Today you’re in for a treat 🙂
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The one and only, Chef Dennis from AskChefDennis.com and @AskChefDennis, is here to chat!
Here’s a few of our conversation topics:
- Dennis’s most popular Tiramsu recipe with 1,562 comments
- Why Madrid is one of Dennis’s favorite cities
- Thoughts About Covid-19, Cruises
- Musings Why Europeans Are More Connected To Food Than Americans
Also, it’s rare that I say this …
But Dennis really exemplifies to me the idea of ikigai or “reason for being”.
In other words, Life Purpose.
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This ikigai concept was first modernized by Dan Buettner in 2005 in his National Geographic cover story, “Blue Zones”.
There are 7 seemingly magical Blue Zones throughout the world. Each area is defined by containing a strikingly percentage of people who live 100+ years old.
It turns out however, that Blue Zones are not magical. The people who live to be 100+ in these areas have tapped into this idea of ikigai.
It turns out that tapping into Life Purpose keeps you ALIVE!
Dennis represents ikigai to a tee because:
- Dennis is a great chef
- Cooking, sharing, and teaching is Dennis’s passion
- The world needs food connection
- Dennis gets paid quite handsomely for his expertise and brand
I really, truly feel that this ikigai energy, presence, light …
Shines through in this episode.
It’s an intangible feeling that’s hard to pin down, but when I re-listened to our conversation I just felt good afterwards!
Ok, Ok, I’m being over-dramatic 🙂
Without further ado, I present to you, the one and only, Chef Dennis: