Everything Is Alchemy - with Charles Chen

Cooking Up Consciousness Podcast

Zoe speaks to Charles Chen (@charleschentv), a co-creator of the universe and an entrepreneur democratizing wellness through his monthly subscription boxes, Masterclasses, and digital content, about loving yourself and creating space for others to do the same.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Food can be there for us when the whole world isn't. It acts as comfort and friend in our darkest moments, but we must be careful not to let it overtake us completely.
• We all have books that mean the most to us at certain points in life, depending on where we are in our own journey. They almost act as forks in the road and can help us to make the important decisions.
• We can become far too distracted by the brand we are trying to create, when really we should focus upon the intention behind the messages we are trying to transmit.
• Self-care is the root of true happiness. We cannot hope to truly love others if we do not love ourselves. We must take time out to nurture and rejuvenate.

BEST MOMENTS

'Cooking up consciousness is alchemy, and it's beautiful!'

'True authentic power comes in recognising that this vehicle, this body, can be discarded'

'It's important to stay rooted and grounded and remember what the fuck your intention is'

'My mantra every morning is literally thank you for the pain, for the blessings, for the abundance, for the relationship'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Charles Chen - http://www.charleschen.tv

Charles Chen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/charleschentv/?hl=en

ABOUT THE HOST

Zoe Adjonyoh is a writer, chef, and food justice activist from South-East London on a mission to bring African food to the masses. As a mixed-race, Black queer woman born to a Ghanaian father and Irish mother from a working-class background who works at the intersections of food, culture, identity, and politics, Zoe Adjonyoh is driven to create change in the food landscape. Zoe has taken her fresh interpretation of classic Ghananian flavours to venues across London, Berlin, Accra, and New York and become a leader in the new African cuisine revolution. Through her supper clubs, kitchen residencies, mobile catering, a former restaurant space in Brixton, her highly successful cookbook, Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen: An Introduction to New African Cuisine - from Ghana With Love, and a thriving e-commerce spice business, Zoe has sought to inspire African food entrepreneurs, cooks, and chefs from the continent and the diaspora across the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoe has held events, demonstrations, and talks in addition to launching a crowdfunding campaign to support some of the most vulnerable in her community. In 2020, Zoe founded the thought leadership platform Black Book for Black and non-white people working within hospitality and food media. Join Zoe as she dismantles, disrupts, and decolonises the food industry while supporting marginalised communities and building a more equitable food system.

NOTES

Thank you for cooking up consciousness with me! Love & light- Zoe Adjonyoh

Follow Cooking Up Consciousness on Clubhouse for conversations and community and visit www.zoeadjonyoh.com to subscribe to all of Zoe’s consciousness-raising projects including Black Book and Ghana Kitchen. For more about Zoe and her work, follow @zoeadjonyoh on IG and on Clubhouse. Please visit Patreon to support this self-funded podcast from as little as $4 per month.

CREDITS

Executive Producer, Creator, and Host- Zoe Adjonyoh

Producer- Dani Dillon of Lunch Group

Graphic & Website Design- Sara Held

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