Make Every Milestone Special with Camille Becerra

Cooking allows for the celebration of

those little moments.

[cork pops] [happy music]

My name is Camille Becerra.

I'm a chef in New York City

currently developing my new cookbook.

Today, I'm developing the last recipe of the book

and I'm having my agent come for a meeting

and celebrate the ending of this very big chapter.

My Life in Cooking is all about being spontaneous

with the ingredients that are available at the market

and what I pair them with.

The thing that I'm most inspired by is tapping into

this artistic stream that empowers you

to be creative without any fear.

There's something really important

about trusting your dream.

In my cookbook,

I have a lot of really wonderful, easy sauces.

We're making a peanut sauce.

What I like to do is peel the ginger

and then slice it, crosswise,

so you're cutting all that fiber.

I like to chop everything really well,

and then I'm gonna put in

about a half a cup of peanut butter,

some seeds, and a good amount of lemon.

[blender engine whirring]

And then I'm gonna start cutting my crudite.

The beauty about working with vegetables

is that you don't have to do a lot to them,

especially if you're working with quality ingredients

that you're sourcing from the market.

They just have beautiful, natural flavors.

[doorbell rings] What brings me

the most joy in my work is bringing people together.

Hi! Hi!

One thing that people

share in New York City is their love of food

and the love that you feel when you eat well.

So let's take this over there.

I wanna have you taste it and let's celebrate.

Perfect, my favorite part.

Prosecco. Ooh!

When I create a dinner,

it is about having people discover something new

and leave with a sense of inspiration

that they want to replicate.

[cork pops] [liquid pouring]

Thank you, Kathleen, for everything you've done

and all your hard work.

Cheers to you and our team effort.

[glasses clinking] Cheers, mmm.