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Make sure to 17 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: listen to The Black Effect Presents podcast on I Heart Radio, 18 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. That's right 19 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: to Welcome to money making conversation. I am the man 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: Stephen A. Smith would say, I am Rashaan McDonald. Each 21 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversation talk show is about entrepreneurship and entertainment. 22 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: I feel I am the leading bars of entertainment and 23 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 1: entrepreneurship in this country because I'm geared to help people. 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: I'm geared. It's not to show about what I'm trying 25 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: to get you to make money or make donations. 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It is important to understand that 35 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: everybody travels a different path to success. That's because your 36 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: brand is different, the challenges you face in your life 37 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: are different. So stop reading other people's success stories and 38 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: start writing your own. Now. You can be motivated by 39 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: their success because their stories can offer direction and help 40 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: you reach your goals through your planning and your committed effort. 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: My guests don't money making conversations as is the one 42 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: right now will have the same passion. They have shared 43 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: the same information about their career and motivation, but they're 44 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: promoting how they live in balance life and their secrets 45 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: to success. Now my next guest. My next guest is 46 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: a James Beard Award winning chef, which is one of 47 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: the top honors that you can get as a shift 48 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: best known for his barrier breaking cuisine connecting the who 49 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: ways of West Africa and Asia to the Americas. A 50 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: man hails from the cultural mecca of Harlem, New York, 51 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: is the host of Clio's TV just Eats with Chef JJ, 52 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: founder of Field Trip Restaurant in Harlem, creative BuzzFeed Tasty, 53 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: and author Between Harlem and Helen. The second season of 54 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: Just Eats with Chef JJ premiers on tv Ones network 55 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: Cleo TV Saturday, Fabruite Work twenty second at twelve pm 56 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: New Eastern Standard Time when TV Ones again Cleo TV, 57 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: Please welcome back to money Making Conversations. My man, Chef 58 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: j J. How were you pretty good? But man, you 59 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: know he's you got so much going on. You have 60 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: to be patient. You have to be patient. I mean, 61 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: I love each from I'm from the Mecca, and you 62 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: know I'm moving and shaking. I like those things. But 63 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: the thing is, you know, I like I lived in 64 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: New York. I know exactly what you are. The Harlem 65 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: is it has changed because I first moved to New 66 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: York and eight and then I moved back up there 67 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: and then you know, there's a many TV shows up 68 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: there and the Deaf comedy Jam and nanty two and 69 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: I moved up there, Steve Harmon, I moved up to 70 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: do it radio show WBLS one of seven point five 71 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: in two thousand five, and that's when hard started to change. 72 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: You know that, let's say change. I'm talking about the 73 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: racial change and the building construction change. You know, I'm 74 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: trying to keep I'm trying to I'm trying to be 75 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: one of them. You know, we're a new Visits Heorial 76 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: Harlem Call Future were right bullshot between one fiftee, the 77 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: one six season Malcolm X Boulevard right in front of 78 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: the two and the three trains. You know, my goal 79 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: here is people to know that you know, it's a 80 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: black business and uh and we're in the Mecca and 81 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: hopefully other black businesses will fall confident to move into 82 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: a vacant spaces. And that's why I feel like we 83 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: keep the narrative going regardless who moves into the neighborhood. 84 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: That has showed what our culture of excellence is. And 85 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: that's that's correct, and that's you know when you let 86 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: me ask you this, uh, you know you're New York 87 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: guy to HALLM. What what do you think? What what 88 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: is the brand of Halem? You know it's been so transitional, 89 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: wanted to entertainment to play a big role. Has always 90 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: been a place for style. What do you think HALLM 91 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: is evolving into now? Jeff j J You know how 92 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: you know that's a hard one. You know. I think Harlem, 93 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: you know, as much as the people in the streets 94 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: are changing, I think the people that are are are 95 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: able to create the narrative or holding onto the narrative 96 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: really well. Um, I think Harlem will always be a 97 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: place for for excellence and for black people. Uh. And 98 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: it'll be the mecca whell you'll find things. Um. I 99 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: feel