'What Keeps You Up at Night?' With Chef & Author Francis Mallmann
What does a life built around freedom really cost? Who pays for it? After decades spent refusing to be contained, does freedom mean something different at 70?
Francis Mallmann has spent a lifetime playing with fire.
Argentina’s most famous chef, James Beard Award-winning author and one of the world’s most influential masters of open-fire cooking sits down with MO4 Network Co-Founder & CEO Amy Mowafi for a deeply personal conversation about fire, freedom, reinvention, fatherhood, ageing and the price of living entirely on your own terms.
From mastering the rules of French haute cuisine before walking away from them, to building a culinary philosophy in the wilds of Patagonia, Mallmann has become one of the most recognisable figures in contemporary food. His singular approach to cooking and life reached audiences around the world through his unforgettable appearance on Netflix’s Chef’s Table.
This summer, Mallmann brought his signature open-fire cooking to Almaza Bay on Egypt’s North Coast at the invitation of When We Eat. Surrounded by fire and food, Mowafi sat down with him to go beyond the mythology and ask about the man behind it.
What does a life built around freedom really cost? Who pays for it? After decades spent refusing to be contained, does freedom mean something different at 70? And after a lifetime of following his appetite, what still frightens Francis Mallmann, drives him and keeps him up at night?
Watch the full conversation in the latest episode of What Keeps You Up at Night?
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