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Cooking Your Way Through Life with Chef HollywoodLife’s a lot like cooking — sometimes you’ve got the perfect recipe, and other times, you’re improvising with what you’ve got. Each episode, Chef Hollywood breaks down real-life lessons through the lens of food — from building discipline and finding balance, to celebrating wins and learning from the burnt dishes along the way.Whether he’s in the kitchen or on the mic, Chef Hollywood brings humor, heart, and a dash of spice to every topic. Come for the recipes, stay for the stories, and discover how to cook your way through life one meal (and one moment) at a time.👉🏾 Listen, learn, and laugh — and follow along at bio.chculinarycreations.com for recipes, YouTube episodes, merch, and more.
Cooking Your Way Through Life with Chef HollywoodLife’s a lot like cooking — sometimes you’ve got the perfect recipe, and other times, you’re improvising with what you’ve got. Each episode, Chef Hollywood breaks down real-life lessons through the lens of food — from building discipline and finding balance, to celebrating wins and learning from the burnt dishes along the way.Whether he’s in the kitchen or on the mic, Chef Hollywood brings humor, heart, and a dash of spice to every topic. Come for the recipes, stay for the stories, and discover how to cook your way through life one meal (and one moment) at a time.👉🏾 Listen, learn, and laugh — and follow along at bio.chculinarycreations.com for recipes, YouTube episodes, merch, and more.
Episodes

Wednesday May 10, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”Red Flags” with Alyssa G.
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
On this episode I am joined by Alyssa G for the first time this season and we go over our "Red Flags" for work and personal life. We both reflect on some of the red flags we have run from and toward in the past. On this episode we also will make my specialty red velvet cake that I make blue with Baileys in it.
Instagram - Alyssa G.

Wednesday May 03, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”What Saving Money Looks Like For You”
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
On today's episode we tackle saving money, and I try to explain how it looks different for different people. I give you tips and tricks on how to save money for retirement, a rainy day, and also for a specific item. We also make some Chili with some cool toppings and loads of flavor, you don't want to miss it. I also talk about the app Acorns and how it's helped me so I put a link below for you to sign up if you haven't already.
Acorns

Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”Code Switching” with Asher Rohan
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
On this episode I have the best Hotel Manager I've had the pleasure of working with and we discuss code switching. We share some of our personal stories and also dive into why we code switch and how it has helped us both in our lives. We make one of my favorite dishes with a twist, Duck & Seafood Étouffée.
Asher R - Instagram

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”Love VS Lust”
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
On today's episode we take a visit down memory lane to season 1. I recap one of my first episodes, while expanding on my current feelings os love and lust. I also share some embarrassing stories as always lol. I make one of my favorite all time deserts and we tie it all in together.

Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”Seeing The World” with Paul Ness
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
On this episode Paul is back and this time we are pairing wine with food. At the same time we are talking about traveling the world and discussing why we do it and love it. We share some of our personal favorite things to do when traveling and also some of our stories of traveling together too. Today while giving your all of these gems, we will be making Chicken Pasta Milano.
Paul Ness - Instagram

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”Exhausting Your Social Meter”
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
On this episode I get into what I feel is the appropriate way to gage and understand your social meter. Sometimes it can be hard to tell people no or you feel obligated to always show up for everyone for everything. We also make one of my favorite if not my favorite foods today, hot wings. We will step it up a notch with some Tequila Lime Hot Wings and I teach you how to make sure they stay juicy too.

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”Getting Out of Your Own Way” with TJ Tekurio
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
On this episode TJ is back for the fourth time and is holding nothing back while he kicks off the season. Once again we start by trying to stay on topic, but we go off just a tad bit lol in a good way. Today's episode we talk about how we have held ourselves back in the past and understanding what we can do to make it better going forward. We also make this amazing chickpea curry that you can make your own by adding the vegetables that you like.
TJ - Instagram

Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Cooking Your Way Through ”Black History Month...”
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Season 4 is kicking off with a powerful message and some amazing biscuits. It's been a minute since my last podcast episode and after having a little writers block I'm back and better than ever. This season we go in depth with a couple issues and things that I've dealt with in the past year and today's episode is no exception. I hope that this episode puts you in the mood to have a conversation.
