Podcast appearances and mentions of cynthia cherish malaran

In this episode, we chat with writer, anthologist, and editor Jacqueline Chio-Lauri. Born in the Philippines and now based in Manchester, England Jackie's work includes the highly acclaimed book The New Filipino Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from around the Globe, as well as publications in anthologies, academic papers, and global media sites. She is back with her newest anthology, We Cook Filipino: Heart-Healthy Recipes and Inspiring Stories from Filipino Food Personalities and Award-Winning Chefs. This book presents the vibrant food culture of the Philippines through the lens of heart-healthy cooking in stories and recipes from 36 culinary trailblazers from around the globe. In this conversation, we are joined by some of the contributing authors, including Cynthia Cherish Malaran, Will Mordido, Kathy Vega Hardy, Cheryl Baun, Paolo Mendoza, and myself. I am honored to be a contributing author to this book, and I am excited to share this extraordinary book and episode of the podcast with you today, which marks We Cook Filipino's official release. Order We Cook Filipino on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PQYkaS (affiliate link) Learn more about our guests: Jacqueline Chio-Lauri https://myfoodbeginnings.com Cynthia Cherish Malaran https://djcherishtheluv.com Will Mordido http://www.willmordido.com Kathy Vega Hardy https://www.atasteofthephilippines.com Cheryl Baun and Paolo Mendoza https://karenderyany.com Follow our guests on Instagram: Jacqueline Chio-Lauri @myfoodbeginnings Cynthia Cherish Malaran @djcherishtheluv Will Mordido @will.mordido Kathy Vega Hardy @tasteofthephilippines Cheryl Baun and Paolo Mendoza @karenderya_ny Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/redefining-filipino-food-with-jacqueline-chio-lauri-and-the-contributing-authors-of-we-cook-filipino

On today's show we catch up with several of our former guests about how they are dealing with this global crisis. Everyone brings a very different and valuable perspective to the show, and we are honoured to have them all to share with you. Thank you to Cynthia Cherish Malaran, Amelia Nierenberg, and Anna Dunn for their time. We hope you are all finding ways to cope and get by in this challenging time, and we hope that hearing these stories helps even just a little.Processing  is powered by Simplecast.

On today's show we are joined by the amazing Rev DJCherishTheLuv aka, Cynthia Cherish Malaran. Cynthia is a world renowned DJ, Reverend, and breast cancer survivor. She joins us to talk about her journey with cancer, from diagnosis thru treatment, which included her DJing for fellow chemo recipients during infusions, and her enlightening concept of primary foods. Cynthia also has a podcast on HRN called "Primary Food," and we were so intrigued by this beautiful concept as a form of healing and self care. Cynthia is a bright shining light, and we were touched and honored to sit down and have this meaningful chat with her. You can follow her @djcherishtheluv on Instagram and Twitter and check out her website at www.cherishtheluv.com. And please tune into her podcast "Primary Food", right here on Heritage Radio Network.Photo courtesy of Olga ShmaidenkoProcessing is powered by Simplecast.       

Cynthia Cherish Malaran is a DJ and Reverend known as CherishTheLuv.  She is an International Mobile Audio&Video DJ, sparking events from NYC to an ever-growing list of locations in the Tri-State area, DC, NOLA, PA, LA, Chicago, Silicon Valley, Hawaii, Canada and Europe, with so much more to come on the calendar. Recently DJing for W Hotel, Punta de Mita, Mexico, DJ CherishTheLuv will DJ anywhere her passport will allow. Her current DJ Residencies are at Whole Foods Bryant Park NYC, Urban Vegan Kitchen, Heritage Radio Network and for the We Are Family Foundation. You’ll also see and hear her DJing the Blue Bird Party Bus, driving around NYC. Cynthia shares her journey as a breast cancer survivor and it has given her a positive outlook on life.  She also shares how being her boss allowed her to live life on her terms creating her own income and boosting her confidence. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Cynthia's episode, Cynthia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Join Primary Food’s host DJ CherishTheLuv and guests, Maharlika and Jeepney's Nicole Ponseca, and Licensed Clinical Psychologist Jeannie Celestial to discuss work, life and surviving trauma. Dr. Celestial helps us unpack it all to get us on that healing track.Primary Food is powered by Simplecast.

