Bonjour Mes Amis, Part Une and Deux!
Episode 1 and 2, Season 2: I took notes so you didn’t have to….today we are back to kick off Season 2 with the FABULOUSLY amazing Andrew Prior in two parter! We were having so much fun we had to split up the convo into two episodes!
Andrew is just an incredible human. You meet him and you instantly fall head over heels in love with everything about him. He’s been on Master Chef Australia, he has a wonderful podcast dedicated to all things French and a youtube channel you shouldn’t miss called Cooking Fabulously.
There are so many things we chat about which is why I decided to do a two parter because I wanted you to savory and enjoy our conversation as much as I did.
So you want to be on a a cooking tv show like Top Chef, Master Chef, Chopped or something else. Andrew has some great tips!
Be yourself! Be your most authentic self
Try to calm your nerves. Most likely the casting producers don’t want to see you cry unless they “make you” cry for tv drama
And really try to not put all your eggs in one basket. Honestly if you can go into with a care free attitude then I can promise you no matter what happens you will have a good time.
Andrew mentioned a few great short cuts if you are looking to make say a Cassoulet at home but don’t have the time.
Buy a lovely piece of Duck Confit (save yourself the trouble of making this part yourself) and lovely sausage from a great butcher
Put all your focus into the sauce and the beans. Used good dried beans here, not canned. It’s worth the extra step
Andrew ‘s Top 5 must do things in France, in no specific order:
Go see and up the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Go to Lyon and one of Paul Bocuse Restaurants (there are a few to pick from)
Head down to see Andrew in the countryside and do a tour with him!
Take a trip to Brittany and have some Cider and Camembert Cheese
Travel by train throughout France. You see the country in such a beautiful and different way!
Now Andrew has a lot of passion for all things culinary and especially French cuisine. So I wanted to highlight a few of my favorite french inspired recipes below!
Croque Monsieur (to make it a Madame add a fried egg on top)
Now go forth and cook/eat some amazing food!!
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xoxo
Beth