NEW! SOB Episode: Food and Body Positivity with Chef Vicky V of Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles

Summary:

During this new 39^th episode of Style of Business (SOB), Keetria interviews Chef Vicky V, the Founder of Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles. Vicky shares her journey from becoming a chef, establishing her platform for Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles, and evolving towards acceptance of herself and body positivity.

Show Notes:

Chef Vicky V is a Houston native from the Southwest side, and has lived in New York and Philadelphia.
She left college to be on the reality television show “The Biggest Loser” season 9.
Carmel cakes became a specialty of Vicky’s and she has done micro-catering.
Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles came about from living her truth and accepting herself.
She doesn’t cook for herself, she cooks as a gift to give to others.
She became a featured chef at NOSH the culinary showcase and won the People’s Choice Award.
Cajun fusion is a style of cooking that Vicky enjoys.
The main takeaways Chef Vicky V wants people to have after eating her food is: to taste the flavor and to feel the love.

Her ultimate goals are to eat, travel, get paid for it, and have a bed and breakfast.
Live in your truth and get out there and do what you are passionate about.
Vicky has a Father’s Day brunch event coming up this year.

3 Key Points:

Tha Fat Girl Food Chronicles came about from living her truth and accepting herself
Food is communal and gives families a chance to connect and spend time together
The main takeaways Chef Vicky V wants people to have after eating her food is: to taste the flavor and to feel the love.

Tweetable Quotes:

– “Growing up in a society where it is…very taboo to talk about weight, especially as a women.” – Chef Vicky V.

– “The part of being a chef that makes know that this is my purpose is because it’s a gift. Its literally me taking a piece of myself, a piece of my gift, and giving it to you.” – Chef Vicky V.

– “People have come together historically around food. Because we all have to eat.” – Chef Vicky V.

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