like fashion right now is big back in Harlem 100 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: right now with Dapper Dan. You know, he's a couple 101 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: of blocks away from the restaurant here, He's you know, 102 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: celebs and people going into his affiliate and getting something fashionable. UM. 103 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 1: So I feel like fashion is coming back to Harlem 104 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: and and he's in the forefront of that. Um. And 105 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: then I think food culture, Uh, in many different ways, 106 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: Harlem has always been that that community for you to 107 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: be able to express yourselves. We're seeing a lot of 108 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 1: different culture if it's Indian food or Mexican or African 109 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: American or global starting to sprout up from Harlem because 110 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, the community really respects everybody, um, and it 111 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,799 Speaker 1: will always talk about it. Really is interesting, like before 112 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: we get into the TV show and also the restaurant 113 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: What what What drives your passion? Because I'll see you 114 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: on TV, I've seeing your post on social media, and uh, 115 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: you always seem happy. You always seem like there's a 116 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: gleam in your eye when it comes to food and 117 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: watching people eat your food and serving the product that 118 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: you've made. I always tell people that my my definition 119 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: of food is art that you can eat because it 120 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: can look so beautiful and then it can be consumed. 121 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: What is your what? What? What is your passion? What 122 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: drives you to that that that world? Because I'm a foodie, 123 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: you know just could just being able to connect people 124 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: is really good. And knowing that they're connecting over the 125 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: food that I'm making and I'm bringing a smile right right, 126 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: It's really great. And you know, I just love to cook. Uh, 127 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: it's really in my DNA And for me, cooking is 128 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: a safe space right right right right. You could be 129 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: you could be anything and anybody. You could try to 130 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: be somebody else. You could try to throw that flavor 131 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: in the pan. Uh. You know, you could say bang boom, 132 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: whatever you want. Um. And you know, at the end 133 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: of the day, you have the happiest moments around food, 134 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: regardless if you're worth no ends or you know you're struggling. Um. 135 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: And that's why that's what really brings joy to me, 136 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: knowing that, um, that I'm really able now to project 137 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: my you know, my culinary some of my culinary plv on. 138 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: It's the mainstream folks that I'm in their kitchens now, 139 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: which is really uh exciting for me because as a 140 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: young kids is one of the things I've always dreamed about. Well, 141 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's really cool because I'm a I'm a baker, 142 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: you know, the people up to Old Coast, I'm an 143 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: award winning baker, and I know that you told me. 144 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: I remember that, and so it relaxes me. You know, 145 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: Like I get up in the morning, I generally get 146 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: up at foward. I make a couple of desserts and 147 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: uh one dessert and bring it to my staff because 148 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,559 Speaker 1: they're just a moment where my mind can't think about 149 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: I can't think about anything. I can't do talk about 150 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: deals in my mind. I can't think about other TV 151 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: shows because you have to be focused when you when 152 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: you are in the kitchen, because that's why mistakes happen, 153 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: and sometimes especially when you bake. You can't fix a mistake. 154 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: You gotta go away. Yeah, you can't know once you 155 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: beg if you messed up, you got starting all over 156 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: the beginning. For me, music is that key right right right. Music. 157 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: Music helps you block in and brings that vibe and 158 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: give you that other emotion that you're looking for. So 159 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: for me, when I'm in a kitchen, like in the 160 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: test kitchen, like really working on recipes, kind of get 161 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: something really right. I'm throwing on something that really um 162 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: really bring me there to focal focal point cool. I'm 163 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: talking to Chef JJ, he has a show on Cleo TV, 164 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: which is all part of these TV ones networking coach 165 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: just eats with Chef JJ yet season one now went 166 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: to season two. Let's talk about season one. What you 167 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: enjoyed about it, what you and then we're leading to 168 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: the expectations of what we can expect from season two. 169 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: Season one, you know that that was that's my that 170 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: was my first show episode something learn something though, I'm 171 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: not gonna lie on that, but it was great. You know, 172 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: it was great getting to know some people that I 173 00:08:54,040 