From sandwiches to chocolate-covered pretzels, Amy Sedaris has fantastic taste.
Amy Sedaris is booked and busy.
And it’s a fun one!
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The brand is encouraging people to use the hashtag and craft their own sandwiches inspired by their loved ones.
EatingWell sat down and chatted with Sedaris about her recent projects, favorite recipes and kitchen essentials.
Trust us when we say by the end of this interview, we werestarving.
EatingWell: Walk me through a typical day from breakfast to dinnerwhat do you normally eat?
Sedaris:I’m not a big breakfast person.
It’s not my favorite thing.
I give a shot to eat just half of it.
Then I go full-force for dinner.
I eat my biggest meal at night!
So that’s a go-to.
A lot of times I just roast salmon and vegetables.
And I’ve been making a lot of hummus lately.
That’s been fun.
EatingWell: What are some of your refrigerator staples?
That’s what I have going on right now that I can think of.
I’ve got some of those Italian sodas which are just a game changer.
I don’t drink soda, but I like having that stuff on hand.
A lot of people like sparkling water, so it’s good to have some sparkling water as well.
Amy Sedaris:I don’t eat on set because my belt is too tight.
But I’m a sucker for potato chips.
I get them at this cheese shop in Essex Market.
They’re so good.
EatingWell:New York City has so many good restaurantsdo you have a favorite?
Sedaris:There’s a restaurant here called abcV.
It’s vegan and vegetarian.
It’s really, really good.
That’s my favorite place right now.
So I love going there.
EatingWell: How long have you been cooking?
Was it a lifelong passion?
Sedaris:We [my siblings and I] learned from my mother and everyone in my family cooks.
[And we learned from] Girl Scouts.
We all know how to cook.
We’ve just been doing it our whole lives.
But the first thing I made by myself was cornish hens stuffed with black wild rice.
I invited all my friends over and we got to eat in the basement.
EatingWell:Sweet or Salty?
Sedaris:How about a chocolate-covered pretzel?
EatingWell:Do you take your coffee hot or iced?
Sedaris:I take it both actually.
I always have an iced coffee ready to go in my refrigerator.
But today I woke up and I had hot coffee because it was a little cold out.
But then during the day I had an iced coffee.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
