Culinary Conversations: Iron Chef Winner Beats Burnout, Cooks Up Modern Wellness Brand

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Luxury Meets...

LMCC Ventures, LLC

10 episodes

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Global business leaders delve into their personal stories of chasing excellence across industries like health, wellness, beauty, travel, sport, hospitality, culinary, beverage, retail, cannabis, design, and more. Hosted by Jed Wexler, founder of NYC's famed invite-only B2B wellness event, The Luxury Meets Cannabis Conference (LMCC).

LMCC is an award-winning luxury wellness B2B event attracting close to 1,000 retailers, brands, investors, and editorial press — and featuring 60+ C-suite speakers, showcasing brands, and product demos.

Jed is also an in-demand event strategist, content marketer, and editorial director for B2B events, trade shows, and brands. Contact: Sponsor@LMCCShow.com

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Culinary Conversations: Iron Chef Winner Beats Burnout, Cooks Up Modern Wellness Brand

Luxury Meets...

1 hour 24 minutes

8 months ago

Culinary Conversations: Iron Chef Winner Beats Burnout, Cooks Up Modern Wellness Brand

Welcome to Episode 7; Luxury Meets…Culinary

Life-changing moments, stunning culinary career transformations.

In this episode host Jed Wexler talks to the leaders of a new breed of modern culinary companies leading with wellness, CBD, and even Cannabis…and transforming how we all come together in the process.

Hear from our guests:

Interview #1: Greg Bernhardt, Head Chef of Black Dahlia Botanicals
For over 15 years, chef Greg Bernhardt was a staple in Los Angeles’ bustling culinary scene responsible for some of L.A.’s most impactful Michelin-starred restaurants such as Patina, Trois Mec, Ludo Bites, Church & State, and Paley. He also won Iron Chef.Then one day he had the mother of all life-changing a-ha moments while stuck in L.A. traffic.

Greg discusses how burnout and his mental health epiphany started him on his own personal and professional wellness journey — and how in the process co-created a groundbreaking new category of lifestyle-meets CBD confections brand. You’re also going to love his love-letter to L.A. cuisine.

Follow Greg and Black Dahlia Botanicals
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Instagram (Darkhardt)

Interview #2: Nicola & James Stephenson, Co-Founders, oHHo
These partners in life and in business went from owning one of the buzziest restaurants in London’s Covent Garden as well as an agency serving global clients such as Tiffany & Co, Peloton, The United Nations, Pat McGrath, Microsoft and LVMH… to founding a full-fledged, wellness-forward luxury lifestyle food & beverage company of the future…And a partnership with the (RED) foundation (founded by Bono).

What exactly inspired them? Tune in to this incredible fireside chat and find out.

Follow oHHo
Website - experience their CBD and Cannabis wellness offerings across chocolate, hot chocolate, beverages, edibles, and so much more.
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Thanks to Our Incredible Sponsors:
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Black Dahlia Lastly, Greg and his team from Black Dahlia wanted to give our listeners something really special for Valentine’s Day and beyond — Visit blackdahlia.co and check out their chef-made confections, Chocolate Bonbons,...