The Herbivore's Dilemma

Paula tells her story of what it was like being vegan in culinary school. She explains the challenges she faced with her chefs and classmates. Regardless she is grateful that her schooling has given her the skills to excel in her plant-based cooking. While going over the cooking techniques that she finds essential, she comes to the realization that culinary should be taught to everyone in schools. Preparing, cooking, and eating food is an energy exchange. Paula offers some tools that can help better ones relationship with food.

Paula invites her good friend Forest also known as Chef Of The Trees, to talk about how as chefs they have grown to realize the impact of energy going into the preparation of food to nurture others. The episode starts with an introduction to what Forest's mission is with Chef Of The Trees, and then they dig into the topic by sharing examples in restaurants, personal preparation, plating, and meat vs. plant foods. Tune into an uplifting conversation between two chefs about how spirituality and plant-based living are inevitability intertwined. (Underneath by ADYN)

In this first episode, Paula invites her father to break the ice and introduce herself to the audience. Her father started her on her journey of mindful plant-based eating, they compare their journeys, and highlight some topics that will be further discussed in this podcast. Enjoy a lighthearted conversation between a father and daughter and how this lifestyle has helped them blossom in not only their lives, but their relationship. (music: Underneath by ADYN)