Chef Profile: Cliff Hunt
Name: Cliff Hunt City: New York City Name of Company: Culinary Cliff, LLC Soul Society 101: What do you love about cooking? Cliff: What I love about cooking is what the motto of my business is: "Telling life's story on the plate and through the palate". There's something therapeutic about knowing that the food you make is not just something to be eaten but experienced, appreciated, and loved as a way of nourishment, entertainment and even respected art - just on the plate. So
Chef Profile: Monique Woodland
Name: Monique Woodland City: Washington, DC Specialty: Modern American Name of Company: Cook Pray Love Soul Society 101: What is you favorite dish to cook? Why? Monique: I'm a savory chef, but surprisingly I've grown a love for breads & pastries. Reminds me of classic French cafes. Soul Society 101: What does "Cook Pray Love" mean to you? Monique: Cook Pray Love means a lot to me because it came at a time when I was going through putting myself through culinary school, while
CHEF PROFILE: Atim Ukoh
Name: Atim Ukoh City: Boston, Massachusetts Speciality: Culinary styling and Catering Name of Company: Afrolems Soul Society 101: Afrolems is such a unique name? What does it mean? Atim: In high school, we nicknamed food “lems.” When I discovered my passion for cooking, I wanted to tie it to African food with a cool slang that would be a conversation starter and the name Afrolems was born. Soul Society 101: When did you realize that cooking is something you were good at? Ati
CHEF PROFILE: DARIUS WILLIAMS. RECIPES: ULTIMATE BAKED MAC & CHEESE AND TOMATO & SHRIMP RICE
Name: Darius Williams, better known as @DariusCooks City: New York City Specialty: All things easy & delicious Name of Company: DariusCooks.com, LLC Soul Society 101: Darius Cooks is an amazing website! How did you come up with the idea of it? Darius: I've been food blogging for years. I decided to get serious with it a few years ago and started developing branding initiatives. What you see today is the result of that effort. Soul Society 101: Nice! So you teach cooking class
CHEF PROFILE: SEAN PETERS, MY BODY MY KITCHEN
Name: Sean Peters City: New York Specialty: Healthy, tasty and innovative ways to prepare everyday foods; meal prep Name of Company: My Body My Kitchen Soul Society 101: How did you come up with My Body My Kitchen? What does it mean to you? Sean: A few years ago when I decided to take my diet more seriously, I quickly realized that I couldn't afford to keep buying the healthy options on restaurant menus. I'm a full-time PhD student and a relatively busy guy so I do not have
CHEF PROFILE: CHEF D. ARTHUR, RECIPES: Black Eyed Pea & Crawfish Salad
Name: Desmond Robinson/ Chef D.Arthur City: Memphis, TN Speciality: Personal Chef, Catering, Meal Prep Name of Company: D.Arthur’s Catering Soul Society 101: What projects are you currently working on? DR: I am currently working on several projects: D.Arthur’s Lunchbox, healthy food demos, Etiquette Coaching, and catering as normal. My priority at the moment is being a personal chef. This is truly where my passion lies. For me, food is art. Just like painters paint a variety
CHEF PROFILE: JEHAN POWELL. RECIPES: CURRY SHRIMP & CARIBBEAN SOUP
Name: Jehan Powell City: Atlanta, Ga Specialty: Guyanese and Caribbean Cuisine Name of Company: Jehan Can Cook Soul Society 101: Being from Guyana, what is you favorite dish to cook? JP: I don’t have a favorite dish because I am truly of lover of all food. Soul Society 101: What is your favorite time to cook during the year? JP: I love cooking year round but if I had to pick I would say the Fall. There’s something about the cooler weather that inspires me to get into the ki
CHEF PROFILE: AZALIA LAWRENCE. RECIPES: TERYAKI WINGS
Name: Azalia Lawrence, Private Chef City: Brooklyn, NY to Durham, NC Specialty: Honey Glazed Teriyaki Wings Soul Society 101: What was your first experience with cooking? Azalia: I remember being about 8 years old making deviled eggs. This lady at my church made them every week and I always admired how pretty they looked. The fact that I didn't like eggs, but wanted to make it for my brothers & sisters had the words young chef all over it. I never asked an adult how to make i
CHEF Rocquelle Devine: RECIPES: PANKO CRUSTED FISH
Name: Rocquelle Devine City: Washington, DC Metro Area Specialty: Fast and fabulous meals Name of Company: Supermomdecoded Soul Society 101: You have an amazing Cookbook titled Fast & Fabulous, tell us about that book? And where people can buy it? Rocquelle: My cookbook features meals that can help people get out of the drive thru and into the kitchen. The meals only use a few ingredients, and are pretty easy to cook, without compromising on flavor. My book is available on my
CHEF JAMIE BARNES: RECIPES: HAM AND WHITE BEAN STEW
Name: Jamie Barnes City: Charlotte, NC Specialty: New Age American cuisine Name of Company: What The Fries Food Truck and Catering Soul Society 101: When did you know you had a talent for cooking? Jamie: I first knew I had a talent for cooking back when I was a child and I would recreate dishes I saw on TV with basic household food items we had. Soul Society 101: What does cooking do for you mentally? Jamie: Cooking, mentally takes me out of all the worries in life and for a
