this was my 2nd time ON THE TODAY SHOW, and despite what you might think after watching what happened, i’ve been back 10 other times…just not with these two :)
HOWARD STERN proclaims sam “his hero”
BIO
Sam quit a biotech job in July of 2001 to try his hand as the host of a travel show. But a month before a trip to shoot in Tokyo and Hong Kong, September 11th happened – and that changed everything.
He decided to stick with TV, but switched from travel to cooking and eventually landed a twice-weekly 2-minute cooking segment on a local morning news program. The segments caught on and grew into a 30-minute show appropriately named ‘Sam the Cooking Guy’ - an irreverent mix of humor and easy-to-replicate recipes. It’s ‘reality’ cooking – in the sense that whatever really happens when he shoots, stays in the show. Eventually, Discovery Health came along and ‘ Just Cook This! with Sam the Cooking Guy’ was born.
Known for his ‘big in taste and small in effort’ philosophy, Sam has 15 Emmy awards, 3 cookbooks and a dozen visits to the Today Show, he also creates video content for companies like Chosen Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond and Bumble Bee Foods.
And his casually understandable YouTube channel (quickly approaching 3.5 million subscribers) continues his simple style, with 15 minute-ish episodes 3 times a week.
He has 3 restaurants in San Diego:
Countryman recently Published his 5th cookbook
Recipient of 15 NATAS
(Pacific SW)
Emmy Awards
“You can win Emmys for this kinda nonsense?"
PHOTOGRAPHY: HEADSHOTS
PHOTOGRAPHY: GENERAL
“I’m opening a (small) restaurant - but still!!”