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WELCOME!
I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN.
TODAY MY GUEST IS CHEF SHAYLA FELTON-DORSEY. SHE JOINS US FROM PHILADELPHIA.
SHAYLA WORKS ON COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY & REDUCING FOOD WASTE IN PHILLY.....ALL WHILE BRINGING A PLANT FORWARD APPROACH TO THE TABLE...
..…...SO I’LL START BY ASKING….. CHEF SHAYLA…. “HAVE YOU EATEN YET?”
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RESTAURANT SCENE IN PHILLY DURING COVID:
THIS WEEK PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCED DRASTIC MEASURES TO STEM COVID. STARTING NOVEMBER 20TH: NO MORE INDOOR DINING & ANY OUTDOOR DINING IS LIMITED TO 4 PEOPLE FROM THE SAME HOUSEHOLD. ALREADY SOME RESTAURANTS HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE.
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING & SEEING ABOUT ALL THAT’S HAPPENING THERE SHAYLA? DO YOU KNOW ANYONE AFFECTED BY THESE LATEST RESTRICTIONS?
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OUTDOOR DINING IN PHILLY
OUTDOOR DINING HAS BEEN THRIVING IN MANY PLACES AND HAS SAVED SO MANY RESTAURANTS....TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING TO DIP IN THE NORTH-EAST & NOW PHILLY RESTAURANTS HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DEPEND ON OUTDOOR DINING…..
I HAVE A TWO PART QUESTION:
DO THINK CUSTOMERS THERE WILL BE WILLING TO CONTINUE DINING OUTSIDE ALL WINTER WHEN THERE’S SEVERE WIND CHILL & FREEZING TEMPERATURES?
IF CUSTOMERS DON’T SUPPORT OUTDOOR DINING IN A CONSISTENT & VIABLE WAY….DO YOU SEE MORE RESTAURANTS CLOSING OR DO YOU THINK THEY CAN SURVIVE SOLELY ON TAKEOUT & DELIVERY ?
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PERSONAL CHEF LIFE DURING COVID
MANY PEOPLE DON’T FEEL SAFE DINING OUT DURING COVID ....AS A PERSONAL CHEF HAVE YOU SEEN AN INCREASE IN BUSINESS ? OR HAS YOUR BUSINESS TAKEN A HIT WITH MANY EVENTS BEING CANCELED ?
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FOOD INSECURITY IN PHILLY
WITH COVID & ALL THE HARDSHIPS & JOB LOSSES I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT FOOD INSECURITY IN PHILLY IS ON THE RISE...CAN YOU TELL US IF THAT’S THE CASE...OR WHAT YOU ARE SEEING...AND IF YES, HOW YOU OR OTHER GROUPS ARE HELPING TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE?
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WOMEN OF COLOR CULINARY WORLD TRENDS
YOU’RE THE FORMER PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER PRESIDENT OF JUST CALL ME CHEF, WHICH IS A SISTERHOOD OF MENTORING, NETWORKING AND BUILDING COMMUNITY AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN CHEFS......ARE YOU SEEING ANY TRENDS IN THE CULINARY WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN OF COLOR THAT WE SHOULD ALL KNOW ABOUT?
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REIKI IN THE KITCHEN:
YOU PRACTICE REIKI...I FIND THIS INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE’S A TON OF ENERGY IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY....WE’RE CONSTANTLY TRANSFERRING ENERGY & PICKING UP CUSTOMER’S ENERGY WITH EVERY INTERACTION...SOMETIMES IT CAN BE INCREDIBLY POWERFUL & A LOT TO HANDLE....I FIND THAT MY TEAM AND I PICKUP ON CUSTOMERS ENERGY ALMOST IMMEDIATELY…. AND IT CAN SET THE COURSE OF HOW THE MEAL WILL PLAY OUT....WE’RE CONSTANTLY NAVIGATING HOW TO SERVE THEM WITHOUT TAKING IN THEIR ENERGY...IT’S A BALANCING ACT.....HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THIS? IF SO, DO YOU IMPLEMENT ASPECTS OF YOUR REIKI TRAINING AS A CHEF?
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ASTROLOGY & NUMEROLOGY 2021 PREDICTIONS:
YOU ALSO ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH ASTROLOGY & NUMEROLOGY....ANY GENERAL PREDICTIONS FOR 2021 THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH US ? OR PERHAPS LET US KNOW HOW YOU ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH ASTROLOGY & NUMEROLOGY & PROVIDE US WITH SOME BASIC TIPS SO WE CAN ALL DO THE SAME ?
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SHAYLA & PHILLY:
SHAYLA, FOR PEOPLE LISTENING, WHAT’S THE ONE THING THAT YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE FOOD WORLD IN PHILLY RIGHT NOW?
AND ALSO ONE THING THEY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FOOD WORLD IN PHILLY?
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TAKEAWAY:
SHAYLA, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH US …....
I LIKE ENDING THE PODCAST ASKING IF THERE’S ANY TAKEAWAY THAT YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH LISTENERS THAT CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES…..
IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, A PRO TIP…. OR GENERAL LIFE ADVICE THAT YOU LIVE BY ….……..
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…...SHAYLA WHERE CAN PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU ?
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THANKS FOR LISTENING….AND IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY….... SUBSCRIBE TO “HAVE YOU EATEN YET?” ….WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS….
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