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I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN. 

TODAY MY GUEST IS JIM SULLIVAN.

HE JOINS US FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

JIM IS A PHOTOGRAPHER & DIRECTOR…HEAVILY FOCUSED IN CULINARY ARTS.

HE HAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND PRODUCED SEVERAL COOKBOOKS.

TODAY WE’LL BE TALKING ABOUT HIS NEWEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK "KITCHEN VERITE"...WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN TURNED INTO A SHORT DOCUMENTARY…

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….JIM I’LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE…

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EARLY DAYS

YOU’RE A CLASSICALLY TRAINED CHEF….AND A SELF TAUGHT PHOTOGRAPHER…HOW DID THESE TWO WORLDS COLLIDE ON YOUR PATH ?

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BOOK

LET’S DIVE INTO YOUR NEW BOOK “KITCHEN VERITE” …

THIS WAS A LONG TERM CREATIVE PROJECT…. 

THE IMAGES WERE MADE OVER A NINE YEAR PERIOD… USING 35 MILLIMETER BLACK AND WHITE FILM… 

THE FOCAL POINT OF THE WORK IS TO DOCUMENT LIFE IN AND AROUND THE PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN…. 

HOW DID THIS IDEA COME TO YOU ? AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN THE PROCESS ?

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EVOLUTION

ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS ABOUT GROWING OLDER IS THE PATH OF EVOLUTION…IF YOU CHOOSE TO EMBRACE  THAT JOURNEY…

IT’S NOT EASY BREAKING OUT OF ROUTINE AND COMFORT ZONES…

FOR THOSE LISTENING THAT ARE MAYBE THINKING ABOUT DIVING INTO THE UNKNOWN….BUT ONE SIDE OF THEIR BRAIN IS SECOND GUESSING THAT PATH…WHAT’S ONE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT EITHER YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN THAT YOU’D LIKE TO PASS ON…

OR SOMETHING YOU’VE LEARNED ON YOUR JOURNEY THAT YOU THINK MIGHT HELP THEM TAKE THAT LEAP… AND SWITCH THINGS UP IN LIFE…

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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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INSPIRATION

HOW DO YOU TAP INTO INSPIRATION …..AND KEEP THAT ENERGY FLOWING THROUGH YOUR LIFE ?

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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…SPARKS AN APPRECIATION FOR LIFE….AND IT 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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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 TOUCHED ON…. A LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED ON YOUR JOURNEY…. OR GENERAL 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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