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: didn't know before, really cooking and talking about some interesting things. Um. 174 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: And you know, you know, I'm so excited that you know, 175 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: TV one and Cleo Uh, bringing Jesse's back to the 176 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: season two means that people were watching. So I want 177 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: to thank everybody people like you were spreading the word 178 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: for us. For me, I'm a fan. You know that. 179 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: You know that I'm a fan. Thank you very much. 180 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: So for season two, I'm really excited about season two. 181 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: I'm really bringing like really amazing flavors, some fabulous gas. 182 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 1: You know, we're shaking and we're moving. Uh, we're in 183 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: this We're in my new beautiful kitchen. Uh. And the conversation. Okay, okay, okay, 184 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: a new kitchen now, okay, Now, you just can't slide 185 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: that by, you know, and used to word beautiful. Okay, 186 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: I'm a kitchen guy now, okay, So I know you 187 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: used word beautiful too. So because the kitchen was kind 188 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: of tight in season one. Okay, so it was tight, 189 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: you know, kitchen was a little tight. Yeah, correct, And 190 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: that's luckily I don't I'm a little I'm a swim guy, 191 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: So it worked out way. The great thing, you know, 192 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: the interesting thing about you know, being a TV producer 193 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: and watching the talent you are a talent, you know, 194 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: watching you evolve, you know, watching how you because your 195 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: your number one skill is cooking, like you know, number 196 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: one skill of anybody who who's a specialist. And then 197 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: when you're starting to interact and keep those individuals who 198 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: to be engaged, some of them you do know, some 199 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: of you don't know. So that evolution. I love watching 200 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: you become the star, a TV star that you become 201 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: to tell us about some of those steps that you 202 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: had to go with and start, you know, make sure 203 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: the meal came out right, but also make sure the 204 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: people you had on your show stay engaged in the process. Yeah, 205 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: you know most TV shows that the shop doesn't really 206 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: cook right. They did do a couple of things right that. 207 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes I guess a nervous because I'm like, 208 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: oh my god, Like this season, I had to hear 209 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: you on like to hear he's about to eat this dish, 210 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: and then I put enough salt, like I don't have 211 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: enough time to take some like rechange, like they're gonna 212 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: she's gonna really judge me on this dist So it 213 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: really pushes me to a different mental limit of like 214 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: cooking on television that I'm really cooking alongside of entertaining, um, 215 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: you know, my goal this season was really you know, 216 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: listening to the to the fans and um, hearing what 217 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: they wanted and really bringing them that through, bringing that 218 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: through the TV screen. So you know, you'll see you'll 219 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: see something like Cola green lasagna, um that I'm doing 220 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 1: a little bit of you know, uh you know, cast 221 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: into your pork chops. I'm even working with the veggie 222 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: with the veggie ground beef. It's the first time I 223 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: ever worked with it that I'm doing it on the 224 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: TV show, and I make it chilly with it, uh, 225 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: you know. And and then on top of that. I 226 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: have some really great guests, like watch Jazzy the comedians. 227 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: Hold that for the next break. We'll hold that for 228 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: the next break of shop. The great thing about it 229 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: is that you're You're amazing. I'm a fan, and I 230 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 1: want to start this year posting If you don't mind 231 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 1: posting some of your stuff on my Facebook, I got 232 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: like almost, I want to do that because I want 233 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: to support you, my man. You know, I've been up 234 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: there to your restaurant at the previous location. I love 235 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: the food. I send people to that location. I want 236 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: to I'll be in New York February ninth, which is 237 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: a Sunday. I'm gonna see if I can drop by 238 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: if I have time. 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Don't touch that dot hi. 280 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,359 Speaker 1: Just for Sean McDonald and you're listening to money making conversation. 281 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: I'm the host, but talking to my man Chef JJ. 282 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: He has a hot news show going into the second 283 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: season on TV one's network, Cleo t V, is called 284 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: Just Meets with Chef JJ, and it premiers Saturday, February two, 285 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: age of noon on Cleo t V. Chef Before We 286 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: went to the break, He's about to dive into these 287 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: gas and we know the guests can be just exciting. 