La Frontera in a Nacho

Welcome back to Bitefully.

I'm Chef Claudia Sandoval.

Every episode on Bitefully, we explore memories through people's food memory archive.

It's how memory, culture, and identity are carried forward.

So pull up a chair.

You're at the table with us.

Today's episode is a little extra special.

It's virtual.

The core of what we do here at Bitefully is all about exploring the food memory archives of every single one of our guests.

Today's guest is somebody that I have looked up to since I decided that I wanted to go on MasterChef and pursue this chef world.

This person is a six times James Beard award winning chef, Emmy nominated television host, executive producer, New York Times bestselling author.

And I could keep going because this woman is incredible.

I'm getting chills just talking about her because I truly cannot believe that I have Miss Patti Jenich with me.

Oh my God! Mujer, bienvenida to Bitefully.

Hi, Claudia.

I cannot tell you how happy I am to connect with you and to be having this conversation.

I'm a big fan and follower of your work.

Thank you for all you do.

And I think we intersect in so many beautiful ways.

Thank you so much for being here with us.

I feel so lucky, so privileged to have you here with me to kind of tell you a little bit about Bitefully.

Bitefully is a podcast where we explore people's food memory archives is what I call them.

Every single guest, we start off with what I call the memory.

So I'm going to ask you a question.

please close your eyes.

I want you to take me back to what could possibly be either your first experience with food, an ingredient, or maybe it's a meal.

Maybe it's one of your first food memories.

I want you to take me back and what are you smelling? Are things charring? Are things roasting? Who's around you? Is it loud? Is it quiet? Is it calm? But more importantly, open your eyes and tell me, what are you eating?