Social Media Influencer Shadena Lutin joins A Foodie’s World today. She talks about how she uses food to influence her brand, whether or not she’s a new age cook, how her Mac and Cheese recipe got viral, and how she’s always experimenting when it comes to her recipes.

You can follow Shadena here:

https://www.instagram.com/shadenalutin/

https://www.tiktok.com/@shadenalutin?lang=en

0:00-Introduction

0:56-What Shadena’s relationship to food is like

3:40-What is Shadena’s background with food like?

4:41-Is Shadena a new age cook?

5:44-Who cooked in Shadena’s house?

6:24-Did Shadena’s grandma influence her cooking?

7:06-What are Shadena’s comfort foods?

8:21-What influenced her to become a TikTok influencer that focuses on food?

9:07-Why did she decide to focus her brand on food?

9:49-How does she stay so skinny and little when she cooks a lot?

10:25-Does Shadena go with the flow in terms of recipes?

10:50-What does Shadena do if the food doesn’t come out well?

11:30-Does Shadena like to put odd tastes together?

11:50-What kind of comments do Shadena get?

12:06-How many videos does Shadena put on TikTok?

12:49-How many times does Shadena post on TikTok?

13:05-How does Shadena decide what the recipe for the day is?

14:17-How does Shadena work with brands?

15:10-What is it like working as a food influencer with different companies?

16:20-How does Shadena ignore the critics?

18:08-How else does Shadena try to be creative?

19:56-What kind of food would Shadena eat if she had to pick a restaurant?

21:08-Does Shadena like traditional American Food?

22:57-How does Shadena feel about farmers markets? If so what does she buy at farmers markets?

24:53-Does Shadena ever go live on TikTok at the farmers market?

26:36-Anything else Shadena wants to add?

28:26-Do you have to try to be as different and unique as possible to go viral?

28:49-Conclusion