Chef GW Chew: Something Better
Species Unite
elizabeth novogratz
5.0 • 911 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
"We make everything from a vegan rib, so we got a rib that'll blow your mind. Looks like a rib, tastes like a rib, but guess what? It ain't a rib… it can go on the grill, you can smoke it, you can literally barbecue it and it comes out like mama's ribs that you ate when you grew up." – Chef Chew
GW Chew, aka Chef Chew, is a vegan food inventor and restaurateur on a mission is to change lives and to bring holistic solutions to urban communities. He's developed a of plant protein called Better Chew, which helps meat-eaters transition into a vegan lifestyle.
He grew up in rural Southern Maryland to a family of devoted carnivores, and experienced the tragedy of losing close relatives due to diet-related diseases (diabetes, cancer). When he was 18, he decided to go vegan in pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, but found that many plant-based foods at the time were less than palatable.
After nearly 20 years of experimenting with literally thousands of ingredients and cooking techniques, and three vegan restaurants, Chef Chew found the secret to the most authentic plant-based versions of his favorite ethnic and comfort foods and Better Chew entered the plant-based food scene.
And he's done all of this with the goal of democratizing access to healthy, plant-based foods by making them affordable and accessible to all people.
LINKS:
Better Chew: https://eatbetterchew.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betterchew
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterchew/
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| 0:00.0 | Species, unite, unite. We make everything from a vegan rib, |
| 0:17.0 | so we got a rib that will blow your mind. |
| 0:19.0 | Looks like a rib, tastes like a rib, but guess but It ain't a rib. |
| 0:23.0 | So we make ribs that literally mimic. |
| 0:25.0 | It can go on the grill. |
| 0:27.0 | You can smoke it, you can literally barbecue it. |
| 0:30.0 | And it comes out like mama's ribs you ate when you grew up. Hi, I'm Elizabeth Novigrats. This is Species Unite. We have a favor to ask if you like |
| 0:48.2 | today's episode and you have a spare minute. Could you please rate and review Species Unite on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to |
| 0:57.0 | podcasts? It really helps people to find the show. This conversation is with Chef G. W. Chu is the founder and CEO. |
| 1:09.0 | This conversation is with Chef G. W. Chu is the founder and CEO of Something Better Foods. |
| 1:16.4 | He has spent the last 20 years as a plant-based restaurant tour and a vegan food inventor. |
| 1:22.2 | And he's created this line of incredibly delicious alternatives to comfort foods |
| 1:26.4 | like fried chicken, ribs, fried fish and he's done all of this with the goal |
| 1:31.2 | of democratizing healthy plant-based foods by making them |
| 1:35.0 | affordable and accessible to meet you. I'm doing wonderful. I'm so glad that you're here. Thank you so much. Yeah, absolutely. I want to talk about everything, but I want to start with your name. Okay. |
| 2:03.0 | Because it's awesome. Yeah, I love it. |
| 2:05.0 | So my last name was actually Chu, which is pretty interesting. |
| 2:10.0 | What's cool about my last name? |
| 2:11.0 | I was adopted at birth and so into a family that had the |
| 2:15.0 | last name Chew. So that's kind of what makes it really cool. It was a black African American |
| 2:18.8 | family and so my last name was actually CHE W. |
| 2:22.6 | I like to say as I always say, |
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