288 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: This is the meal that you're cooking, so talk about 289 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: something that gas Like I said, Raheem Divine who was 290 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: my man? He's the same right. Divine was on there 291 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: and the uh turning up. He was on the episode. 292 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: We watch Jazzy and you know they was having some 293 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: intimate conversations, you know, those things happening around food. She's 294 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: a she's she's the funny individual. I don't know if 295 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: you know you watched Jazzy, but she's hilarious improv Yes, 296 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: Lela James. You know My Food had her humming, which 297 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: was really great. You know, for me, she's the icon. 298 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: So uh and then you know we had to hear 299 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: it from Love and Hip Hop. We had an Influenzer 300 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: Ray holiday and Graze has always been a supporter of mine. 301 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: Um and and then also this season, you know, I 302 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: wanted to bring some like um, you know, some some 303 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: young talent that's really crushing it, uh in different parts 304 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: of the industry. So we brought in this young lady 305 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: to tell some healthcare, facial products and hair practices on 306 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: Natural out of the DC area. That's that's a that's 307 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: an immigrant, right, A big, big story of a conversation 308 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: in America today. So you know, also as we have 309 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: some of the big guests, you know, we have some 310 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: of the smaller guests have some really good stories that 311 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: I think can relate to people that are that are 312 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: watching the show. Well, you know, the thing about it 313 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: is that you're a good conversationalist and that because it 314 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: was really making me laugh when you're talking about making 315 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: food live and then then you actually cooking it. Because 316 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: I know I've done some episodes on TV where I've 317 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: had the bake live, you know, something that just do 318 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: you know and then all of a sudden, I go, okay, 319 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: you know you can do for some reason, you can 320 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: like hit the point or did I do that? Did 321 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: that do that right? Did that do that right? Because 322 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: you know people at home, they're watched he forgot that. 323 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: He forgot the vanilla extract. What are you doing? He 324 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: forgot the vanilla extract? And so that is pressure, you know, 325 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: to make sure that you know because sometimes when you 326 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: when you cook something, you add a little extra salt 327 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: or extra pepper, extra kanyee just to get it right. 328 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: But you know, some people don't want you tasting food 329 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: and then putting a spoon back into the food on TV, 330 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: you know, you know, so you have to really play 331 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: it by ear and then hope for the best. So 332 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: so I commend you, my brother, because I see your eyes. 333 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: I see you going okay, okay, this is good. So 334 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: so that that helps you to be on point on 335 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 1: your game when you take the show's correct. Yeah, I 336 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: mean it's a different flow when you're the show and 337 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: you're cooking. So uh, definitely mental pressure. So when you 338 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: see me do do it or look up into the sky, 339 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not judging you. I'm really relating to 340 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: your pains at that point creatively because I know that 341 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, I know you understand. I'm you know, your 342 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: listeners when they started watching the show, make sure they 343 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: don't be judging up. Absolutely absolutely. Now let's your gears 344 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: and go to Field Trip, you know, the community based 345 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: dining experience and celebrates cultures through the shared experience Rice. Okay, 346 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: that's first of all, the name of the restaurant, your trip, 347 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: and then sharing the experience through Rice. Let's start with 348 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: the name field Trip, the field Trip and votes fund 349 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: field Us for all the right fields tripped off all 350 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: the trips I've taken uh in my career. UH cooked 351 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: in place like India, Singapore, Ghana. In those places you 352 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: then see in the rights bowls that then invoked the 353 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: flavors of those places. Okay, Now when you when you 354 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: talk about casual dining and you talk how how what 355 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: does the seeding capacity? Can I ask that to see 356 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: to the world field trip is twenty seeded and then 357 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: four high top tables that you can stand at because 358 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 1: it's plenty of space for a large group, small groups. 359 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: We we we we love to see everybody. It's a 360 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: place you can bring your kids, wheelchair acceptability, all the above. 