David Zilber is a chef, fermenter, food scientist, and judge on Top Chef Canada. From 2016-2020 Zilber was the head of fermentation at Noma in Copenhagen and wrote the NY Times bestseller 'The Noma Guide To Fermentation". David sat down with us during his trip to Toronto to discuss filming the new season of Top Chef, living abroad longer than he lived here, hearing Drake for the first time, working at the Healthy Butcher, coming of age in the blog house era, American Apparel, being featured in the 'Look At That Fucking Hipster' book, living at Queen and Bathurst in 2008, working his first 200 cover restaurant, the loss of the editor, cultural shifts, his infamous Noma cover letter, moving from the kitchen to the lab at Noma, becoming a food personality after his first book tour, Harvey's, growing 3 inches taller after back surgery, fatherhood, the ever changing Toronto restaurant scene and much more!

David Zilber

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