Andrew is one of the most inspirational human beings/hosts I have ever seen. Such a down to earth and intelligent guy...a great host!

I'm Chinese and I'm not offended. Because hes right. US Chinese food are pretty bad.

Thank you Andrew.

This interviewer isn't in charge of the conversation lol. Zimmern handled him like a chef knows how to handle people.

I didn't hear anything offensive in this interview. As a person who grew up in a Chinese restaurant, I agree that most "Chinese" food is adjusted to the American palate. But in many cities with Asian populations, if you want to find "Authentic Asian/Chinese Food" all you have to do is find where the Chinese/Asian communities are, and eat where they eat. LOL... Eat like a local.

I'm unfamiliar with Zimmern, the Minneapolis food scene or its socio-political context. This guy's focus isn't on race or cultural appropriation: he sees a gap in the current market and feels an urge to fill in that gap. Existing stakeholders are going to criticize and jump and scream for sure. No need to apoligize really.

This guy is a genius and a hero.

Wow GREAT channel, subscribed!!!!

Why would you edit in the parts where he tells people he can't take a photo cause he's shooting? "Fast Company is the world's leading progressive business media brand" Yes, these days saying all republicans are racist is "progressive". You guys had a lot here to work with. This could have been an objectively good piece if you took your ego out of it.

Love you Andrew. Cant believe they tried to cancel this kind man over a phrase taken out of context.

Talking about his restaurant around 9 mins. , controversial words 10:30 mins. I’m Chinese and I don’t think he said anything offensive. Watch the whole interview and judge for yourself.

Good for you Andrew Zimmern! Say it like it is - that’s what a critic should do. PF Chang’s is overpriced and it’s not even Chinese food!

I ate at Lucky Cricket a few days ago. It's not that good, to be honest. I've visited China before, so I'm not entirely unaware of what authentic Chinese food can taste like, but Lucky Cricket is a big ol' 'meh' so far. The problem with him saying that chinese food in the midwest is horseshit and that it's all PF Chang, etc. is that it isn't. Minneapolis has mom and pop chinese restaurants that have been serving the community good food for years. (More reliably and for less money, too) I don't care if a white guy wants to open an authentic (insert whatever ethnicity here) restaurant, but I do think it's unwise to shit on the locals who have worked their asses off to make a place for themselves in their communities. Sometimes those people were immigrants who would have loved to have served authentic food, but discovered that the locals just weren't ready yet. And again, Lucky Cricket wasn't particularly good. If you're going to talk shit, you better bring your 'A' game. :/

Man I love Andrew always have he has a big heart and isn’t for himself

idw, but I do agree that most chinese restaurant in USA offer some strange food that worse than the Chinese food in China.

He is my inspiration... :) You are doing so well Andrew... :)

The dude interviewing in a touch arrogant. Very best of luck for Lucky Cricket and Andrew Zimmern.

PF Chang is not a chinese food restaurant. As my son said it: "oh yeah, a restaurant with a big horse". And yes the foods usually comes with heavy, sweet and salted gravy and look like a horse****. Food is our soul and culture identity for us and Mr. Zimmern really more Chinese than most of midwesterners (including me) in regard to chinese food. I'm glad someone as famous like him to finally speak. He is right to the point that PF Chang like its owner, look chinese on the outside but deep down it's american food. Nothing wrong with that, both american and chinese food has market and room for it. What we need now is a chain chinese restaurants as someone like him finally doing it. As PF Chang, next time we go I'll tell my son "let's eat at that horse*** restaurant" as in horsey ;-) because deep down what is PF Chang? it's a restaurant with a big horsey, nothing more nothing less.

Give him his shows back. Chinese American food is largely horse shit compared to authentic, well spiced Chinese food. I'm sure there are some quality Chinese American restaurants in the Midwest, but he's a world traveler with experienced tastebuds. I'm Asian American & I'm #TeamZimmern. I definitely don't care for P.F. Chang's.

PLEASE bring your Chinese restaurant to Cincinnati/Dayton Ohio. PLEASE 🙏

He isn't wrong. I ordered P.F. Changs a couple of weeks ago and it's overpriced garbage. They put Milk in the Curry of their Thai Harvest Curry With Chicken dish.

