You're listening to Song Exploder,
where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
This is Key Change,
where I talk to fascinating people about a piece of music that transformed their lives.
And my guest today is my friend Samin Nasrath,
the author of the best-selling, award-winning cookbook Salt,
Fat, Acid, Heat, and the host and executive producer of the hit Netflix show that's based on it.
Her second cookbook comes out this fall, and it's called Good Things,
Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love.
Back in March 2020, Samin and I started a podcast together called Home Cooking,
where we answered people's anxious questions about cooking in the time of the pandemic and lockdown.
And we're bringing that podcast back later this year.
Samin is one of my closest friends.
We've been there for each other for...
Stop making me laugh.
Sorry.
Samin is one of my closest friends.
We've been there for each other for all of the most important moments of our lives over the years that we've known each other.
But with a total lack of consideration to our friendship,