Gail Simmons Shares Her Journey From Personal Assistant to Top Chef JudgeSpecial Sauce with Ed Levine When I first met her more than a decade ago, Gail Simmons was no television personality. She was the not-at-all-lowly assistant to Jeffrey Steingarten, the feared and revered Vogue food critic...10 years agoGail Simmons Shares Her Journey From Personal Assistant to Top Chef JudgeSpecial Sauce with Ed Levine0:00 / 0:00Read the original at play.prx.orgKeep up with this sourceFollow this sourceKeep this source in your dashboard and return to its latest articles. Email alerts are managed separately in Settings.FetchFeeds groups articles by feed so you can follow sources, compare coverage, and save stories for later.Back to all articles from Special Sauce with Ed LevineMore from this feedChoose another story from Special Sauce with Ed Levine.Rich Torrisi Talks Curiosity, Craftsmanship, and Carl SaganSusie Essman Talks Bacon, Profanity, and VegetarianismLaura Lippman on the Baltimore Food Scene, Crime Writing, and JournalismDavid Simon on The Wire, Raw Oysters, and Richard PryorBrian Koppelman on Pizza, Sushi, and What It Takes to Be a ScreenwriterDale Talde on Fried Chicken, Ranch Dressing, and Growing Up FilipinoCarla Hall on Crank Calls, Hot Chicken, and Unlocking Your CreativityPete Wells on Writing, Ketchup, and 2-Star Restaurants