Today we get the honor of getting to know Cynthia Cherish Malaran AKA DJ Cherish The Luv. Her story is absolutely astounding. Trust me. Her bio would take up about 3 or 4 pages so I strongly advise you check her out on Instagram and online at http://djcherishtheluv.com/ WAVEFORM: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ SPONSORS Needham Woodworks: https://needhamwoodworks.com/ Schlappi Engineering: https://schlappiengineering.com/ Noise Engineering: https://noiseengineering.us Expert Sleepers:https://expert-sleepers.co.uk Obsidian Sound: http://obsidiansound.net/ Recovery Effects: https://recoveryeffects.com/ Patchwerks: https://patchwerks.com/ One Million Tampons: https://www.onemilliontampons.com/

Newly married Executive Director Caity and HRN intern Jordan join DJ CherishTheLuv and some cake from Whole Foods in studio today to give advice and tell stories about wedding planning. Musical guest, rapper and author Orlando ZEPS Molina joins us to tell us his point of view as a freshly married man. We will be also be featuring the book Stuff Every Bride Should Know by Michelle Park Lazette. Music by Rapper ZEPS, and lyricist, producer and DJ, Jordan Knoxx. Wedding Cake is powered by Simplecast

Having a friend officiate your wedding? We're going to talk about why you might want to consider hiring a professional instead! NYC Officiant, Sacha Jones is in the studio to talk about what makes a great ceremony, and DJ CherishTheLuv will talk about what doesn't! LikeSo app founder, Audrey Mann Cronin is back to talk about the importance of practicing public speaking for weddings. Rose McAdoo brings in another Whisk Me Away Cake! With a cool story to share, after all her mission is to share stories through dessert and drive global change! WHISKMEAWAYCAKES.COM Music by vegan viral Sensation Macka B, and lyricist, producer and DJ, Jordan Knoxx. Wedding Cake is powered by Simplecast

What to feed the people! Today's episode we will discuss feeding your guests on your big day. We will be also be featuring the book "Stuff Every Bride Should Know" by Michelle Park Lazette. She'll be on the line joining us in the studio to talk about food, glorious food and then some. Today's wedding cake is from Tu-Lu's Gluten-Free Bakery in the East Village NYC. Music by Bert Clarke, debuting his single "Searching", and we close the show with "The One" by lyricist, producer and DJ, Jordan Knoxx. Wedding Cake is powered by Simplecast

This special episode of Wedding Cake is a discussion about music choices and why it really does matter! No, you don't want to just save money and plug in an iPod or Spotify playlist! We will be also be featuring the book Stuff Every Bride Should Know by Michelle Park Lazette. Stories from across the country will warm your heart. Music selections are from our awesome HRN vault of music, and lyricist, producer and DJ, Jordan Knoxx. Wedding Cake is powered by Simplecast

Veggies in your cakes? Rose McAdoo is back to talk about that! Whisk Me Away Cakes' mission is to share stories through dessert. Using desserts to drive global change, cakemaker, Rose McAdoo's cakes are rich in flavor, and history. A recent trip through East Africa taught her a lot about desserts, the world, and herself, and you can taste it in her work. Today’s cake, made by Rose, is a little veggie inspired treat! WHISKMEAWAYCAKES.COM How do you create impact using desserts? Tune in to find out how. Music by our darling Odetta Hartman, and lyricist, producer and DJ, Jordan Knoxx. Wedding Cake is powered by Simplecast

Storytelling through dessert? Sounds like a perfect plan to us! Whisk Me Away Cakes' mission is to share stories through dessert. Using desserts to drive global change, cake-maker, Rose McAdoo's cakes are rich in flavor, and history. A recent trip through East Africa taught her a lot about desserts, the world, and herself, and you can taste it in her work. Today’s cake, made by Rose, is a little Persian Love Cake, rich with spices and florals, and of course, Bob's Red Mill natural almond flour. How do you create impact using desserts? Tune in to find out how. Music by lyricist, producer and DJ, Jordan Knoxx.

