#417 – Kimbal Musk: The Art of Cooking, Tesla, SpaceX, Zip2, and Family

About this episode

<p>Kimbal Musk is a chef, entrepreneur, and author of The Kitchen Cookbook: Cooking for Your Community. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://eightsleep.com/lex">https://eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/kimbal-musk-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/kimbal-musk-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Kimbal&#8217;s X: <a href="https://x.com/kimbal">https://x.com/kimbal</a><br /> Kimbal&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/kimbalmusk/">https://instagram.com/kimbalmusk/</a><br /> Kimbal&#8217;s Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/kimbalmuskofficial/">https://facebook.com/kimbalmuskofficial/</a><br /> The Kitchen Cookbook: <a href="https://amzn.to/4ccaCoE">https://amzn.to/4ccaCoE</a><br /> The Kitchen (restaurants): <a href="https://www.thekitchen.com/">https://www.thekitchen.com/</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:50) &#8211; Growing up in South Africa<br /> (19:21) &#8211; Cooking<br /> (42:06) &#8211; Ingredients<br /> (49:11) &#8211; Anthony Bourdain<br /> (51:26) &#8211; Cooking school<br /> (1:07:46) &#8211; Life-threatening accident<br /> (1:21:50) &#8211; Road trip across US<br /> (1:33:33) &#8211; Zip2<br /> (1:38:16) &#8211; Tesla<br /> (1:45:41) &#8211; SpaceX<br /> (1:49:24) &#8211; Hope for the future</p>