Good people,

Today I'm joined by Ardenia Brown, also known as Chef Butta. Ardenia is part of my family, one of my cousins; she is the personal chef for Ahmir Thompson, Questlove, specializing in Farm-To-Fork Cuisine and Holistic Juicing using local organic wild ingredients. 

Chef Butta's truth is about self-acceptance. Throughout her childhood, she felt ignored, not heard, and forced to be what she was supposed to be. She built a successful career in the music industry in Los Angeles, and one day, Ardenia had to abandon everything and come back to take care of her sick mother. Far from home, Ardenia explored and found out who she was, she found her true self, and that is how she showed up many years later in her hometown to her mother and her family. 

We had a fantastic conversation about health, food, and the food industry, the "heartset" used by Ardenia to switch from the entertainment industry into a celebrity chef, how she managed to differentiate herself and cut through the noise in the food industry, and the vital relevance of family and connections. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Ardenia shares her truth (5:26)
• About the pressure families put on us rewarding what and how we are supposed to be (11:39)
• How it was for Ardenia to abandon her lifestyle in LA and come back home to take care of her mother (15:06)
• What turns food into good food (19:18)
• About how Ardenia differentiated herself from other chefs (22:45)

First Impressions:

• LA (33:49)
• Western Medicine (33:49)
• Eastern Medicine (34:01)
• Marketing (34:13)
• Garlic (34:24)
• Lupus (34:30)
• Juicing (34:39)
• Soul Food (34:46)
• Destiny (34:53)
• Chef Butta (35:01)

Resources:

• Chef Butta website

Connect with Chef Butta:

• Instagram

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