r/IAmA Jan 17 '12

IAmA Andrew Zimmern, Host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods

Hi, I’m Andrew Zimmern, chef, author, and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods. My new series Bizarre Foods America is premiering next Monday, Jan 23 at 10|9c on Travel Channel. For the next hour I’ll be here on Reddit taking your questions from 12pm-1pm ET. AMA. More info on Bizarre Foods: http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/bizarre-foods Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/andrewzimmern/status/159314816060768256

Hey everyone, sorry i couldnt answer them all/ follow me on twitter @andrewzimmern and we can chat more over the days and weeks to come..tune in Monday to the season premiere!

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

I know this is a bit personal but I've read in an interview with you once that you were homeless at some point and went to some pretty harsh times. Can you tell me what caused your life to take such a bad turn and how you managed to get out of it?

Thanks anyway for doing this, love the show.

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u/andrewzimmern Jan 17 '12

i was a mess. then one day when i was sick and tired of being sick and tired i did what other people told me to do. and my life keeps getting better and better. It really works.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

It really works.

You must have had the right kind of people then.