CONTENTS Bizarre Foods Foodie in Training Shaky Start Bottoming Out Life in Minnesota A Bizarre Idea Pitching a Winner As Bizarre as It Gets Award Winner The AZ Guy Branching Out Weird Is Relative Timeline Andrew Zimmern Says Glossary Websites Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 31 32
Bizarre Foods Most people know Andrew Zimmern from the Travel Channel’s program Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern On the show Zimmern eats foods that many people find disgusting He shows that one person’s idea of disgusting may be another person’s idea of delicious Zimmern began as a successful chef He loved cooking He also loved travel and learning about other cultures He saw an opportunity to bring the two together That was the start of his television career Today Zimmern has more than half a million followers on Twitter He has more than 250,000 fans on Facebook He has written books developed food trucks and made cooking videos His television program has won several awards His website has been nominated for the best food website by The Webby Awards Zimmern believes food can help bring people together He uses Bizarre Foods to interpret different cultures through their foods He believes families around the world are a lot alike They just have different foods on their dinner tables 4 Zany Eats with Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern’s passion for cooking and eating has made him a star 5
