Blaze Bernstein remembered for his generosity and spirit | Forensic Files

he was just an amazing friend whenever I had a problem I knew that he was the person to talk to
so first semester of this year for example I had a pretty bad concussion and I was kind of stuck in bed and
wasn't able to do much and he showed up at my door with two bags of cookies a bag of snickerdoodles and lemon cookies
because he didn't know which one I would look better and his laptop and we just sat on my bed and watched Judge Judy
videos and ate cookies and it was the most comforting thing I think I could have possibly had it that time place was
generous with his time he was generous with his attention and he was also just generous and like giving you things
physically like he would always say I have like all this pasta that I made do you want some or I made the best cold
brew ever do you want some I have so many text messages just related to like come pick up some of this extra food
that I have he was writing his own cookbooks like cooking is I mean it's a science and it's an art and so I think
that it's it's definitely the intersection between his love for science and art he was brewing kombucha
tea and he has like a notebook of like notes he has a calendar on the wall tracking like when he needs to do
certain things it was just like keeping track of data in a notebook like a science it's like a chemist would
there's just a lot of parts of like our daily lives that have completely changed
because of this yeah there's still like so many moments that I my first thought is to share it with please they're just
like some ideas that blaze would understand inherently and you have to explain the joke people it's finally
like missing blaze at this point like how do I like transmit my love for this joke to someone what no one else is
gonna understand it I miss getting some crazy snapchat or some joke that would brighten my day and I just miss his
presence in my life yeah people that knew blaze are solely deeply affected by this that you have the strongest desire
ever it's you be as kind as possible to people there's just no way that he can be
replaced so the best we can do is to spread the kindness and love that you applied to everything he did

Close friends of the slain college sophomore share stories about the chef, writer and aspiring doctor who left their lives too soon.

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Brief Summary

The episode reflects on Blaze's kindness, cooking passion, and the impact of his loss on friends.

Key points

A Friend in Need. During a tough time, he brought cookies and comfort, showing true friendship.
The Art of Cooking. His passion for cooking blended science and art, creating a unique culinary experience.
Spreading Kindness. In memory of Blaze, the best we can do is spread kindness and love.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He was just an amazing friend whenever I had a problem.

WatchNov 11, 2018

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