When I was 13, I came back from summer camp - summer of '74 - and my mother had had an accident during surgery and was in an oxygen tent in a coma. It was so traumatic. My parents had… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
I'd be very happy serving on a local school board. I just know that I have a responsibility to give back. — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
The single greatest pleasure that I have in doing ('Bizarre Foods') is when I meet families with 6, 7, 8-year-olds, or teenagers, who say,… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
I have a tremendous platform and responsibility to talk to people about these issues about sustainability and about health and wellness when it comes… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
As a teenager, I spent my days at the beach and nights cooking in Long Island restaurants. — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
In everything I do, I want people to get the message of acceptance, to learn not to practice contempt without investigation. I have an… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
I think our former first lady said it last month in one of her first speeches since leaving the White House, I think I'm getting the quote nearly right- "Who could possibly be against feeding children wholesome, good food?" Well, it turns out there are people who are against feeding children wholesome good food and there are people who are… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share
I lost an apartment. l became homeless for 11 months and squatted in a building on Sullivan Street in lower Manhattan. — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
The summer after college, I got a job as a chef at Conscience Point Inn in Southampton. I spent the summer on the water… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
I love the Minnesota State Fair, and I go with my family every August for nearly all 12 days. — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
I don't like being at food festivals and have someone from some weird cable access show that's all about lifestyle get in my face… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
I think right now the focus of people involved in food issues have to be legislative resolution at the county, city, state, and national… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
