Welcome to Plant Girl Magic! I’m Chef Joya, a celebrity vegan chef known for making the vegan versions of your favorite soul food and afro-caribbean dishes so good they rival the originals. On this podcast, I’m sharing the stories behind the magic, from my own vegan journey and celebrity stories, to topics I care deeply about like food injustice, family, and life as an influencer. If you have a topic you want me to cover on the podcast, please send me a DM on Instagram @cookingwithjoya.
5. Chef Lisa Brooks Pt. 2: Social Media Haters, Black Women in the Culinary Industry, and Competing on the Food Network
We are BACK with Part 2 of my wine down session with Chef Lisa Brooks! In this episode, we talk about content creation, social media haters, what it was like to compete on Chopped, her biggest cooking motto, and why she’s so passionate about working with Black women If you want to become a personal chef, check out Chef Lisa’s free training (https://personalchefplaybook.mykajabi.com/personal-chef-playbook-registration-page) on how to make six figures in the first year of business!
Listen to Part 1 with Chef Lisa (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-chef-lisa-brooks-pt-1-how-she-became-a-chef/id1617724961?i=1000559705939)
Connect with Chef Lisa Brooks!
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@cheflisabrooks)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cheflisabrooks/)
Website (https://cheflisabrooks.com/)
In this episode:
Why I struggled to ask Chef Lisa to assist me in the Charlotte SHOUT! Festival
The behind-the-scenes tea of the competition I never told Chef Lisa… until now
Vegan does NOT mean skinny or even healthy lol
Chef Lisa’s core value of “The Joy of the Feast” and what that means to her
Whether Chef Lisa feels restricted by dietary restrictions at dinner parties or events
The ups and downs of content creation on different platforms
How we deal with mean comments on social media
How we really feel about social media influencers
Whether content creating actually pays off
Chef Lisa’s experience and strategy on Chopped on Food Network and whether she’d do another cooking competition in the future
Why Chef Lisa is so passionate about hiring and mentoring Black women in the culinary industry
Welcome to Plant Girl Magic! I’m Chef Joya, a celebrity vegan chef known for making the vegan versions of your favorite soul food and afro-caribbean dishes so good they rival the originals. On this podcast, I’m sharing the stories behind the magic, from my own vegan journey and celebrity stories, to topics I care deeply about like food injustice, family, and life as an influencer. If you have a topic you want me to cover on the podcast, please send me a DM on Instagram @cookingwithjoya (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/).
The Plant Girl Magic theme music is produced by my brother, Y’oMusic.
Connect with Chef Joya!
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@chefjoya?lang=en)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/SayWhatIt%E2%80%99sVegan)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookingwithjoya)
Website (http://www.cookingwithjoya.com/)
Chef Joya’s Nest (https://chefjoyasnest.com/)
5 May 2022
4. Chef Lisa Brooks Pt. 1: How She Became a Chef, Inside Our Relationship, and the “It” Factor She Looks For In a Chef
Y’all know I talk about my mentor Chef Lisa Brooks all the time, but today is extra special because she is wine-ing down with me on the podcast! In this two part series (we talked for two and a half hours y’all), Chef Lisa is sharing all about her background, her opinions on culinary schools, her first impressions of me, and so much more. I hope you guys enjoy and laugh along with us in this episode. Stay tuned for part 2!
Connect with Chef Lisa Brooks!
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@cheflisabrooks)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cheflisabrooks/)
Website (https://cheflisabrooks.com/)
In this episode:
How Chef Lisa became a Chef and the signs that led her there
Why she would never work in a restaurant
Why she chose to go to culinary school at CPCC instead of Johnson & Wales
All the ways she explored entrepreneurship while she was growing up
How Food Lion recruited her as a chef
How I pursued her for years until she finally agreed to be my mentor
The moment I blew Chef Lisa’s mind with my vegan cooking
All the stories from my own journey becoming a Chef that Chef Lisa witnessed and mentored me through
Lessons Chef Lisa has learned as a personal chef from her own mentors
What she expects from her mentees and her approach to mentorship
The lessons she’s learned from me on appearance, professionalism, and vegan cooking
What Chef Lisa considers the “it” factor in a fellow chef
Welcome to Plant Girl Magic! I’m Chef Joya, a celebrity vegan chef known for making the vegan versions of your favorite soul food and afro-caribbean dishes so good they rival the originals. On this podcast, I’m sharing the stories behind the magic, from my own vegan journey and celebrity stories, to topics I care deeply about like food injustice, family, and life as an influencer. If you have a topic you want me to cover on the podcast, please send me a DM on Instagram @cookingwithjoya (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/).
The Plant Girl Magic theme music is produced by my brother, Y’oMusic.
Connect with Chef Joya!
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@chefjoya?lang=en)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/SayWhatIt%E2%80%99sVegan)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookingwithjoya)
Website (http://www.cookingwithjoya.com/)
Chef Joya’s Nest (https://chefjoyasnest.com/)
21 Apr 2022
3. The Truth About Being a Celebrity Chef + Celebrity Client Stories
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work with celebrities? Not only work with them, but be responsible for nourishing them after a hard day of filming, performing, and engaging with fans? In this episode, I’m giving you all the background on how I started working with celebrities, celebrity stories of who I’ve worked with so far (I’m just getting started, y'all!), and why I don’t really work with other chefs.
