Andrew Zimmern is an Emmy and James Beard Award-winning host, chef, and food advocate known for his acclaimed shows Bizarre Foods, The Zimmern List, What’s Eating America, Family Dinner, and Wild Game Kitchen. A lifelong traveler and storyteller, Andrew has built a global following by showing how food connects people and cultures.
He is the Founder of Intuitive Content, one of the world’s top 100 production companies, and Passport Hospitality, a restaurant development firm. The author of five books, including the forthcoming The Blue Food Cookbook, Andrew continues to shape the conversation around food, sustainability, and community.
At BRIDGE Summit, Andrew will share real-world insights on how culinary storytelling can drive social impact, build empathy, and bridge cultural divides through shared experience.
Before the rise of bite-sized content and algorithm-driven storytelling, some creators built influence the long way, through deep curiosity, lived experience, and long-form craft. In this intergenerational conversation, award-winning chef and storyteller Andrew Zimmern reflects on how he went from kitchens to global screens, using food as a bridge to culture, identity, and understanding. Joining him is a new-generation creator who ascended through digital platforms, bringing a fresh perspective shaped by real-time audiences and algorithmic winds. Together, they explore what has changed, and what hasn’t, when it comes to building trust, telling human stories, and connecting across cultures. What can today’s creators learn from the depth and patience of pre-social-media storytelling? And how can legacy storytellers adapt to a world moving at the speed of the scroll while keeping meaning at the center?
Actress & Founder, El Warsha
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Founder & CEO, OBS Culture Technology & OBS Investment
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Founding Partner & Chairman, Counder & Africa Collective, Founder, Pulse & Founding Team Jumia
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