Today's Wedding Cake is a microcake! More and more folks are going the cupcake and donut route, but we have something even better and we are going to talk about why it's a really cool idea! Made with Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour, brought to us by Om Sweet Home Bakery! This episode is dedicated to the Wedding Dress, and we've got a special segment you can't miss about a woman, her photographer husband and their traveling wedding dress. Jennifer and Jeff Salvage of One Dress, One Woman tell their story. We also highlight ten places in NYC to get your weddings dress! Music by lyricist, producer and DJ, Jordan Knoxx. Want to support women's health and women in business? Visit: www.ifundwomen.com/projects/omsweethome

Today's Wedding Cake is actually a wedding donut! Made with Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour, brought to us by Om Sweet Home Bakery! This episode is dedicated to the Brides, for the love of women. Joining us in studio for some yummy Wedding Cake is our friend Dawn Pascale, owner of Om Sweet Home Bakery in Cliffside, NJ, as well as Melissa Sakow from SHARE Cancer Support and Chef Sawa Okochi, co-owner of Shalom Japan. SHARE is a nation-wide community of women affected by breast and ovarian cancers and their loved ones. We know that finding the right doctors and the right treatments is only part of the picture. It’s also critical to get the right kind of support. Their annual event, A Second Helping of Life is coming up and you can still buy tickets! Get fed by awesome women chefs and celebrity sous chefs, for a cause that is near and dear to my heart. Want to support women's health and women in business? Visit: https://www.ifundwomen.com/projects/omsweethome https://www.sharecancersupport.org/ Wedding Cake is powered by Simplecast

Today's live on-air guest is cake maker, Kate Snider, the current Pastry Chef at Cantine, a successful Brooklyn based catering company & cafe. Kate has brought us a decadent and awesome gluten-free wedding cake masterpiece using @bobsredmill gluten-free flour. Sisters of Comedy creator, Agunda Okeyo, joins us along with comics Kofi Thomas and Lisa Gopman, to discuss Lisa's lengthy bridemaid history including a Game of Thrones themed wedding. Music by Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights! @joanieleeds

Today's live on-air guest is cake maker, Ashton Warren, Michelin star pastry chef who owned a wedding cake business before she started in restaurant kitchens. She now runs the dessert program at Antique Bar in Hoboken. We will be talking all about wedding cakes and style, featuring a gluten-free cake using @bobsredmill Music from Carrie Beehan's new album Alazon In The Quiet Room, and Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights! @beehanc @joanieleeds

On today’s episode of WEDDING CAKE, we are joined by Melanie Moss, Pastry Chef and Founder of Mini Melanie, maker of sweet gifts for all occasions! Brooklyn's mini-cake and dessert maker talks with DJ CherishTheLuv talk about sweetening up your wedding day! Music by Heartland Nomads and Joanie Leeds!

On today’s episode of WEDDING CAKE, we are talking with cake maker, Penny Stankiewicz, of Sugar Couture, about how to tell your story in cake! We also have relationship clairvoyant Alyson Charles, Rockstar Shaman, in studio fielding your calls for some relationship guidance! Music by Cecilie Beck and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights.

On today's episode of Wedding Cake, DJ CherishTheLuv puts on her Reverend cap and broadcasts a live vow renewal for Smax and Melimel's 10 year anniversary! They’ll tell their love story and share their advice for newlyweds on how to stay married, live happily, and enjoy life together! Get that kleenex ready! Today's cake is by The Fat Cardinal Bakery LIVE Music by Smax Music www.smaxmusic.com and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights. https://www.joanieleeds.com/

Joining DJ CherishTheLuv in the studio is HRN's very own Jennifer Leuzzi, of Tech Bites! Jen tells us how she eloped, Cynthia talks about how she eloped too, but only one of them did it the right way... Today's cute little strawberry cake is by Cupcake Market NYC. Music by Eliki Soul and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights.

Jordan almonds? Please, No. On today's episode of Wedding Cake, DJ CherishTheLuv and her fake-fiancé, Wedding Cake co-host Pamela Elizabeth, the Vegan Queen of NYC and the founder of Blossom restaurants and Cocoa V Chocolat in NYC discuss wedding favor trends and ideas that are fun, creative, enjoyable and delicious! Today's wedding cake is another awesomely delicious vegan masterpiece, made by Pamela herself! Yum yum! *** Extra special added bonus! *** Greenhopping App creator Catherine Cuello-Fuente gives some post-wedding advice, and Unfuck The World founder, Maike Both, hops on the mic to give us some more inspiration on how to add some good karma to your wedding! Music by Kwame Binea Shakedown, Smax Music and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights. We also get a sweet love story by Johnny X.