361 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:55,400 Speaker 1: Now what is the hours of operation? We're open Tuesdays 362 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: to Sunday eleven and nine eleven and nine, so Tuesday 363 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: through side do you say Sunday eleven am to nine pm? 364 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: So it might be able to it might see me 365 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 1: February night coming in and grab an hit off. Well, 366 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, like I told you, j J, you don't 367 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: have to be there. I'm coming in and grab me 368 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: something to go and hit on up to the gordya 369 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: And well you took care of me last time, and 370 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: so and it wasn't. And my whole thing is that 371 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 1: I'm a foodie and I love food and as soon 372 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: as I eat, as soon as I eat, I'm sure 373 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put this in my rushawn, each recommendation of restaurants, 374 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: and that's on my website, on my social media, and 375 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: that's because that's what it really is. Because food, to 376 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: me is a it's a culture, it's it's an experience. 377 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: And and when you have a gifted person like you 378 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: chef J j J who out there just just laying 379 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: it down, man landed down, putting down the food on 380 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: it right, you know, and then then you then you're 381 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: you're happy doing it because a lot of people you 382 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: can watch some people that look like it's a job, 383 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: but it doesn't look like a job to you talk 384 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: about that, you know, I mean, look in this time 385 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: and era, a lot of people want to become been 386 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 1: on television, and um, I'm mis thankful for it every day. 387 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 1: It's not something that anybody can get. And I think 388 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: the hard work really has got me the opportunity to 389 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: to be uh friends and family of Cleo TV and 390 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: TV run now with the second season coming up, and 391 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: you know, I worked really hard on something that I 392 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: was never trained to do. You know, I didn't go 393 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: to acting school. I didn't do any of that. Um, 394 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: this is this is new and uh, I have to 395 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: work a lot harder and uh, you know, the key 396 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: is just making sure I have fun, be entertaining and 397 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: give you food that you want to cook at home. 398 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: Here's a quick question before I get I'm talking to 399 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: Chef JJ. Uh starve the hit. Um it's a cooking 400 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: entertainment show called Just Eats with Chef JJ on TV 401 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 1: once network Cleo TV. It premiers season two does Saturday 402 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: February twenty twond at twelve New and Eastern UM as 403 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,239 Speaker 1: an encore that plays a tempm on that same channel. Uh. 404 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: The great thing that out you coming on my show. 405 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: It was something that I missed last time. It was 406 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: a good miss because but I found at this time 407 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: they said that you are the creator a buzz feed Tasty. 408 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: Is that correct? Well, I'm not the creator. I am 409 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: a creator. Okay, We're called Tasty creators and you create 410 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: videos on buds feed Tasty channel. So you can go 411 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: to buds fee Tasty. You can see some of my 412 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: videos on there as as one of the Bunch feed creators. 413 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: I called my tough budsfee talent. They like to call 414 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: me a creator, but I wish I created a bunk 415 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 1: be tasty. Well, you know it was gonna be another 416 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: conversation now as a yeah, I mean, you know you 417 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: talk about you know, from from from a business standpoint. 418 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: You know, my goal is that I have restaurants. You know, 419 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,479 Speaker 1: I have a television show or shows hopefully, and you know, 420 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: as a chef now you're able to potentially, you know, 421 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: drive in revenue in different ways than back in the past. Well, 422 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: you know, the interesting thing about it just about just 423 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: a quick business question. The show is done in the 424 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: professional kitchen. Why didn't you do the show at your restaurant? 425 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: You know, you need to have the right lighting, the 426 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: right touches. There's just certain things of what you want 427 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: in a in a in uh in in a certain 428 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,120 Speaker 1: kitchen feeling. Um. And if I wouldn't shot to show 429 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: my restaurant, I would have to shut it down for 430 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 1: ten days, which was displaced my customer base, the people 431 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: that truly support me on a day to day base. 432 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: And I didn't want to do that. Well, I can 433 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: understand that because of the fact that you know, I 434 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: was talking to my nephew. Here's a barbecue plays barbecue 435 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: a food truck trailer in Houston, Texas, and he and 436 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: I got him to own Kelly Clarkson Show today, and 437 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: so he shut down his Yeah, and they got him 438 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 1: over there and they came