Fair foodies: Your Friday Roundtable

Chef and cookbook author Sameh Wadi
Chef Sameh Wadi in the dining room at Saffron Restaurant Monday, May 18, 2015 in downtown Minneapolis. Wadi recently wrote a cookbook, "The New Mediterranean Table."
Jennifer Simonson | MPR News

Kerri Miller talked with three regional chefs about the people who inspired their love of food, the ingredients that excite them and the dishes that still elude them.

They also debated whether you can taste the difference when a sandwich is made "with love".

Amy Thielen, chef and TV host and author of "The New Midwestern Table"

Diane Yang, executive pastry chef at Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis

Sameh Wadi, chef, restaurateur (Saffron and World Street Kitchen) and author of "The New Mediterranean Table"

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