This week on HRN Happy Hour, Kat and Caity are joined in-studio by two of our wonderful interns: Halley Crane and Hannah Fordin. They dish on what HRN is like behind-the-scenes and help us with HRN and food headlines. We also have Cynthia Cherish Malaran (aka DJ Cherish The Luv) in studio, who just returned from a "Music Missionary" trip to an orphanage in Ecuador. She tells us all about her trip and how she uses social media to raise awareness for causes and groups she feels passionate about. Instead of Kat's usual round of trivia, the interns take over and ask the hard questions of Kat and Caity this week!

On today's episode of Wedding Cake, DJ CherishTheLuv and her fake-fiancé, poet Charles Waters, are joined by Wedding Cake co-host Pamela Elizabeth, the Vegan Queen of NYC and the founder of Blossom restaurants and Cocoa V Chocolat in NYC. We discuss why you might want to consider having a feel-good, good karma, cruelty-free vegan-friendly wedding, and how to go about doing it. What a cool and conscious way to start your new life together! Today's wedding cake is an awesomely delicious vegan masterpiece, made by Pamela herself! Yum yum! *** Extra special added bonus! *** Greenhopping App creator Catherine Cuello-Fuente gives some post-wedding advice, and Unfuck The World founder, Maike Both, hops on the mic to give us some more inspiration on how to add some good karma to your wedding! Music by Carrie Beehan, Trystette, Smax Music and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights. Catherine Cuello-Fuente drops advice and we also get a sweet love story by Johnny X.

Cynthia Cherish Malaran was making mad money as a freelance graphic designer. She was married. She was "successful." But she was miserable. Then she got in an accident that left her body shattered and her mind with amnesia. Over a year into her recovery, music started to trigger her memories and she began to rebuild, leaving her miserable self behind. Then she got a diagnosis of a violent, advanced form of breast cancer. "If I hadn't gotten into that accident, I would have still been miserable in this other job. Making money, but dying very slowly. And miserable." Join us as Cynthia talks through the two tragic events that brought her life a New Beginning so rich that she's now been regularly called the "Drama-Free DJ" who's worked for clients from Oprah to hospice patients to women in prison. She has quite the story to tell.

On today's episode of Wedding Cake, DJ Gregg of Ambient DJs, a specialist in wedding music mixology, joins the wedding cake and DJ CherishTheLuv in studio to talk about how to go about hiring that perfect DJ for your wedding! We are also joined by fake-fiancée, Sally G, with music by Luke Rizzo, aka DJ Cloak Dagger, Smax Music and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights. Joanie also drops a little love-storytelling moment that can be filed under "things that make you go 'Awww...'". Today's wedding cake is an awesomely delicious vegan chocolate masterpiece, made by upcoming Wedding Cake co-host Pamela Elizabeth, the Vegan Queen of NYC, and founder of Blossom restaurants and Cocoa V Chocolat in NYC. Pamela pops in to say a little somethin' somethin' about why you might want to consider having a vegan-friendly wedding. *** Extra special added bonus! *** Unfuck The World founder, Maike Both, also grabs the mic to give us some more inspiration on how to add some good karma to your wedding!

On today's episode of Wedding Cake, award-winning portrait photographer, Veronica L. Yankowski of VeroLuce Photography joins the wedding cake and DJ CherishTheLuv in studio today to talk about what to look for in hiring a wedding photographer! You only get one shot and doing this right... one shot... get it? See what we did there? Music by Smax Music and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights. Plus, a quick hello from upcoming co-host Pamela Elizabeth, the Vegan Queen of NYC, and founder of Blossom restaurants and Cocoa V Chocolat in NYC.

In today’s debut episode of Wedding Cake, our host Rev. & DJ CherishTheLuv and her fake-fiancé, Conscious, are joined by public speaking expert, Audrey Mann Cronin. Audrey has created LikeSo, an app that helps people become better communicators in life. You might want to gift it to those giving speeches at your wedding, or friends who are about to pop the question! Today’s wedding cake is from Paris Baguette, on First Avenue, in the East Village, NYC. We also have music by Smax Music and Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights, as well as a shout out from the Vegan Queen of NYC, Pamela Elizabeth.

