As a professional chef, food educator, and author, Erica Wides discusses making conscious food choices and how to make cooking enjoyable in this interview. Join us in Episode 86 of Blue Soul CHATS as we talk about the joy of food, the power of making conscious choices about what food we buy, how we make it, and the impact on our health.
She has her own show: Funny People Making Food, where she creates fun, excitement, and situations you least expect to see on camera, in her kitchen. The experience includes tips and a great New York sense of humor. She also considers herself a historian and a food media host. She’s the host and creator of The Chefsmartypants Academy, available on Substack, and can be found on Instagram and TikTok as @Thechefsmartypants. She used to host the Let’s Get Real Show (about food) and she’s been cooking and teaching professionally for over thirty years.
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Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.