morality, mid-Life Crisis, business, work, careers, authors, books, consumerism, values, capitalism, economics, investing, saving, spending, personal finance, charity, philanthropy, altruism, affluence, wealth, wealth management, culture, society. Status.

Crazy Money is edited by Mike Carano

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