The response to the show, now available worldwide on the streaming site, has been overwhelmingly positive.
If theres been negative stuff, Ive been shielded from it, Nosrat tells EW.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The reaction to your show has been really positive.
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I wanted to ensure it was gorgeous, but also accessible.
I wanted to see to it that there were people of all different colors and backgrounds.
And yet I didnt want to hit anyone over the head with it.
Because I also dont think I ever believed that I was worth paying attention to.
And cooking very much is about practice.
No ones born a good cook.
You have to learn and practice.
And so of course those people are going to be masters.
Were right in the middle of the holiday season.
Whats your favorite holiday food?I have two.
One is Chex mix, homemade Chex mix.
And the reason is because, one, who doesnt love a snack food?
Number two, both of them are like flavor power bombs.
Same thing with the cheese ball cheese is sort of the perfect salt, fat, and acid thing.
And theyre both sort of umami bombs.
And cheese is delicious because it has this soft texture that usually you spread onto something crunchy.
Chex mix is this wonderful crunch that you just cant get enough of.
Im not the number-one fan of the heavy holiday meal.
Its like a popover and its fried in beef fat.
And it grows so big and its this delicious, wonderful, fatty thing.
I love a Yorkshire pudding.
Its basically pancake batter thats fried in beef fat and puffs up; its like you cant go wrong.
Youve said you hope to use your platform to highlight more chefs of color.
Are there some that you want to turn our readers on to?
[Georgia chef]Mashama Bailey, shes pretty fantastic.J.J.
Johnson, hes pretty awesome.Edouardo Jordanin Seattle.
Here in Oakland,Nite Yun, she has a Cambodian restaurant, Nyum Bai.
And another fantastic person isReem Assil.
So there are some fantastic chefs who deserve attention.
Another fantastic writer of color,Priya Krishna.
Your book and show are very much the opposite of that.
And I usually always come back around to like, just eat more vegetables.
Thats usually the best answer that I could come up with.
Im not like a health guru, Im not a guru of any kind.
I just want to help people cook.
