Positive Impact with Innovative Chef Cynthia Sestito

Cynthia Sestito is a chef/ restaurant owner and consultant. She has been in this business for 25 years. Before that she had a clothing and fabric / houseware goods company in Paris and New York. Cynthia has two dresses in the Met collection/ awards. We discuss: Self-protection at times of adversity [2:40] The propelling factor of never being successful enough [4:14] How to maneuver into the next part of dealing with the COVID-19 situation [7:09] Why you can’t be afraid of challenging times [9:04] New worlds that can make cooking exciting again [10:48] Heightening a dinner experience: smell, flavor and health [13:04] Sticks and seeds and lousy weed [18:25] The time to hear yourself [21:50] A memoir of life and food [24:31] What makes a cooking book stands out [26:49] In 2017, Cynthia woke up to find her catering business was gone, for myriad reasons, including kitchen fire and burns, loss of license, loss of home and a bad partnership. Cynthia is currently trying to reestablish her catering on a smaller scale, and she is creating foods in the world of micro-dosed cannabis.  Cynthia is an alumnae of the show Top Chef, and she recently appeared on the Netflix show Cooked with Cannabis. She has spent the last two years writing a cannabis cookbook and the outline / recipes for a memoir cookbook. Learn more about Cynthia at http://www.cynfulfood.com/ (www.cynfulfood.com), http://www.cynfulycanna.com/ (www.cynfulycanna.com) and https://www.instagram.com/cynfulfood_/?hl=en (Instagram). Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub http://www.smashingtheplateau.com/sitehub (www.smashingtheplateau.com/sitehub)