The Picture Your Authenticity Podcast

Hey y’all, Back with another episode of The Picture Your Authenticity podcast with guest Chef Tiffany Thomas.  Tiffany Thomas is a Chef, Private Chef Business Coach, and Certified Nutritionist. After a decade-long career of cooking in Seattle fine-dining restaurants, she craved more free time and the means to travel the world. Tiffany opened her private chef company, Seasoned Soul Wellness®, in 20...

Hey y’all, Back with another episode of The Picture Your Authenticity podcast with guest Chef Tu David Phu.  Chef Tu David Phu is an SF Chronicle Rising Star Chef renowned for his Vietnamese culinary expertise, has charted a remarkable journey from his mother's Oakland garden to the heights of the culinary world. His talent extends beyond the kitchen to the realms of filmmaking and authorship,...

Hey y'all, Back with another banger of an episode for y'all! This week we sat down with Chef Rosecleer-Marie. She is a professionally trained Chef with ten years of culinary media experience. Join us as we talk about the importance of supportive parents, how to pivot from one industry to another, and what she thinks about industry gatekeepers. Let's get into it! She started as a person...

Hey y’all, We’re back again with another banger! This week we sat down with Chef D’Andre Jones. He is the Executive chef at R&R Breakfast Spot, a family owned restaurant with tasty traditional breakfast dishes in Chino, CA. If that wasn’t enough, he is also a private chef for some of our favorite actors. Who exactly?  We’ll never tell.  Join us as we  Chef D’Andre Jones was born and raised in...

Hey y'all, We're back with another banger! This week we sat down with Chef Lenora Marouani. She is the Chef/Co-Owner of Barsha in Hermosa Beach & Barsha Wines & Spirits Tasting Room in Manhattan Beach. Raised by a single mother in Hawthorne, she came to grow and appreciate the art of simple cooking. She took a home economics class in high school and was blown away, which later led...

Hi y'all, Back again with another banger! This week we sat down with Chef Ryan Rondeno. He is an amazing chef from New Orleans that we worked with this year to capture the photos for his upcoming cookbook. We met when we were celebrating black chefs in LA for Juneteenth. He was such a delight to create with! Join us as we talk about failure and determination, and gush about great food! Let&#39...

Hey y'all, Back with another banger! This week on Picture Your Authenticity, we sat down with Chef and Educator Chef Justin Khanna. In this episode, we talk about the art of managing, problem-solving, and attempt to redefine the word "grind." Let's get into it. Justin is a chef, creator, and entrepreneur based out of Seattle, WA obsessed with high-quality gear, memorable dining e...

Hey y'all, This week there will be no guest. We collected some of our favorite moments from our favorite game "Bops, Banger, or Bust!"

Hey y'all, We've been a business for 2 YEARS! August 29, 2023 was the 2nd anniversary of becoming an LLC and becoming entrepreneurs. In this episode we look back at the last year and reflect, we look to the future and discuss our desires for the next year, and finally we play Bops, Bangers, or Bust! After which, things will never be the same between us. Let's get into it!

Hey y'all, Back with another banger! This week we sat down with Chef Martel Stone. He is the Chef of the Black Supper Collective pop-up and a Food Network competition veteran. In this episode, we get into criminology, more Black shit, and a Ketchup convert !? Curious? Let's get into it! --- A North Philadelphia native, Chef Martel Stone found his love of cooking in the folds of a soft curd...

Hey y'all, Back with another banger! This week we sat down with Sommelier Lexi Stephens. She is a wine educator/content creator, certified WSET Level 3, and the founder of "Lexi's Wine List." Through, "Lexi's Wine List" she provides approachable wine education, wine tasting experiences, and her Wine Tasting Club that meets for virtual tastings to share the world of...

Hey y'all, This week we sat down with Parnass Savang and Rod Lassiter of Talat Market. We talk about reducing their carbon footprint, finding zen during the chaos, and whether or not Fanta can be considered orange wine. Talat Market is a restaurant located in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia using Thai techniques and featuring local Georgia ingredients.