This week on HRN Happy Hour, Kat & Caity are joined in-studio by Jordan Werner and Cynthia Malaran (AKA Reverend DJ Cherish the Luv). We recap a full week of season premieres here on the network, and then preview upcoming events including Food Book Fair, HRN On Tour in Charlotte, and the Bread Symposium. We speak to Peter Reinhart, renowned baker, author, two-time James Beard Award Winner, and Chef on Assignment at Johnson & Wales University about what we can expect and look forward to at the Bread Symposium, what's shaping up to be the "TED Talk of Bread." Then, we hear from Cynthia about her new show Wedding Cake here on HRN. As a resident wedding expert (she can DJ them, she can officiate them, she can even help you plan the perfect proposal), Cynthia tells us about the topics she's going to tackle all summer long with the help of other wedding industry pros. To wrap things up, Kat challenges Cynthia, Caity, and Jordan (both Caity and Jordan are brides-to-be) to a round of challenging wedding traditions trivia.

Visual Artist Tim Okamura and Audio/Visual Artist Cecilie Beck join DJ CherishTheLuv on today's episode of Primary Food. Today, we are talking about ART & MUSIC as our primary food and WHY it is SO important, necessary and healthy to have personal creative expression in our lives. We discuss why we make our art and who we nourish with it. Music provided by and performed by Cecilie Beck!

In today's episode of Primary Food, DJ CherishTheLuv talks about how giving back is a wonderful form of nourishment with Rebecca Weiss. Rebecca is a 46-year-old breast cancer survivor whose life changed completely when she was diagnosed as stage 3 in 2014. A journalist and corporate communications professional, in 2015 she started Bob’s Boxes, a 501c3 nonprofit that sends post-mastectomy care packages to women with breast cancer. Rebecca has appeared on the Today Show, was featured in Parents Magazine and the book Live Happy; and serves as a Model of Courage in Ford’s Warriors In Pink campaign. On February 3, 2015, the one-year anniversary of her beloved father’s death, she started @onegoodthingproject, a social media project to find and celebrate One Good Thing a Day. She speaks and blogs about finding joy after cancer. Rebecca lives in Rutherford, New Jersey with her husband and two young children.

As a survivor of traumatic brain injury, Cynthia Cherish Malaran uses music for healing: to regain her memories and to create new ones for others. As a Hospice of NY agent, she brings palliative music comfort to the terminally ill. Today, DJ Cherish joins us to share her experiences and remind us just how powerful music can be! A must listen episode.

Joining DJ CherishTheLuv in the studio today is the one and only Elisabeth Cardiello founder of Caffe Unimatic with roots from Italy! In Sweden another coffee-loving nation the act of sitting for a coffee break solo or with friends is called a "fika," a primary food action that most people don't realize they get to enjoy often! In this part of the world we don't really have a world for this. Today Elisabeth and Cynthia Cherish come up with a word brew some Unimatic handcrafted coffee on air and tell stories about the Cardiello family legacy all during a little fika in the HRN studio. Plus they may or may not have something very cool to announce as well! Listen and find out. Funky tunes provided by Ubiquity Records.

HRN’s very own Jennifer Leuzzi, host of Tech Bites, joins Rev & DJ CherishTheLuv in today's episode of Primary Food. Focusing on a great job as our primary food theme, we discuss Cynthia’s search for work that nourishes her soul, and the wild journey of a woman in a world full of judgment, sexism, and photoshop. This follow-up to Episode 36 with Libby Moore, Oprah Winfrey’s Chief-of-Staff, continues to bring light to the importance of listening to one’s self and not being afraid to change careers. Sometimes you might even be forced to change!

Today's episode of Primary Food combines secondary AND primary food with the themes of exploration, compassion and politics. Breaking Bread NYC's Scott Wiener, Steph Mantis and Jeff Orlick tell us about how they are bringing back humanity to NYC restaurants affected by President Donald Trump's Muslim travel ban. We're here to invite you explore new delicious foods, and inspire other cities to do the same! RESIST! It is Delicious!

