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by Chef Hollywood
Cooking Your Way Through Life is a podcast where real conversations meet the kitchen. Hosted by Chef Drake, each episode explores life, growth, relationships, setbacks, and personal journeys through the lens of food. Every conversation is paired with a culinary lesson — using cooking as a way to reflect, connect, and make sense of the moments that shape us. Honest, relatable, and grounded, this podcast is about learning, evolving, and showing up — both in life and in the kitchen.
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- 3 days ago1h 5m
Cooking Your Way Through "Unpopular Opinions" with Warren
Unpopular opinions, real talk, and two people who are not afraid to say what they actually think. Me and Warren sat down in Athens, Greece for this one and covered everything from Dubai Chocolate and Brunch to Nepotism, Garlic Powder, Steak Sauce, and a whole lot more in between. Warren flew in from London to hang out in Greece with me and getting to record this episode here made it one of my favorites from the whole trip. When it is me and Warren together the energy is always right and this conversation was no different. We are not trying to be canceled and we are not saying any of this to be provocative. These are just our honest opinions on things that not everyone agrees with and we think those conversations deserve to happen out loud. You might agree with us on some of it. You might think we are completely wrong on all of it. Either way I want to hear your take because the whole point of this episode is to open the conversation not close it. Come with your own unpopular opinions. We can debate it. About Warren: Tattoo Artist based in London. Instagram: @ininkwetrust Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Cooking Your Way Through "1 Million in 7 Days" with Warren, CSM Rob, TJ, Spencer, Jamal & Lexi, Chef Louis, Ayla, Alyssa, Chef Patrick, & Asher
This one was too fun not to share as a bonus episode. When I film batches of podcast episodes I like to ask everyone the same question and this time around I gave everyone one million dollars. The only catch was that they had to spend every single dollar within 7 days. No savings accounts. No Roth IRAs. No hiding it anywhere safe. You have to spend it and you have 7 days to figure it out. We all say what we would do if we won the lottery or came into money but putting a real number and a real deadline on it changes the conversation completely. What you think you would do and what you actually would do are two very different things and this episode proves that in the most entertaining way possible. Today you are hearing from Warren, CSM Rob, TJ, Spencer, Jamal and Lexi, Chef Louis, Ayla, Alyssa, Chef Patrick, and Asher. Every single one of them had something different to say and every single one of them surprised me in some way. Fair warning. You are going to spend your own million while you listen to this one. I already know it. Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
- 2 weeks ago46 min
Cooking Your Way Through "What We Crave" with Chef Louis
Me and Chef Louis go back to 2011 and my very first cruise ship contract out in Hawaii. From that moment we built something that has lasted and today he is the Chef and Owner of The Canterbury Kitchen in Americus, Georgia with his amazing wife Sumner. Watching him build that has been one of the most genuinely inspiring things I have seen from someone I have known this long. Today we are talking about cravings and we are not keeping it in the kitchen. We crave all kinds of things in life. Food obviously but also vacations, connection, rest, and change. Cravings are information and most of us move past them without stopping to ask what they are actually telling us. On the culinary side we break down what your body is communicating to you through the specific foods you crave and why. There is real meaning behind those patterns and once you understand it you start looking at what you reach for in a completely different way. Two chefs who have known each other since Hawaii, a lot of laughs, and a conversation that is going to make you listen to yourself a little more closely. Follow Chef Louis and The Canterbury Kitchen: Instagram: @thecanterburykitchen Website: www.thecanterburykitchen.com Louis's Personal Instagram: @mlouisresnick Sumner's Instagram: @sumneresnick Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
- Aug 20, 202619 min
Cooking Your Way Through "Uncomfortable Adjustments"
Before I step back for a little while I wanted to leave something meaningful in your ears. This is a solo episode and I recorded it in Athens, Greece because I am in the middle of a lot of personal change right now and this topic would not leave me alone. If you do not adjust you do not survive. I believe that with everything I have and I think it is true for every part of life and every career without exception. The adjustments we have to make are not always comfortable, not always planned, and not always welcome. But they are always necessary. I am navigating a lot of new things right now and I wanted to open this conversation with you directly because I know I am not alone in having to shift who I am or how I move to get to where I am going. On the culinary side I bring it into the kitchen and talk about adjusting a recipe when it is not going the way you planned and how to keep cooking when you do not have everything you need. The kitchen has always been one of my best teachers and this lesson is no different. A short break is coming. Everything Cooking Your Way Through Life returns August 31st and the next podcast episode drops September 3rd. You are only missing one week so use this time to go back and catch up on every episode already out on all streaming platforms. There is a lot there and it is worth your time. I will see you on the other side. Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
- Aug 13, 20261h 23m
Cooking Your Way Through "Teaching & Learning" with TJ
