Chef Suzanne Barr is a social justice advocate & food advocate who walks the talk in equitable pay, food security, social justice for People of Color and the LGBTQIA+ community.
She is a one of North America’s most respected chefs, a dear friend of mine, the author of My Ackee Tree: A Chef's Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen, and she previously owned of the popular restaurant Saturday Dinette, Head Chef/Owner at True True Diner, and was the inaugural chef-in-residence at the Gladstone Hotel.
Today, you’ll hear powerful stories about setting intention, knowing your path, letting go to let more in, and much much more.
WORKS:
- Author of, “My Ackee Tree: A Chef's Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen”
- Head Chef/Owner at True True Diner
- Owner, Saturday Dinette
- Former inaugural chef-in-residence at the Gladstone Hotel
- Contributor, Suzanne contributed her jerk chicken ramen recipe to “Black Food”—a collection of stories, art and recipes across the African Diaspora
Tools You’ll Get from this Episode:
- Awarenesses that remind us how powerful love is and how to put it in practice to heal and support the needs of communities
- How to find flow state in something you care for personally & professionally
- Tools to enhance your love for and connection to food
- Inspiration on how to change the hierarchy is a workplace
- Stories that remind us of the importance of rest
- Inspiration to create food and recipes as resistance
BETTER with Mark Brand is produced by Pamela Rothenberg of I HEAR YOU STUDIOS and Adam Karch with Orbyt Media