Libby Moore, Oprah Winfrey's former Chief-of-Staff joins Rev. & DJ CherishTheLuv on today's episode of Primary Food to discuss how women can and should nourish themselves on every level. A sherpa to many, super-connector, and adventurer, Libby Moore, has set off on her own quest to feed herself mentally, spiritually, physically and more, launching her "Libby Moore Gypsy Tour," an inspiring move to find her highest self and best life, with a side of inspiring others to do the same. Listen to this episode and get to know Libby at www.libbymoore.com

Joining DJ CherishTheLuv in today's episode is activist and performance artist Robert Galinsky. We are discussing how performance, creativity, coaching, and coffee nourishes the world! Galinsky is a contributing writer to The Fresh Toast, is Head Speaker Coach for TEDxTeen, TEDxFultonStreet, and teaches writing and performance at Rikers Island Jail, through the non-profit Literacy for Incarcerated Teens and GalinskyCoaching.com. His work as an artist activist has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, and on The VIEW, NPR, ABC Nightline News and many media outlets. More at http://www.galinskyplace.com.

Joining Cynthia Cherish in the studio is Dan FreeMan (C0m1x), a bassist/producer and one of the world's experts on Ableton Live and its uses in live performance. As a bassist he has performed and toured extensively on 3 continents. He has a studio in Brooklyn where he primarily produces NYC electro house/disco and records bass for other DJ/producers. He also teaches electronic music production at NYU's Clive Davis Institute and travels around the world giving courses in Ableton Live. A Harvard University grad, Dan studied history and enjoys writing on the political and social roots of disco/funk/house and hip hop. In today's episode we discuss how the music of the 70s and 80s fed into the creation of the New York City we know today.

Memorial Sloan Kettering's Creative Writing Program, Visible Ink, has been an important Primary Food for Cynthia Cherish Malaran. Today, we have the Visible Ink Team in the studio to tell us all about the importance of creative writing as a source of nourishment and healing.

Music is a source of nourishment for many people around the globe. On today's episode, Cynthia DJ CherishTheLuv spins some funky soul grooves from Ubiquity Records alongside musician Carrie Beehan, and tells stories about music and how it has nourished her.

For over two decades, Chef Jonathan Forgash provided catering for the biggest names in fashion, television and film. When an executive producer fell ill, he reached out to Jonathan for help during recovery. It was a life changing experience. His new company, Servana Care, provides in-home chef services to individuals and families coping with pregnancy, illness and recovery.

YouTube Sensation, Laura Vitale, lets our host, Cynthia Cherish, and co-hosts singer Carrie Beehan, Chef Airis Johnson, and Kiesha Dutes, as well as callers pick her brain on how she built a successful culinary brand using social media by cooking and sticking to her passions. With 2.6 million subscribers and 360 million views under her belt since her first video in 2010, she's got LOTS to teach us newbies! We're going to figure something out today!

New Zealandesque New York singer/songwriter, Carrie Beehan, and her father (in the form of a bottle of gin) join Cynthia Cherish Malaran in the studio today to discuss how food, drink and family inform the music you create and thus, feed into the world. We will discuss the process of creating Carrie's new album, entitled "Alazon In the Quiet Room” which is available now on iTunes, and is receiving critical praise in a growing number of music publications online.

Latresa Baker, Actress, Writer, Director, Producer and Model joins Cynthia Cherish Malaran in the studio to talk about food's role in creativity and being onscreen. Most known for creating Ms. Monologue and the Pounds New York web series, Latresa's free spirit and go-getter mentality journeyed her from Harrisburg PA, to New York City where she is blazing her own trail as a Creative Entrepreneur on a mission to inspire and empower women through her art. She enjoys serving her community as member of Hillsong Church NYC, the New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) and CrossFit Hell’s Kitchen. We'll be previewing a new release by Singer/Songwriter Carrie Beehan.

Oceana's Executive Pastry Chef, Colleen Grapes, Foodtographer, Nicole Horton and Ryann Mead of Fine & Raw Chocolate Factory, talk with Cynthia about the love of chocolate, sweets, fun times in the kitchen, tools, tattoos, what it was like to cook for SHARE Cancer Support's A Second Helping Of Life, and so much more! This is one awesome Food & Music pairing!

In a perfect combination of secondary food and creative primary food, Chef Sarah Thompson, Saltmonger, and Chef from Extra Fancy in WIlliamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC, and Danish-born FIlmmaker Lars Fuchs come onto this episode to talk about failures, successes, food and filmmaking.

