Chefish w/ Jourdan-Cha'Taun EP 10 w/ Chef Day

Intro - hey Chefies, I’m Chef Jourdan-Cha’Taun and you are now tuned in to Chefish

Chef Dayana Joseph, also known as "Chef Day", is a French and Italian fine dining trained Chef from Haiti. the Haitian-born chef moved to Florida when she was seven and then later to New York City at age 20. After working in luxury fashion for about a year, she found herself unfulfilled. Chef Day's career began working with the Dinex group, with Chef Daniel Boulud, where she worked at several of his restaurants including Restaurant Daniel, Bar Boulud, and Boulud Sud. She then worked at Spring Place at Spring Studios developing recipes for the restaurant and catering division. Soon after, Chef Day started her own supper club in NYC. Chef Day has also taught culinary classes and nutritional health to Elementary, and Middle school aged children in Brooklyn. Today Chef Day is currently the Executive Chef The Thompson Hotel Buckhead/Atlanta, Ga. Welcome Chef DAY to Chefish

Who - We know we gave a brief intro but tell us what it was like growing up. How was it moving from Haiti to Florida ?

What made you take the leap of faith and move to NYC?

Starter Why - Just to give our listeners a Taste, what was it like working in the Dinex group restaurants ?

Main Coarse

When - When did you fall in love with food?

• Talk about the moment you knew this was it.

• When was the turning point in your career? When did you decide to take the step and start your supper clubs in NYC ?

• For our Chefies who may not be familiar, tell us what that is ( supper club)

• What were some things that went into you deciding the perfect menu and theme for these events ? -As an exceutive Chef do you face any challenges with being in a male dominated space?

• How did you build your confidence when demanding for more ( this can be money, percentages, etc)

Recipe for success

Leave listeners with some tips, affirmations, and do’s/ don’ts on their journey - for anyone like you finding their way in food.

Palate Cleanser: After a long day of work. What are you making to eat? When you cooking, what are you listening to?

Dessert

Tell us about the Momma Project- will you be doing that or any other initiatives anytime soon?

Outro Tell us about any other projects you have coming and Where can our chefies can find you,

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