AZ & Badia Spices
After decades exploring culture through food, I’m sharing flavors from the road that will transform your cooking. These all-purpose spice blends capture the essence of my favorite cuisines around the world.
Introducing my new MSNBC show, What’s Eating America
Andrew Zimmern Explores Top Political Issues Through the Lens of Food in “What’s Eating America” Original five-part series premieres Sunday, February 16 at 9 PM ET featuring special guest and humanitarian chef José Andrés. What’s Eating America, hosted by four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality and chef Andrew Zimmern, premieres on Sunday, February 16 at… Read More →
Elote-Style Street Corn with Mexican Fiesta Seasoning
Elote-Style Street Corn with Mexican Fiesta Seasoning By Andrew Zimmern The best way to cook corn on the cob is in the husk directly on the coals. The husk protects the cob from incinerating, while the embers impart a smoky, fire charred flavor. Smother the sweet corn with classic elote toppings—crema, mayo, cilantro and my Mexican… Read More →
Glazed Carrots with Hot Madras Curry
Curry-Glazed Carrots By Andrew Zimmern Trying a healthier diet? This simple recipe is a good place to start. The flavor combination of carrots, curry, orange and ginger is amazing, not to mention incredibly nutritious. Like this recipe? Save it on Pinterest.
Charred Eggplant Dip with Grill Magic Seasoning
Charred Eggplant Dip By Andrew Zimmern This smoky charred eggplant dip is one of my favorite dishes in a classic meze spread, a collection of small plates, salads and appetizers common throughout the Middle East and Mediterranean. Charring the eggplant until entirely blackened and soft is crucial to developing the flavor of the dish. If you don’t have… Read More →
Italian Wedding Soup Recipe
Italian Wedding Soup By Andrew Zimmern This Italian-American-ish soup is pure comfort in a bowl. While there are endless variations to this recipe, I prefer to make my meatballs with ground dark meat chicken, Italian sausage and my new Badia Italian Seasoning for an extra flavor boost. I think escarole adds a nice bitterness and… Read More →
Herb and Mustard-Crusted Lamb with Lemon & Shallots Seasoning
Herb and Mustard-Crusted Lamb By Andrew Zimmern These herb and mustard-crusted lamb racks make for an elegant yet easy main course. I think lamb and this sauce inspired by chef Dean Fearing is a perfect combination. It’s a simple goat cheese sauce that pairs beautifully with any grilled or broiled red or white meat.
Classic Tomato Sauce with Italian Seasoning
Spaghetti with Classic Tomato Sauce By Andrew Zimmern A steaming bowl of spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce, fresh basil and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. To round it all out, serve with crusty bread and a big salad. Like this recipe? Save it on Pinterest.
Potato Leek Soup with Lemon & Shallot Seasoning
Potato Leek Soup By Andrew Zimmern This soup warms my bones and makes for one of my favorite lunches with salad and crusty bread. Watch Andrew cook this recipe:
Chicken Skewers with Citrus Herb Seasoning
Chicken Skewers with Citrus Herb Seasoning By Andrew Zimmern In this recipe, I marinate chicken thighs in my Citrus Herb seasoning, lemon and olive oil, before skewering the meat and cooking it in a hot pan. Serve it as a rice bowl, stuffed into pitas or rolled up in flatbread with a tomato and cucumber… Read More →
Black Bean & Pork Chili with Mexican Fiesta Seasoning
Black Bean & Pork Chili By Andrew Zimmern Serve this chili with bowls of limes, minced chiles, homemade hot sauce, sour cream, sliced avocado, farmhouse cheddar cheese, corn chips and warm flour tortillas.
Vegetable Lentil Curry Recipe with Madras Curry Seasoning
Vegetable Lentil Curry By Andrew Zimmern This vegetable lentil curry is nutritious, wholesome and a great way to feed lots of people on a budget. Think of this as an inspirational recipe, meaning you can use whatever leftover vegetables you have in the fridge combined with a nutrient dense legume like lentils for a delicious… Read More →
Chicken, Sausage & Artichoke Tagine with Grill Magic Seasoning
Chicken, Sausage & Artichoke Tagine By Andrew Zimmern A hearty braise with an incredible blend of vibrant North African flavors, this tagine is one of my favorite quintessential comfort food dishes to make. Like this recipe? Save it on Pinterest.
Dry-Rubbed Fried Chicken Wings with Andrew’s New Spice Blends
Dry-Rubbed Fried Chicken Wings By Andrew Zimmern Do you want to be king of your chicken wing castle? Deep fry a batch of wings before tossing them with one of my new Badia spice blends and melted butter. Chicken wing supremacy is really that simple.