Some conversations hit differently when you come back to them later and this is one of those. TJ is someone I have to properly introduce to anyone who is new here because without him none of this exists. He is the reason I started this podcast. That led to my cookbook. That led to this YouTube channel. That led to everything I am building right now. So when me and TJ sit down together it is never just a conversation, it always becomes something more. Today we are talking about teaching and learning. We both feel like we became good at teaching because we never stopped being students and we get into what that actually looks like in practice. There is a real difference between making someone feel small and making sure someone actually understands and we talk about where that line is and why it matters so much. On the culinary side I walk through making Mousse as a teaching example because it is a dish that is only simple when you understand the language of cooking. If nobody ever explains to you what fold means in a kitchen you are already lost before you start. Understanding how to receive and follow directions is a skill and the kitchen is one of the best places to learn it. I also want to be transparent. A lot has changed in my personal life since this episode was recorded but coming back to this conversation reminded me of exactly why I am where I am right now. Sometimes you need perspective before you can fully hear what was already being said to you. TJ is a Show Director and Choreographer with Disney Live Entertainment and one of the most genuinely positive people I have ever had in my corner. Follow TJ: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tjtekurio TikTok: @tjtekurio Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
- Aug 6, 202631 min
Cooking Your Way Through "Eating Alone"
I have not done a solo episode in a while but this topic came back around for me recently and I felt like it needed its own conversation. Eating alone carries so much stigma that people will genuinely stay in relationships with people they do not even like just to avoid sitting at a table by themselves. I have seen it. I have lived parts of it. And today I want to talk about why we need to stop treating eating alone like it is something to be ashamed of. Because here is the thing. Eating alone is not always about loneliness or a breakup. Sometimes you are solo traveling and a table for one is just the reality of the trip. Sometimes your kids have grown up and moved out and now it is just you in that kitchen and at that table and you have to figure out what that looks like. Sometimes you simply want to be alone and your own company is enough. All of that is valid. Today I am getting into the real positives of eating alone and what it can teach you about yourself when you stop apologizing for it. On the culinary side I talk about what it actually means to cook for yourself because that is different from cooking for others in ways most people do not realize. I also get into how to choose a restaurant when you are going solo because nobody ever really talks about that and it is worth the conversation. Solo episode. Real talk. Come eat alone with me. Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
- Jul 30, 202643 min
Cooking Your Way Through "Transitions" with Mr. Asher
Transitions are unavoidable but most of us never actually talk about what they do to us until we are already deep in one. This week I am sitting down with Mr. Asher, someone I have known for years, and I have to be honest with you, he still surprised me in this episode. He shared things I did not know about him and it reminded me of exactly why I love doing this show. Real conversations with real people always find a way to go deeper than you expect. We cover all kinds of transitions in this one. Relationships including situationships, and yes the long-distance kind because that is my personal experience lol. Transitions that come with changing jobs, moving your life somewhere new, and how all of it affects you in ways you might not even notice until you slow down and look at it. We also dig into the question that kept coming up throughout our conversation: is a transition the start of something or the end of something and how do you even know the answer when you are in the middle of it. On the culinary side I bring it into the kitchen and talk about transitioning your habits around what you cook and what you eat, because those habits are worth examining just like everything else we talk about today. This one is honest, a little funny, and full of moments that are going to make you think about where you are right now and where you are headed. This episode is sponsored by ButcherBox. I am an affiliate so I may earn from purchases using my link. Follow Mr. Asher on Instagram: https://instagram.com/smashresroh Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
- Jul 23, 20261h 4m
Cooking Your Way Through "Starting Over" with Ayla
Starting over sounds like a big physical move but if you have ever tried it you know the hardest part is what happens in your mind before anything else changes. This week I am joined by Ayla, a CT and Nuclear Medicine Technologist, mom of two, and one of the most real people I know. Anytime we get together the laughs are non-stop but we also stay dropping gems and this episode is no different. We get into starting over in every area of life, jobs, relationships, chapters that needed to end, and how much of it comes down to mindset rather than the actual decision to move. We share our own experiences, all the times we have started over and where those moments led us, and we will be the first to tell you we are not done starting over either. On the culinary side I am talking about what it looks like to start over in the kitchen and build it from scratch the right way. A lot of what we think we know about kitchens actually needs to be unlearned before we can build something that truly works for us. Two people who have been through it, a lot of laughs, and a lot of real talk. Come hang with us. Follow Ayla: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MAGIXRX06 Instagram: https://instagram.com/COUNTRYKANE88 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@SUGARBAKER Follow Chef Hollywood: Website: https://chculinarycreations.com Instagram | Facebook | TikTok: @ChefHollywood88
About Cooking Your Way Through Life
Cooking Your Way Through Life is a podcast where real conversations meet the kitchen. Hosted by Chef Drake, each episode explores life, growth, relationships, setbacks, and personal journeys through the lens of food. Every conversation is paired with a culinary lesson — using cooking as a way to reflect, connect, and make sense of the moments that shape us. Honest, relatable, and grounded, this podcast is about learning, evolving, and showing up — both in life and in the kitchen.
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