We are back with the seventh season of the Joyous Health podcast to bring another dose of joy to your day! On this week’s episode, we are talking with Philip Lago and Mystique Mattai, the husband and wife duo behind the popular food blog Chef Sous Chef and co-authors of cookbook Eat With Us. Philip and Mystique aim to empower home cooks to get into the kitchen and create, sharing delicious contemporary recipes and mindful cooking tips made to inspire. Just as they connected by cooking together, their philosophy encourages a slower, more mindful approach to cooking and eating so that we can enjoy and elevate our experiences with food.
- Philip and Mystique’s respective roles within their business
- Their home life
- The story behind the name of Philip and Mystiques’s blog
- Their histories with food
- The key to making delicious food
- Being passionate and mindful chefs
- Mindfulness and how Philip and Mystique have embraced it
- Perspectives on building mindfulness into eating habits
- Tips for making tzatziki
- Where Philip finds inspiration
- Mystique’s unique pregnancy cravings
- Adapting cooking for kids
- How Mystique’s artistic and writing skills are brought together in her current work
- The story behind getting their cookbook published
- Dining In, Philip and Mystique’s recent web series with Food Network Canada