Easy Party Mix with Andrew’s New Spice Blends
Easy Party Mix By Andrew Zimmern My Badia spice blends will take your ordinary homemade Chex mix to the next level. This recipe makes a big batch of party mix—don’t cut it in half. It tends to go VERY FAST.
Versatile Vegetable Dip with Badia Spices
Easy Vegetable Dip By Andrew Zimmern This super easy dip comes together in a flash and is perfect for a vegetable crudite platter, poached seafood, chicken wings, chips or french fries, and even doubles as a great salad dressing. Use any of the spice blends from my collection with Badia Spices, each one inspired by… Read More →
The Farmed Fish Dilemma Solved
Like so many other food professionals, I’ve been cooking since I was a little kid tugging at my grandmother’s apron strings. I learned food prep basics sitting in her teeny West End Avenue apartment kitchen on weekends as a young boy. I cooked with my mom and dad every chance I could, and I treasured… Read More →
Salmon Head Soup
Thai Coconut Salmon Head Soup By Andrew Zimmern This gorgeous Thai-style coconut milk soup is ideally suited for using up your salmon scraps, like the salmon head.
Download Andrew’s Holiday Recipe Guide
My Favorite Holiday Recipes No matter what holiday you celebrate, I’m sure we can all agree that food is what ties the season together. At my house, the kitchen smells of fabulous food all month long, whether it’s roasted duck, latkes or fruit cake. It’s the best time of the year. I’ve made it easy… Read More →
Cold Poached Salmon with Green Goddess Dressing
Cold Poached Salmon with Green Goddess Dressing By Andrew Zimmern This is an easy, elegant and foolproof recipe that’s perfect for holiday entertaining. Gently poaching the fish really highlights the beautiful flavor of Verlasso salmon, a company I work with that’s leading the way in sustainable aquaculture practices. I like to serve it with my… Read More →
Ashley Christensen’s Homegrown Tomato Pie
Homegrown Tomato Pie By Ashley Christensen I call this Homegrown Tomato Pie not as a sourcing requirement, but because the tomato pie is most present in the season where friends are pulling tomatoes daily from their own backyards. I imagine it came to be because, when a fruit is plentiful, people always find a way… Read More →
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Bio
About Andrew Zimmern Andrew Zimmern has spent decades proving that food can be a powerful force for cultural understanding and social change. An Emmy-winning and James Beard Award-winning television host, chef and food advocate, he brings boundless curiosity and deep empathy to his exploration of global cuisine on his acclaimed shows, including the Bizarre Foods franchise, The Zimmern…
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Appearances
June 19-21, 2026 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Park City, Utah More Info & Tickets July 27-August 8, 2026 Culinary Adventure & Cruise in Japan Travel with me to Japan! More Info & Tickets
Books
Alliance of World Explorers, Volume One AZ and the Lost City of Ophir Winner of the Gold IPPY in Juvenile Fiction! Twelve-year-old AZ dreams of becoming the world’s greatest explorer. Instead, he’s stuck in summer school with just Odd Uncle Arthur for company. Little does AZ know that this summer will be his most thrilling—and…
Pollo al Carbon Recipe
Pollo al Carbon with Wasakaka By Andrew Zimmern A few years ago I was filming in the Dominican Republic and stumbled across a small stand serving the most incredible version of pollo al carbon I’d ever had. I watched the cook’s technique and took notes on the marinade and basting sauce. When I returned home,… Read More →
Auflauf Pancakes with Berries
Auflauf Pancakes with Berries By Andrew Zimmern This German-style pancake grows up the sides of the pan and forms an amazing, thick, crêpe-y pancake just yearning to be filled with all of your favorite ingredients. Auflauf is a weekend breakfast family treat that my grandmother taught my mom to make when she married my dad. I… Read More →
Mother’s Day Recipes
Mother’s Day Menu Ideas Food is the best gift you can give on Mother’s Day. A meal made in your own kitchen with love is even better. From morning to midnight, breakfast to dessert, here are 10 surefire ways to celebrate the mothers in your life. Salad with Poached Eggs & Bacon Vinaigrette It’s… Read More →
Shrimp Scampi with Lemony Breadcrumbs & Angel Hair Pasta
Shrimp Scampi with Seasoned Breadcrumbs & Angel Hair Pasta By Andrew Zimmern For this butter- and garlic-infused Italian-American scampi, buy the best shrimp you can find because the success of the dish hinges on the quality of the seafood. For the sauce, I like to use a mix of anise-flavored Pernod and white wine for… Read More →