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Ayesha Curry: Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author, and Culinary Entrepreneur

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🗓️ 7 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Ayesha Curry is an accomplished culinary entrepreneur. Her foray into food began with a blog and a Youtube channel, which have grown into a community of over 9 million followers and subscribers. Since building her platform, she’s become a cooking-show host, a restaurateur with three International Smoke locations, an active philanthropist feeding thousands of families suffering from food insecurity in the Bay Area, and a best-selling cookbook author. Her newest book, The Full Plate: Flavor-Filled, Easy Recipes for Families With No Time and a Lot to Do, is out September 22. Curry has woven food into every aspect of her constantly evolving career without a culinary degree or any formal training in the industry. Instead, she began as an actress when she was just a teenager. Hear how she pivoted from working in Hollywood to creating a culinary empire on this week’s episode of Second Life.

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0:39.2

Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who Up Where,

0:45.6

and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.

0:52.9

We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting

0:57.4

aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their Second Life.

1:03.2

Today on the pod, I have the honor of speaking with the chef, cookbook author, and entrepreneur,

1:10.0

Aisha Curry. Aisha's accomplishments in the food world are vast. At 31 years old, she's

1:17.0

already had her own show on the Food Network, partnered with renowned chef Michael Mina to open

1:22.8

not one but three restaurants under the International Smoke Umbrella, and has written two incredible

1:29.5

cookbooks. Her latest, the full plate, flavor-filled, easy recipes for families with no time,

1:36.5

and a lot to do, hits shelves on September 22nd. Along the way, Aisha has created a serious

1:43.5

platform for herself via her blog, YouTube channel, and Instagram, with a community of over

1:49.7

nine million people. She's also a philanthropist, and through her charity, she and her husband

1:56.3

have helped to feed millions of families suffering from food insecurity, and created over 700 jobs

2:03.1

for restaurant workers previously out of work due to the current pandemic. Aisha is the

2:09.3

admirable in more ways than one, and with such an impressive list of culinary accomplishments,

2:15.3

it may surprise you to learn that it actually took her a moment to hear her calling in food.

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