Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef and owner of Prune in New York City and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef. On the show, Gabrielle talks about why irony is an enemy in modern cooking (5:30), how her abbreviated childhood shaped her personality and career (15:00), and why she doesn’t hold any concepts or philosophy about food (24:00). Plus, Brian and Gabrielle discuss whether or not she’s aware of the nostalgic dining experience she’s creating for people (34:00) and why Gabrielle doesn’t think taste is subjective (40:00).

Topics mentioned:

Prune

Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton

What Salmon Know by Elwood Reid

If I Don’t Six by Elwood Reid

University of Michigan

Mind of a Chef 

Ernest Hemingway’s Six Word Story

Mario Batali’s Six Word Memoir

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essays

“Romeo Had Juliette” by Lou Reed

elBulli

Daniel NYC

People mentioned:

Gabrielle Hamilton

Elwood Reid

Mario Batali

David Chang

Anthony Bourdain

Seth Godin

Ferran Adria

Dan Barber

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