Some things I share in this episode are:
How it’s still wild to me to call myself a “celebrity chef”
What it was like cooking for celebrities like Tabitha Brown, Fantasia, and Mo’Nique
My relationship with Fantasia and how I almost missed the chance to become her personal chef
Whether I get starstruck around my celebrity clients
The one thing all my celebrity clients have done that I’m so grateful for
Why I don’t really work with other chefs (besides my mentors and friends)
Welcome to Plant Girl Magic! I’m Chef Joya, a celebrity vegan chef known for making the vegan versions of your favorite soul food and afro-caribbean dishes so good they rival the originals. On this podcast, I’m sharing the stories behind the magic, from my own vegan journey and celebrity stories, to topics I care deeply about like food injustice, family, and life as an influencer. If you have a topic you want me to cover on the podcast, please send me a DM on Instagram @cookingwithjoya (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/).
The Plant Girl Magic theme music is produced by my brother, Y’oMusic.
Connect with Chef Joya!
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@chefjoya?lang=en)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/SayWhatIt%E2%80%99sVegan)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookingwithjoya)
Website (http://www.cookingwithjoya.com/)
Chef Joya’s Nest (https://chefjoyasnest.com/)
7 Apr 2022
2. What It’s Really Like to Be an Influencer: the Cost, Sacrifices, and Rewards
I get asked all the time how I became an influencer, how I grew my following, and what’s the behind the scenes of being a content creator. In this episode, I’m sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly on what it's really like to be an influencer. From how much I spend each month on content creation to brands that refused to pay me, I’m spilling all the tea that no one talks about so you can decide if the influencer life is right for you.
In this episode, I’m sharing:
How much time you need to commit to be a content creator
My why + why you need to have a strong why as an influencer
The struggles of being both a private chef and a content creator
How much it costs to be an influencer
What it’s like being a Black influencer on social media
The public scrutiny and judgment you face as a content creator
What it’s really like to work with brands
The best parts about being an influencer and content creator
Welcome to Plant Girl Magic! I’m Chef Joya, a celebrity vegan chef known for making the vegan versions of your favorite soul food and afro-caribbean dishes so good they rival the originals. On this podcast, I’m sharing the stories behind the magic, from my own vegan journey and celebrity stories, to topics I care deeply about like food injustice, family, and life as an influencer. If you have a topic you want me to cover on the podcast, please send me a DM on Instagram @cookingwithjoya (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/).
The Plant Girl Magic theme music is produced by my brother, Y’oMusic.
Connect with Chef Joya!
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@chefjoya?lang=en)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/SayWhatIt%E2%80%99sVegan)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookingwithjoya)
Website (http://www.cookingwithjoya.com/)
Chef Joya’s Nest (https://chefjoyasnest.com/)
7 Apr 2022
1. My Vegan Journey + How I Became a Celebrity Vegan Chef
The Plant Girl Magic podcast is here, y’all! In this very first episode of the show, I’m sharing my personal vegan journey from sneaking bites of meat when I was seven years old to becoming an award-winning celebrity vegan chef. You might have heard me talk about my parents raising us vegan, but there are some details in here I have not shared before, so be sure to tune in! If you love this episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell a friend to tell a friend!
In this episode, I talk about:
Sneaking in meat after my parents said our family was going vegan
The one time I almost died eating pork
The vegan foods available to us when I was a kid vs. what we have now
Venturing back into eating meat in my teens
Having cooking competitions with my family… and losing
My career as a makeup artist and model before I became a chef
How I blew a professional chef’s mind with my vegan cooking
My struggling with feeling like being a vegan chef was putting myself into a box
How a Mac & Cheese competition changed my career and my life forever
Welcome to Plant Girl Magic! I’m Chef Joya, a celebrity vegan chef known for making the vegan versions of your favorite soul food and afro-caribbean dishes so good they rival the originals. On this podcast, I’m sharing the stories behind the magic, from my own vegan journey and celebrity stories, to topics I care deeply about like food injustice, family, and life as an influencer. If you have a topic you want me to cover on the podcast, please send me a DM on Instagram @cookingwithjoya (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/).
The Plant Girl Magic theme music is produced by my brother, Y’oMusic.
Connect with Chef Joya!
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@chefjoya?lang=en)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/SayWhatIt%E2%80%99sVegan)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookingwithjoya)
Website (http://www.cookingwithjoya.com/)
Chef Joya’s Nest (https://chefjoyasnest.com/)
5 Apr 2022
Welcome to the Plant Girl Magic Podcast with Chef Joya!
Welcome to Plant Girl Magic! I’m Chef Joya, a celebrity vegan chef known for making the vegan versions of your favorite soul food and afro-caribbean dishes so good they rival the originals. On this podcast, I’m sharing the stories behind the magic, from my own vegan journey and celebrity stories, to topics I care deeply about like food injustice, family, and life as an influencer. If you have a topic you want me to cover on the podcast, please send me a DM on Instagram @cookingwithjoya (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/).
The Plant Girl Magic theme music is produced by my brother, Y’oMusic.
Connect with Chef Joya!
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithjoya/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@chefjoya?lang=en)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/SayWhatIt%E2%80%99sVegan)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cookingwithjoya)
Website (http://www.cookingwithjoya.com/)
Chef Joya’s Nest (https://chefjoyasnest.com/)
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