Baron Ambrosia is the host of the new cooking show on the Cooking Channel, The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia. The alter-ego of Justin Fornal, Baron is known for his flamboyant personality and his love to discover interesting ethnic cuisines. Before making a show for a national audience, Baron hosted a show, “Bronx Flavor”, which closely examined the “diverse culinary tapestry” as he says, of the New York Borough. Now that he’s taking his passion of food outside New York, he’s got plenty to share about interesting eats across America.
Are there any particular cities that you found the most interesting, or you liked the best when it comes to cusines?
Everything was really cool. If you’re on the ground, doing research, you get so into wherever you are. You’re eating and sleeping that location. One thing that was really exciting was to find a large Samoan community in long beach, California. It’s so completely authentic and the food that everyone was eating. And the men were wearing the lava lavas and the beads. Obviously you’re in greater Los Angeles. But when you’re inside, you get the feeling that you’re in Samoa. It’s really incredible to have those things happening in our country, and they are right around the corner and people just drive right past and some people go for the obvious choice. There are places that are just waiting to be discovered.
