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I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN. 

TODAY MY GUEST IS CHEF LUCHO MARTINEZ.

HE JOINS US FROM MEXICO CITY…..

WHERE HE CURRENTLY OWNS 

Em, MARTÍNEZ, CAFE TORMENTA, ULTRAMARINOS DEMAR…AND FRIENDS & FAMILY…HIS MEDIA COMPANY THAT MERGES CREATIVITY, GASTRONOMY AND OTHER CULTURAL DISCIPLINES… UNDER A UNIFIED VISION….

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 ARE 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….CHEF MARTINEZ…. I’LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE….

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CULINARY PHILOSOPHY

I’M GOING TO OPEN OUR CONVERSATION WITH A COMMENT FROM A PREVIOUS INTERVIEW THAT YOU GAVE…

THE ARTICLE READ IN PART: 

“HE CREDITS HIS LACK OF FORMAL SCHOOLING WITH INSPIRING A CULINARY PHILOSOPHY THAT’S FREEWHEELING AND EXCITING…”

PLEASE EXPAND ON THIS THOUGHT ?

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ADVICE

WHAT’S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN ?

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TRUE

HOW DO YOU STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF WHILE NAVIGATING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE ?

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IDENTITY

IF YOU COULD NOT BE A CHEF ANYMORE BECAUSE OF AGE OR SICKNESS OR SOMETHING ELSE…DO YOU WORRY THAT IT WOULD BE A BIG IDENTITY SHIFT FOR YOU?

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EVENTS

WHAT TURN OF EVENTS HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?  

WHAT TOOK YOUR LIFE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, FOR BETTER OR WORSE?

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LIVING

INSTEAD OF ASKING, IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH? THE TRUE QUESTION TO ASK ONESELF IS, ARE WE LIVING BEFORE DEATH? ….WHAT’S THE FIRST THOUGHT TO COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN HEARING THAT QUESTION ?

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YOUNGER SELF

WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUR YOUNGER SELF ?….MAYBE IT’S ADVICE, A THOUGHT….OR A FEELING….….

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SERVICE 

REFLECTING ON YOUR CAREER…IS THERE ONE SERVICE THAT STICKS OUT …THAT BROUGHT YOU A DEEP SENSE OF JOY ?

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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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CULTURE

WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR RESTAURANTS….WHAT’S ONE THING THAT YOU LOVE OR ADMIRE ABOUT THE CULTURE…THAT YOU FEEL GOES UNNOTICED OR MAYBE ISN’T TALKED ABOUT AS MUCH ?

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INSPIRATION

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

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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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