Awards & Recognition
★Four-time James Beard Award winner: TV Food Personality (2010), TV Program on Location (2012), Outstanding Personality/Host (2013, 2017)
★Emmy Award winner for The Zimmern List (2020)
★Multiple Emmy nominations including 2024 nominations for Andrew and Zoe's Holiday Party and Family Dinner
★2025 Emmy and James Beard nominations for Hope in the Water
★Ippy Gold Medal award for book AZ and the Lost City of Ophir (2019)
★Silver Telly Award for Cointreau Super Bowl ad (2021)
Notable Facts
→Creator and host of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods franchise, visited 170+ countries
→Founder and Chairman of Intuitive Content, named top 100 production companies worldwide by Realscreen
→Has over 1 million social media followers across platforms
→Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota since 1992
→Overcame homelessness and addiction to become major culinary personality
→Active philanthropist with multiple board positions including Services for the UnderServed and Giving Kitchen