My guest today is Andrew Friedman, an acclaimed author, food writer, and host of the podcast Andrew Talks to Chefs. For more than ten years, Friedman has collaborated with many of the nation's best and most revered chefs on cookbooks and other writing projects. His writing career began in 1997, when Alfred Portale, asked him to collaborate on the Gotham Bar and Grill Cookbook. He has since worked as a cookbook collaborator on more than twenty projects, including Knives at Dawn cataloging the Bocuse D’or, as well as Chefs drugs and rock and roll, which he gets very vulnerable about in this conversation, as well as helping a number of the nation's best chefs (Alfred Portale, David Waltuck, Tom Valenti, and more share their unique culinary viewpoints with readers. He’s got a new book coming out soon! Andrew Friedman, IG: https://www.instagram.com/toquelandandrew/Andrew Talks to Chefs: https://andrewtalkstochefs.com/Andrew's Book List: https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Friedman/e/B001IQXAIO Andrew's PreOrder for The Dish: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-dish-andrew-friedman?variant=40855832657954—If you come across something you ended up having to search for, send me a message to help make these Show Notes better!Justin's Instagram: @justinkhannaFollow The Repertoire Podcast on Instagram: @joinrepertoireThanks to JB Prince for supporting The Repertoire Podcast: https://geni.us/jbprince — Thumbnail photo by Evan Sung: https://www.evansung.com/ —What's next? ?Share the PodcastGet on my Email NewsletterRepertoire Pro Community for Industry ProfessionalsSupport the show for just $5 a month - join the Community!My latest upload on YouTubeLeave a review on Apple PodcastsGet in touch with JustinTweet at JustinFollow along on InstagramSign up for one-on-one Coaching with JustinBrowse the gear used to create this?Send me mail:Justin Khanna212 Broadway E #22725