Andrew Hawkins

That's exactly right. I will tell you, I will tell you that one of the funniest episodes of Bizarre Foods that we ever shot, we went, we were in Beijing and we went to a restaurant where all they serve are dishes made with the twigs and berries of various animals around the world. And I was with a guide and, you know, because I don't speak Chinese and no one in that place spoke English.

That's exactly right. I will tell you, I will tell you that one of the funniest episodes of Bizarre Foods that we ever shot, we went, we were in Beijing and we went to a restaurant where all they serve are dishes made with the twigs and berries of various animals around the world. And I was with a guide and, you know, because I don't speak Chinese and no one in that place spoke English.

And, you know, my Mandarin is terrible. wonky and uh we just ordered the tasting menu and they start and i my lips to god's ears is true they start with the smallest twig and berry set of a snake and it goes all the way up to an ox for your final course. Then it goes back down, because dessert is a sweet one made with azimuth and frog testicles, which are very, very small.

And, you know, my Mandarin is terrible. wonky and uh we just ordered the tasting menu and they start and i my lips to god's ears is true they start with the smallest twig and berry set of a snake and it goes all the way up to an ox for your final course. Then it goes back down, because dessert is a sweet one made with azimuth and frog testicles, which are very, very small.

And it tastes sort of like a rice dessert, or a tapioca pudding sort of thing. But I will say, That as crazy as that all sounds and as much as even I'm giggling on the inside, when people say, well, we want to eat all parts of the animal and we want full utilization so we're not wasting. It is that it is those experiences from.

And it tastes sort of like a rice dessert, or a tapioca pudding sort of thing. But I will say, That as crazy as that all sounds and as much as even I'm giggling on the inside, when people say, well, we want to eat all parts of the animal and we want full utilization so we're not wasting. It is that it is those experiences from.

20 years ago 15 years ago that is the reason why i'm the global ambassador uh for food and specifically food waste for the united nations world food program because i've seen what full utilization looks like and i understand I think what's tolerable in different cultures around the world.

20 years ago 15 years ago that is the reason why i'm the global ambassador uh for food and specifically food waste for the united nations world food program because i've seen what full utilization looks like and i understand I think what's tolerable in different cultures around the world.

So it informs a lot of my even a lot of my nonprofit work and other things that I've won a lot of attention for. And in some cases, you know, some hardware.

So it informs a lot of my even a lot of my nonprofit work and other things that I've won a lot of attention for. And in some cases, you know, some hardware.

You want to know something? You want to know something from a creative standpoint? And I'm not doing any log rolling here. When my publicity people called and said, do you want to go on and talk to you? I was like, are you kidding me? Because they had never asked me who I listened to and have listened to for years and years. You've been in my home for decades. 15 years, I think.

You want to know something? You want to know something from a creative standpoint? And I'm not doing any log rolling here. When my publicity people called and said, do you want to go on and talk to you? I was like, are you kidding me? Because they had never asked me who I listened to and have listened to for years and years. You've been in my home for decades. 15 years, I think.

So, so that joke is more than one location. So my, my, my point is a complete stranger that I don't have any respect for yet, except for the natural respect that I bring that new relationship. I might, I might drop trow, but I have too much respect for you, believe it or not.

So, so that joke is more than one location. So my, my, my point is a complete stranger that I don't have any respect for yet, except for the natural respect that I bring that new relationship. I might, I might drop trow, but I have too much respect for you, believe it or not.

Well, I mean, okay. Define happy. I'll tell you one thing, though. I don't think Emmy would have been out of the question.

Well, I mean, okay. Define happy. I'll tell you one thing, though. I don't think Emmy would have been out of the question.

Well, I think I think it's the biggest in the country, and it is one of my favorites. And, you know, I was there in year one. I've been a part of this forever. The people who created this festival are close friends of mine. The recipients are close friends of mine. The Chaplin family I've gotten to know. FIU I've gotten to know and spoken there many times.

Well, I think I think it's the biggest in the country, and it is one of my favorites. And, you know, I was there in year one. I've been a part of this forever. The people who created this festival are close friends of mine. The recipients are close friends of mine. The Chaplin family I've gotten to know. FIU I've gotten to know and spoken there many times.

But what's really amazing is we started giving money into the scholarship fund. And we get volunteers from the school to come help us at these big events. I mean, I'm I'm cooking a fancy pants dinner Thursday night at Lamar in in Miami. I'm doing some stuff at Foodie Con on Saturday. I am co-hosting. I hope you're co-hosted the closing event on the beach. I think every year that they've had one.

But what's really amazing is we started giving money into the scholarship fund. And we get volunteers from the school to come help us at these big events. I mean, I'm I'm cooking a fancy pants dinner Thursday night at Lamar in in Miami. I'm doing some stuff at Foodie Con on Saturday. I am co-hosting. I hope you're co-hosted the closing event on the beach. I think every year that they've had one.