It’s been eight years since Samin Nosrat published her smash-hit cookbook, Salt Fat Acid Heat. She says her whole adult life was on a trajectory toward that book. But in the aftermath of its success, Samin ended up in a dark place, struggling to understand why achieving her goals didn’t fix her problems. This week she tells us about that time, and how it eventually led her to write her new book, Good Things — which includes a bunch of recipes, even though she’s spent her whole career railing against them.

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The Sporkful production team includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, Jared O'Connell, Morgan Johnson, and Jazzmin Sutherland.

Interstitial music in this episode by Black Label Music:

• “Kellyanne” by Paul Fonfara
• "Feel Real Good" by Will Van De Crommert
• "Talk To Me Now" by Hayley Briasco and Kenneth J. Brahmstedt
• "All Black" by Erick Anderson
• "Trippin" by Erick Anderson
• "Pong" by Kenneth J. Brahmstedt
• "Stacks" by Erick Anderson

Photo courtesy of Aya Brackett. 

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