to Houston. He's based in Houston, 439 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: and so he shut down his restaurant. It's a lower 440 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: street location to take it over to a show that 441 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: called him and go did you shut it down? I said, no, no, no, 442 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: you can't ever do that because your customers think that 443 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: you close. That's the bad news travel faster than good news, 444 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: so you're not being there. That's a lot of bad news. 445 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: I say, if you ever shut down like that, just 446 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: put your other trailer there and put a limited menu. 447 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: At least you rather serve a limited menu. Didn't come 448 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: by to the way he's taping the clarks which builds 449 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: your brain, so I know exactly what you're talking about, 450 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: because yeah, you know, it's a hard thing because like 451 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: that Kelly Clarkson shows like a one time in a lifetime, right, 452 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: You're so excited for that, but then at the end 453 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: of the day, you want to make sure that there's 454 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: either let putting a message out about the restaurants, so 455 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: let people know that they can't come today or not. 456 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,919 Speaker 1: You know, I've learned that through my career. I used 457 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: to say before all people will come back. People won't 458 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: come back because don't feel so offended that you've displaced them. 459 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: So um, that's why I keep the restaurant closed on Mondays. 460 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: Now that's our day. If we're gonna do TV things 461 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: in the restaurant or shoot um or if people do 462 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: want to do some TV things, that has to happen 463 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 1: before we open, and they have to be done by 464 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: that time because I'm out in the business of display 465 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: some people. Here's an interesting thing they sent this over 466 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: to about your show, Chef JJ. Chef JJ loves to 467 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: introduce exciting global because Cousine to Friends, and this season 468 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: turns up the heat with a friendly cook off Okay, 469 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,919 Speaker 1: makes a comforting one pot meal creation, It's cozy with 470 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: a breakfast and bid meal, and gives viewers a two 471 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: of his new restaurant field trip Hollow. Now you just 472 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: say none of that, Chef j J. Now I can 473 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: keep it. Put some great stuff like that. It's a 474 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: great episode about breakfast in bed. I a couple of 475 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: a couple that doesn't cook. He doesn't cook for his 476 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: his loved one, and le told me get a little 477 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: cookie points. I showed Matt. You know, I'm all about 478 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: the global world and the cuisine to connect with people. 479 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 1: So let me get a little bit of that from 480 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: one pot stuff. But you know that that's that's the 481 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 1: notes they gave you. You know, I'm giving you my notes. 482 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: You guys expecting what I want you to tune in 483 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: and it's really no. This season is truly exciting, some 484 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: great conversation. I think there's some great insight. You know, 485 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: my my biggest guest and my biggest fan on this 486 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: season is Shaun King. Um. He comes on and with 487 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: his wife. Is that quarterback Sean Farmer? Quarterback Shaun King No, 488 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: Shaan King the activist? All right, right, right right, um. 489 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: And I'm a big fan of head and what he 490 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 1: what he's doing. And he comes on with his wife 491 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: and they cook a lot at home. Um, and you know, 492 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: we had a great one. What I think is one 493 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: of the best conversations. And you know it's very lighthearted. 494 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: We got a little bit in the politics, and I 495 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: love politics. My thing on the love and so you 496 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: know I'm telling you this one right here by making 497 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 1: or break it for us, I'm not gonna let that 498 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: go down like that. You'll be back with season three 499 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: talking to me about what you're doing. You just gotta 500 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: let me know about these breakfast and bed scenes and 501 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: these little cook offs that you're doing and these one 502 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: pot meals. But that's my job. That was Chef JJ. 503 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: My job is to promote your brand and push you 504 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: to the next level. And your great restaurant called field 505 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: Trip that you that you're doing it up. But again, 506 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 1: your show just each with Chef JJ on TV Ones Network, 507 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: Cleo TV. He's exciting. I consider you a friend, man, 508 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: I really do, and I will always support you. And 509 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: I'll just get those just get those banners to me 510 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: and these sizzle reels that you want me to pose 511 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: brod to the premier fabruardwewod Okay, I appreciate that. Thank you, 512 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, my friend. We talk soon. 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