"...PF Chang’s, founded by Philip Chiang. “Was P.F. Chang’s not a ripoff because Cecilia Chiang’s kid owned it?” Zimmern argued. (Cecilia Chiang was the owner of San Francisco’s legendary Mandarin Restaurant.) “Because despite how he looks on the outside, he’s a rich American kid on the inside, right?” A couple of thoughts: + Not sure where Zimmern was going with that specific line because Chang's bio online said he was born in China. + The few PF Chang's restos I've seen (in CA, MO, etc) all were popular and quite lively. I don't see the problem with PF Chang's. Is that one of the "horsesh--" restos he's referring to? The diverse types of customers appeared to be enjoying their food (incl. my own midwestern relatives who I think would laugh if they heard that Zimmer wants to "save" them). Kudos to them.

I don't know why so many dislikes (I haven't even read the comments yet), but I can guess why; maybe because that little discussion at the end of the video. Listen guys & gals. This two people are talking. That's all they are doing. They are not fighting, they are not arguing even. They stated their opinion on the matter of culture food exposure and how it should be executed and no one got hurt. I knew someone who told me once that the most important thing any person can do when things get challenging and turn dark is talk and listen. And if things do get too heated, take a break and go live life and get experience because life does have a way of changing you physically and spiritually. And when the time comes where you're reunited with the person you had the debate with, you can look at that conversation through a new light that hopefully betters everyone. And even if you don't return to finish out the conversation, at least no one got hurt and everyone can continue to live life with a possibility. So, though I have no experience in the food industry in depth and let alone traveling to get to know a culture, but I can see why both parties was conflicted. But they ended up laughing it off at the end which is one of the things it's all about. Just keep the good vibes. We're just discussing.

huh, I can get chili oil at Dragon Star and awesome roast duck at the Hmong Market. What does he mean that this market doesn't have good food like that? There's tons of it around the Twin Cities. Sorry Zim, lots of folks get it around here.

So that’s why Bizarre Foods hardly airs anymore.

That’s the kind of restaurant I want.A real Chinese restaurant that doesn’t Americanize the food.

Another person offended, another celebrity 'lost'. When are we going to send the message that we can't fire everyone on TV that offends someone or they'll all eventually be gone?

This is what happens when you eat way too much soy.

All that poor woman wanted was a picture 😥

If he dolled out food to anyone interested is a good idea

Most "Asian" food has been americanised to the point that it is a load of shit. I am half Taiwanese and grew up with chinese food.

How about this: Stop giving a shit if someone is going to be offended, because there is ALWAYS that someone that is looking for reasons to be offended.

To all the people who are saying that they, "are Chinese and are not offended by this." You really don't understand the nuance behind why Chinese American Chefs are pissed off. Chinese immigrants who first came to North America couldn't cook authentic Chinese food because White America didn't want to eat authentic Chinese food. So instead of sticking to making authentic Chinese food and committing financial suicide, Chinese immigrants had to make a bastardized version of Chinese food: kung pao chicken, chop suey, etc. The kids of Chinese immigrants were bullied for the lunches they brought to school because it didn't consist of peanut butter jelly sandwiches or lunchables. Now its "trendy" to eat "ethnic" foods. Now its cool to open restaurants that are "authentic". But it isn't Chinese people or Koreans or Filipinos opening these "authentic" restaurants. It's the White Saviour who has "discovered" real authentic ethnic foods. The same white man who probably bullied some asian kid for having dumplings for lunch in grade school. This is why people are upset and calling it racist. Asians were literally ridiculed for eating dogs and cats, and in some cases still are. Then these same people 10-20 years down the lines have now somehow miraculously discovered the deliciousness of "authentic" foods. Like really? we don't need a white guy to tell us how to make authentic chinese food, when we know how to do it.

As someone that lives in the Twin Cities and frequently ends up at one of our many hole in the wall, authentic Asian restaurants, if you want to introduce your friends to authentic cuisine, show them the people making it. Take the time to educate yourself on the local cuisine before acting like it doesn't exist. You are not only famous but an established chef and you're shitting on immigrants with no fame or power for not being able to boldly create the same food with the same outcome as you. That is the very definition of privilege.

Damn this guy screwed himself. The interviewer knew Andrew screwed himself by disrespecting the owner of PF Chang's for no reason.

I'm not subscribed, but I would love to unsubscribe.