<p>The Nashville-based chef talks to Kate and Mark about how and why he finally feels recognized, how his drag has served as both a crutch and a hindrance—in the food world and elsewhere, and the priceless support he grew up with from his hippie parents (and why so much of what he does comes from that).&nbsp;</p><br><p>Read an excerpt—and get some recipes—from Arnold's book,&nbsp;<em>Family Thai</em>, on&nbsp;<em>The Bittman Project</em>:&nbsp;<a href="https://bittmanproject.com/my-way-or-the-thai-way/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bittmanproject.com/my-way-or-the-thai-way/</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts.</p><br><p>Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bittmanproject.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bittmanproject.com</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>