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I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN.
TODAY MY GUEST IS CHEF AMANDA RIOS.
SHE JOINS US FROM CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA…..
WHERE SHE’S CURRENTLY FILMING WITH CHEF KEVIN MITCHELL….AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR CHEF WORKS….
WHEN SHE’S NOT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA…CHEF RIOS IS BASED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA….WHERE SHE’S A PRIVATE CHEF…
IN ADDITION TO CO-OWNER OF A FOOD TRUCK…
I’LL OPEN OUR CONVERSATION….BY ASKING YOU TO REACH INTO YOUR MEMORY….
HERE…. “HAVE YOU EATEN YET ?”....IS FOCUSED MORE ON THE GREETING…IT’S A CHECK-IN OF SORTS….
WE’RE TWO MINDS…. ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP INTO YOUR LIFE…. SO THIS IS AN OPENING… FOR US TO CONNECT…THROUGH FOOD….
THIS CAN BE A MEAL FROM ANYTIME IN YOUR LIFE….THE HOPE IS WHATEVER MEAL YOU CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT…. IS MEANINGFUL….THAT IT BRINGS UP A MEMORY…..OR EMOTION….
ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF A MEAL…HAPPENS LONG AFTER THE ACTUAL EVENT….THOSE MEMORIES CAN BE POWERFUL….AND WE LIKE TO HONOR AND EMBRACE THAT CONCEPT HERE….
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EXPERIENCES
WHEN WE WERE EMAILING PRIOR TO THIS INTERVIEW YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU’RE QUOTE “ROMANTICIZING YOUR EXPERIENCES THIS YEAR”….
IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT “YES! I LOVE THIS!
MY INTERPRETATION OF THIS CONCEPT WAS A DEEP AWARENESS OF LIVING FULLY IN THE MOMENT ….AS EVENTS OCCUR….WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CELEBRATING THE JOY AND APPRECIATION…. OF THE MOMENT”....
BUT I’D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU…..AND HOW YOU CAME UP WITH THIS BRILLIANT IDEA ?
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AND CURRENTLY YOU’RE IN CHARLESTON…LET’S LIVE IN THIS MOMENT…WHAT THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS ARE FLOWING THROUGH YOU ?
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ADVICE
WHAT’S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN ?
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KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
LET’S GO BACK IN TIME… TO YOUR COLLEGE DAYS….SPECIFICALLY WHEN A CO-WORKER GIVES YOU ANTHONY BOURDAIN'S MEMOIR, KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL…YOU READ THE BOOK…
TAKE US INTO YOUR MIND….WHAT THOUGHTS ARE GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD ? WHAT ACTIONS DO YOU TAKE ONCE YOU FINISH THE BOOK ?
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TRUE
HOW DO YOU STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF WHILE NAVIGATING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE ?
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BURNING MAN
YOU’VE BEEN TO BURNING MAN…WHAT’S ONE THING THAT YOU LOVE OR ADMIRE ABOUT THE CULTURE THERE….THAT YOU FEEL GOES UNNOTICED OR ISN’T TALKED ABOUT AS MUCH ?
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20
WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUR 20 YEAR OLD SELF ?….MAYBE IT’S ADVICE, A THOUGHT….OR A FEELING….….
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TRIP
WHAT’S ONE TRIP THAT YOU’VE BEEN ON THAT HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED YOUR LIFE…THIS COULD BE AN ACTUAL TRIP….. OR….MAYBE IT’S A GOOD MEMORY….LIKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE…OR...IT COULD BE A PSYCHEDELIC TRIP…
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DEATH
DEATH IS A TOPIC THAT WE OFTEN AVOID OPENLY DISCUSSING IN OUR SOCIETY…YET IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL FACE AT SOME POINT IN LIFE….
PERSONALLY, HAVING HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEATH PRODUCES AN AWARENESS ABOUT THE PRESENT MOMENT…AN APPRECIATION FOR LIFE….AND HELPS ME LIVE FULLY…
DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS OR INSIGHTS ABOUT DEATH…. FROM YOUR UPBRINGING….. OR LIVED EXPERIENCE…. THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE?
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SYNCHRONICITIES
HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY SIGNS OR SYNCHRONICITIES IN YOUR LIFE…. THAT GUIDED YOU IN SOME WAY ?…….THERE’S A WIDE SPECTRUM HERE…. IT COULD BE A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER…. A CONVERSATION THAT LED TO AN OPPORTUNITY….THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE ARRANGED….EVEN IF YOU TRIED…..
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REMEMBERED
HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?
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TAKEAWAY
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM WITH US …
I BELIEVE THAT THE JOURNEY…. IS ALWAYS GREATER THAN THE DESTINATION.
IT’S ON THE PATH THAT WE LEARN….EVOLVE AND….. ENCOUNTER LESSONS…. THAT SHAPE US…. INTO OUR BEST SELVES.
I ALWAYS LIKE ENDING…. BY ASKING…. IF THERE’S ANY TAKEAWAY THAT YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH LISTENERS…..THAT CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES.
IT COULD BE SOMETHING WE JUST DISCUSSED…. A LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED ON YOUR JOURNEY…. OR GENERAL LIFE ADVICE THAT YOU LIVE BY...
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AND WHERE OR HOW …..IS THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT…. OR GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU ?
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OUTRO
THANKS FOR LISTENING….AND IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY….... FOLLOW “HAVE YOU EATEN YET?” ….WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS….
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