Hey y'all, This week we sat down with Chef Demetrius Brown. He is the Executive Chef and founder of the Heritage Supper Club. A pop-up in Atlanta that has been on a relentless quest to delve deep into Caribbean, African, and Afro-American Culture, Tradition, and Cuisine in order to find and experience his own heritage. In this episode, we talk about what it means to play it safe, being a truth...

Hey y'all' We're back with another banger! This week we sat down with Chef Lien Ta. She's the managing partner of Here’s Looking At You and All Day Baby. She's also the Co-Founder, Regarding Her, a national nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the growth of women entrepreneurs and leaders in food and beverage. Join us as we talk about whether or not going to college guarantees y...

Hey y'all, We got another banger this week as we sit down with Chef Keith Corbin, a two-time James Beard Award-nominated chef and bestselling author. Join us as he shares his remarkable journey from gangs and incarceration to becoming a culinary sensation. Listen as we talk about how important the kitchen has been in his life, bridging the gap between his past and present, and how he's bri...

Hey y'all, This week we sat down with a winner of Top Chef Mexico and a runner-up on season 19 Top Chef World All-Stars, Chef Gabriel Rodriquez. We talk about his future as a chef, his passion for sustainable farming, and of course what it was like cooking in the Top Chef kitchen. Chef Gabriel IG

Hey y'all, We're back again with another banger! This week we sit down with Chef Bryan Giron of Santelli’s Hospitality & Perquín. We talk about the power of nostalgia, celebrating Honduran cuisine, and the secret behind his drive. Santelli’s Hospitality & Perquín both stem from the simple love of food. While Santelli’s focuses more on private dining and different cuisines, Perquín...

We're back with a new season and a new name! We are now The Picture Your Authenticity Podcast Food is life, history, love, nourishment, and legacy. Most importantly, it's delicious and in this podcast, we're cutting it up with our friends in the industry who feel the same way.  So, join us for the most epic conversation about food you'll hear today. Starting it off with a banger of...

Hey y'all, This week we sat down with Sam Flemming. He is the founder of Punk Foodie, the ‘go-to’ resource for Atlanta pop-up and chef-driven events and information. We really got to geek about our favorite thing in this episode, FOOD! Join us as we talk about food porn, what it means to be a foodie, and what makes for authentic food. Punk Foodie is recognized by Axios, Creative Loafing, Atlan...

Hey y'all, This week we sat down with Tiffany Morgan. She owns Lumière, a social media strategy, management, and consulting agency based in Los Angeles, CA. Born and raised in Florida, she has been an Angeleno transplant since 2010. A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in journalism, her career has taken her from law to book publishing to TV casting and product...

Hey y'all, This week we sat down with one of our favorite chefs, Justin Dixon. He is the owner and operator of Humble Mumble, a sandwich shop in Atlanta, GA with a menu using sustainable proteins cooked in-house, house-made pickles, condiments, fresh seasonal produce, and artisan bread elevating the humble sack lunch. We met Chef Justin when we hired him to cater our Real Azz Networking event...

Hey y'all, This week we sat down with Claudia Martinez, she is a 2022 James Beard Foundation Award-nominated Pastry Chef at Miller Union in Atlanta, GA. In this episode, we talk about her influences, the difference between appreciation and appropriation, and most importantly... what to eat in Atlanta. Claudia balances Chef Steven Satterfield’s rustic, vegetable-forward, and market-driven new S...

Hey y’all, This week we sit down with one of our favorite people, Lauren Morrison. She is a Los Angeles-based, Certified Career, Business, and Leadership coach who has helped nearly 500 clients including executives, entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers achieve higher earnings, and launch and scale their businesses while gaining more freedom and happiness.  Join us as we discuss mindset, disc...

Hey y'all, this week we sat down with The Wonder Brew owned by Tia and Jamie. They are a virtual assistant team that supports women entrepreneurs through project managing every aspect of their business so they can have an organized solid foundation to grow, do the parts of their business they truly enjoy, have time for their self-care, and feel overall transformed. We hired them last year to help...

Born and cultivated at the turn of the new millennium, Elijah Watkins diligently remains au courant with the perplexities of the 21st century. He aims to create and collaborate alongside the mosaic of this era’s most talented thinkers to solve today’s global puzzles for the sake of future generations. Seeing the ever-changing world from his humble base in Atlanta, GA, Elijah Watkins has prioritize...