OF EARTH by The Herbal Chef | Ep.9 - Sean MacDonald | Head Chef, Restauranteur - ēst restaurant // Reece Mac Isaac | Chef - ēst restaurant Chris Sayegh here, the CEO of @the_herbal_chef. I'm honored to have Sean MacDonald & Reece Mac Isaac with me on the podcast today for OF EARTH Ep.9. We talked about a wide range of subjects from COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants, adapting your business model during the pandemic, the damaging effects of social media, our dreams cooking together...

Chris Sayegh here, the CEO of @the_herbal_chef. I'm honored to have Jason Licker on the podcast today for OF EARTH Ep.8. Jason is a James Beard-nominated pastry chef. I wanted to share what conversations are like between chefs who really love their craft, who love to travel and experience culture and then apply that to their own life and their own work. Don’t miss Jason Licker’s latest cookbook, ‘Baking With Licker: Home Baking With Asian Accents.’ “I think I started out just like anybody...

Chris Sayegh here, the CEO of @the_herbal_chef. It’s an honor to bring on Simon Davies for OF EARTH Ep.7. Simon Davies was previously the executive chef of Alinea, the three Michelin restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. Alinea provided Simon the opportunity to be creative, to learn quickly in a regimented kitchen, and to collaborate with extraordinarily talented people. Now with the recent launch of ilixr Creative, Simon is taking the opportunity to explore his passion for film and photography....

Chris Sayegh here, the CEO of @the_herbal_chef. It’s an honor to bring on Diana Rodgers for OF EARTH Ep.6. Diana Rodgers is the Registered Dietician behind the Sustainable Dish. Diana has dedicated her life’s work to sustainability, social justice, animal welfare, and food policy issues. She is the co-author of the book, ‘Sacred Cow, The Case for Better Meat.’ She’s also working on a new book and film project, Sacred Cow, exploring the important role of animals in our food system. I am...

Chris Sayegh here, the CEO of @the_herbal_chef. It’s an honor to bring on my friend Eben Britton for OF EARTH Ep.5. His career in the NFL provided him with an in-depth, firsthand experience of dealing with immense pain and trauma. Now, as the host of, Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson, and his own podcast, The Eben Flow, he is sharing his experience cultivating practices to allow for healing and restoration, bringing balance to his mind, body, and spirit. “You know, there's all of this fabulous...

Chris Sayegh here, the CEO of @the_herbal_chef. Our guest for Ep.4, Mario (Sherbinski) is what I'd consider a cannabis mogul. He's created such an incredible brand. He's been at the very start of it all and I'm really excited to get his perspective on what's happening with the cannabis industry and where people are moving with this whole entire industry. Sherbinski is creating a legacy within the Cannabis world. He hopes that across the industry people realize the importance of giving back...

Hey guys! I'm Chris Sayegh the CEO and Head Chef of @the_herbal_chef.⠀ Our next guest Shelby Hartman, Editor-in-Chief / Co-founder of @doubleblindmag provides invaluable resources for those who are curious about psychedelics. “One of the things that I’m spending the most time thinking about now is the impact that all of the capital pouring into drug development is going to have on the psychedelic movement.. There’s a lot of important questions happening around equity, access, diversity,...

Hey, I'm Chris Sayegh the CEO and Head Chef of @the_herbal_chef. It's a pleasure to invite the award-winning chef and restaurateur, Tim Hollingsworth of Los Angeles to the show. "We're in an industry that doesn't have huge margins, and ultimately the systems that were in place for so many years are not the best systems. We need to think about the minimum wage, we need to think about rent structures, the tipping structures certainly.." Tim Hollingsworth sees a silver lining in the face of...

Hey, I'm Chris Sayegh the CEO and Head Chef of @the_herbal_chef.  My first guest for the OF EARTH Podcast is Jamie Simpson, the Executive Chef at the Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio. I'm honored to have him as a guest.  "We know nothing about vegetables, a chef only knows as much as a grocery store offers or a purveyor supplies," - Chef Jamie Simpson and the Culinary Vegetable Institute are determined to change that. As always, thanks for listening. Follow @the_herbal_chef for...