Seafood Master and then some, Chef Aaron Bashy, Executive Chef of Maloney & Porcelli, talks about creativity inspired by the ocean, the Greenmarket, the CIA, food real estate, and life at Le Bernardin, the Water Club, The Minnow and more.

Continuing on the topic of Food and Music pairing, today's episode of Primary Food features super creative, food-loving, musician/songwriter and artist guests, Joanie Leeds, from NYC, and Rohitash Rao from L.A.! We will share stories about how food inspires and informs our creativity. We will also discuss some wonderful points on creativity and cooking, from Chef Eric Ripert's new book, 32 Yolks.

As a DJ, it dawned on me recently that there was a reason why I like to play music while I eat food and prep food. Music makes everything about life taste better! Okay, the RIGHT music, that is. In this episode, musician Isaac Raz, Founder and President of Whole Music LLC, discusses why food and music go hand in hand in this thing called life.

Annalissa Vicencio, Music Therapist-Board Certified, Holistic Health Coach, Recovery and Eating Psychology Coach, talks whole foods and whole health with Cynthia Cherish Malaran. What does it mean to be whole? How do we become whole? How does music and creativity play a role in our holistic health? What is a whole food, what isn't, and why? We talk about the power of whole, real food in recovering from depression, compulsive eating and misery in life. Fake fruits, fake foods, we get real with you in this episode.

Caroline Shin, journalist, creator and host of the documentary web series "Cooking With Granny" featuring Grandmas' recipes served with a side of juicy stories. Check out each episode loaded with family recipes and authentic stories from 9 grandmas across cultures in NY. Enjoy the multiculturalism, honoring of family, tradition, women, heritage, and laugh about lady body parts being on fire. https://www.youtube.com/user/feedmegranny Facebook.com/CookingWithGranny Twitter @CookingWGranny Instagram @CookingWGranny

Kiki Adami talks about her experience as a 12-year-old vegetarian, discovering veganism in college, turning a meat eater's paradise into a vegan restaurant, and becoming the veganizer. "Any restaurant that does not offer vegan or vegetarian options is burning money. Everyone knows that ​the vegan chooses where the group eats." - Dawn Sweeney, President National Restaurant Association.

Can you really enjoy food if you're constantly dieting? We discuss dieting vs. simply focusing on getting highest quality food, having pleasure about it and loving your body as it is vs. the mindset of "when I achieve the perfect body, then I will be lovable."

Emily Hyland, of Brooklyn’s Pizza Loves Emily, and soon-to-open Detroit-Style pizza hotspot, Emmy Squared, brings in her crew of awesome women to discuss the importance of primary food in their pizza making lives. How does yoga, music, and playing with babies make for a happy and successful pizza business? Tune in and find out! Listen along for a fun and loving glimpse into sisterhood, motherhood, pizzahood, Primary Food, cancer survival, Integrative Nutrition, plus more, with guests on the mic: • Emily Hyland and her life-and-pizza-loving team from Pizza Loves Emily Cynthia Cherish Malaran, aka Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, a breast cancer patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC, talks about the importance of PRIMARY FOOD’s role in her successful cancer treatment in this episode. The food on our tables that we put in our mouths is secondary food. Primary Food is all the stuff in life that nourishes us before we eat—Our creativity, our relationships, our spirituality, physical activity and interaction with this awesome world we live in. It was the great relationships with her Self, with others, with art, music, writing, nature, travel, food and dance, that were the groundwork of Cynthia’s successful and smooth cancer treatment. As Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, she aims to share this knowledge to help others heal and find more ease and inner peace around the world.

Don’t go to culinary school until you have listened to this episode! New Orleans gem, Chef Bird Garcia from Jalopy Tavern in Red Hook, Brooklyn, comes in to talk about his life in food and music, and what it’s REALLY like to start from the bottom as a dishwasher to become a veteran chef. We discuss garlic’s role in a crawfish boil and how to do it right, Bird’s horror stories of food terrorism and real kitchen nightmares when a pizza oven breaks down. For an added bonus, get the feels when you he tells you what’s it like being a new father. Listen along for a ska & punk serenade, and hear discussions about guerrilla learning in the kitchen, how to grow in the culinary field, Primary Food, cancer survival, Integrative Nutrition, plus more, with guest on the mic: • Chef Bird Garcia of Jalopy Tavern / Jalopy Theatre & School of Music Cynthia Cherish Malaran, aka Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, a breast cancer patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC, talks about the importance of PRIMARY FOOD’s role in her successful cancer treatment in this episode. The food on our tables that we put in our mouths is secondary food. Primary Food is all the stuff in life that nourishes us before we eat—Our creativity, our relationships, our spirituality, physical activity and interaction with this awesome world we live in. It was the great relationships with her Self, with others, with art, music, writing, nature, travel, food and dance, that were the groundwork of Cynthia’s successful and smooth cancer treatment. As Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, she aims to share this knowledge to help others heal and find more ease and inner peace around the world.

