Andrew Zimmern: Biography, Facts and Career
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Andrew Scott Zimmern (born July 4, 1961) is an American chef, restaurateur, television and radio personality, director, producer, businessman, food critic, and author. Zimmern is the co-creator, host, and consulting producer of the Travel Channel television series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods America, Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations, Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World, Dining with Death, The Zimmern List, and Andrew Zimmern's Driven by Food, as well as the Food Network series The Big Food Truck Tip. For his work on Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, he was presented the James Beard Foundation Award four times: in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2017. Zimmern hosts a cooking webseries on YouTube, Andrew Zimmern Cooks. Another show, What's Eating America, premiered on MSNBC in 2020. In November 2018, Zimmern opened a Chinese restaurant, Lucky Cricket, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.. The restaurant initially struggled, closed for a re-model, later re-opened, and closed again permanently during the 2020 pandemic.
Quick facts about Andrew Zimmern
- Full name: Andrew Zimmern
- Born: 1961-07-04
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Chef
- Wikidata ID: Q2405404
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Who is Andrew Zimmern?
Andrew Scott Zimmern (born July 4, 1961) is an American chef, restaurateur, television and radio personality, director, producer, businessman, food critic, and author.
What nationality is Andrew Zimmern?
Andrew Zimmern is United States.
When was Andrew Zimmern born?
Andrew Zimmern was born on 1961-07-04.
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