The Picture Your Authenticity Podcast

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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, underscored by his role as a 2x TE...

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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.

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She started as a personal chef and slowly transitio...

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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.

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Chef D’Andre Jones was born and raised in Southern California by his southern...

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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 her to Culinary School at LATTC. S...

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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!

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Chef Ryan We...

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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."

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Justin is a chef, creator, and entrepreneur based out of Seattle, WA obsessed with high-quality gear, memorable dining experiences, and building practical...

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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?

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A North Philadelphia native, Chef Martel Stone found his love of cooking in the folds of a soft curd French omelet. Influenced by all in...

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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 wine with everyday wine drinkers

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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 truthteller, and getting a driver's ...

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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 your success, being the child of imm...

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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 bringing different communities togeth...

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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 is inspired by Honduras and Latin...

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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 an episode. We caught up with S...

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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, Atlanta Magazine, and Eater. More ...

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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 production to startup operation...