Did you ever think of different genres of music being like different plates/styles/flavors of food? Brooklyn Bowl’s very own Rock and Roll Playhouse are here talking about how not only is the food we eat nourishing for our lives, but so is the music we play and listen to. Listen along for an ukulele serenade and hear discussions about the love of music as nourishment, the effect on music on children, Primary Food, cancer survival, Integrative Nutrition, plus more, with guests on the mic: • Devlin Goldberg and Paolo Perez from the Rock and Roll Playhouse http://therockandrollplayhouse.com/ Cynthia Cherish Malaran, aka Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, a breast cancer patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC, talks about the importance of PRIMARY FOOD’s role in her successful cancer treatment in this episode. The food on our tables that we put in our mouths is secondary food. Primary Food is all the stuff in life that nourishes us before we eat—Our creativity, our relationships, our spirituality, physical activity and interaction with this awesome world we live in. It was the great relationships with her Self, with others, with art, music, writing, nature, travel, food and dance, that were the groundwork of Cynthia’s successful and smooth cancer treatment. As Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, she aims to share this knowledge to help others heal and find more ease and inner peace around the world.

Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match… Well, the previous episode of Primary Food was about weddings and ceremonies, but how do you even get to the wedding stage without a great relationship going? That’s why we’ve got on the mic Professional Matchmaker and Relationship Expert, Gabi Lovve, discussing it all, from sexual compatibility, to alpha males, strong femmes and queens, mind mastering, card readings, and more. Chiming in about relationships and getting insight of her own is Primary Food veteran, Susan Hannigan, Life Coach. Listen along to discussions about love, OKCupid, relationship timing, Primary Food, cancer survival, Integrative Nutrition, plus more, with guests on the mic: • Gabi Lovve, Lovve Enterprises, Professional Matchmaker and Love Coach http://gabilovve.com/ • Susan Hannigan, Life Coach http://susanhannigan.com/ Cynthia Cherish Malaran, aka Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, a breast cancer patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC, talks about the importance of PRIMARY FOOD’s role in her successful cancer treatment in this episode. The food on our tables that we put in our mouths is secondary food. Primary Food is all the stuff in life that nourishes us before we eat—Our creativity, our relationships, our spirituality, physical activity and interaction with this awesome world we live in. It was the great relationships with her Self, with others, with art, music, writing, nature, travel, food and dance, that were the groundwork of Cynthia’s successful and smooth cancer treatment. As Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, she aims to share this knowledge to help others heal and find more ease and inner peace around the world.

Cynthia Cherish Malaran, aka Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, a breast cancer patient at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC, talks about the importance of PRIMARY FOOD’s role in her successful cancer treatment in this pilot episode. The food on our tables that we put in our mouths is secondary food. Primary Food is all the stuff in life that nourishes us before we eat—Our creativity, our relationships, our spirituality, physical activity and interaction with this awesome world we live in. It was the great relationships with her Self, with others, with art, music, writing, nature, travel, food and dance, that were the groundwork of Cynthia’s successful and smooth cancer treatment. As Rev. DJ CherishTheLuv, she aims to share this knowledge to help others heal and find more ease and inner peace around the world. Listen along to conversations about music, grandmas, Integrative Nutrition, and more, with guests on the mic: Holistic Health Coach and Life Cycle Celebrant, Sacha Jones, owner of Stiggly Holistics, NYC Singer and Musician in Traditional Indian studies, Christine Ghezzo Weiss ROcK ’n RoLL GodDesS and Host of her own Show, “Rew and Who,” ReW StaRR  and Author/Playwright, 85-year old DJ student, DJ LeeLee, Lee Hunkins