Standish913.com has been blessed to do an exclusive interview with...
"CODY CANDELARIO"!

Let's get into some exclusive questions...
STANDISH913: What is the first thing you ever remember cooking?
The firs thing I ever made bymyself was pancakes and bacon. I was 8 years old on mothers day making it for my mom. I was just a little bean so I was full blown standing on a chair to get it done. The recipe came from the joy of cooking cookbook
STANDISH913: Since you grew up in the same hometown as "Scream", how many times have you watched the original?
A bajillion times. Real home town bias but it might be the best movie ever.
STANDISH913: Who is someone you looked up to as a child & still do today?
In terms of food, Alton brown. In a similar lens to Anthony Bourdaine he’s just a good person to be speaking about food culture and I appreciate his view on things.
STANDISH913: What is something you hate doing in the kitchen?
More than 100 of anything…. I like obsessing over things and making
STANDISH913: What show was your favorite to be on - "Hell's Kitchen", "Chopped" or "Cutthroat Kitchen"? (STANDISH913 CONGRAGULATES YOU)
Hmmmmm that's tough. I love them all for different reasons. Chopped might be my day to day favorite because of how pure it is and its a sprint not a marathon. There’s no time to learn or practice, it's just who can cook the best with the stuff in front of them- which is one of my favorite things ever. Hell’s kitchen is fun because its a marathon. The difficulty is not the day to day but the distance which im also a huge fan. I could be wrong but I think you'd have a hard time finding someone who loves competing in cooking competitions more than me.
STANDISH913: How was working with Gordon Ramsay?
Being around Gordon was a real treat. Seeing anyone that is locked into their craft is really special. The kind of person you can learn from just by being around him.
STANDISH913: Did you expect to make it so far in Hell's Kitchen?
I honestly thought I was going to win it… When Gordon called my name I didn't believe it at first and it took me a while to accept the fact that I had lost. I respect the decision but it was a very hard loss at first
STANDISH913: What is your favorite food for take out? Why?
Whats you favorite song… is usually my retort to questions like this only because of how complicated my answer always is. One of my favorite things in general is when people order for me and I don't have to choose. But also… stats would say mexican food or pizza
STANDISH913: Tell the readers your recurring kitchen nightmare…
Like a literal nightmare Ill have is just being stuck at an event with a task that is unsolvable with a looming deadline. It will be something dumb like a 1000 person wedding and there's a steak that's melting and my brain won't get that its a dream.
STANDISH913: What is the most underrated cooking ingredient in your opinion?
Idk about underrated… But koji probably hasn't hit household status yet which is really fun to play with. It takes some time and a little understanding but its great for upgrading ur seasonings, marinades and other stuff
STANDISH913: What do you listen to while you chef it up?
If people can hear it then probably hip hop or r&b. If its in headphones there are no rules could be super sad acoustic stuff to screamy spooky yelly stuff.
STANDISH913: How many times a week does the walk-in cooler hear your screams?
I rarely ever yell. Like ill jokingly pretend to be angry from time to time but the world rarely hears me scream or lose my temper.
STANDISH913: Who is Yamika? Can you tell the readers how you met her?
Awwwwwww. Yamika is a really awesome person I met in a park in Santa Rosa California. Since i've started with content creation a couple years ago ive been fascinating about starting a food truck thats paid for by sponsors where I could go around and feed people for free. Im often cooking for projects or video’s but im almost never interested in eating my own food- I like cooking for people. So to test it out I set up a dinner in a park and my best friend and I held up a sign that said “when was the last time you had a home cooked meal”. Then we met an amazing traveling nurse who was here for work who didn't have a kitchen in her company housing. We sat down and shared an awesome meal together and I cant wait to do more stuff like that.
STANDISH913: If you could change one thing in the world today what would that be?
I wish people were more kind. Were all on the same team and every stranger is a teammate you haven't met yet.
STANDISH913: What are your social links?
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