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Join us in celebrating the World’s rich international and local food traditions! Our weekly online cooking show is more than just a platform—it’s a launchpad for diverse culinary talents to shine, grow, and turn their passion into thriving businesses. Together, we promote food equity, sustainability, and creativity, all while sharing the joy and love of food. If you’re ready to share your culinary creations and be part of a community that believes Feeding others is love, we’d love to feature you!

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Leave it to Chef regulars

  • Leave it to Chef Deepa

    ROTARIAN and TRADITIONAL COOKING ADVOCATE

    I grew up surrounded by the rich aromas of my family’s spice traditions passed down through generations in my family. Cooking is a way of expressing love, sharing culture, and creating memories. Cooking is more than preparing meals; it’s a journey of creativity, connection, and joy. I hope to inspire others to explore the magic of spices in their kitchens.

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  • Leave it to Chef Aur

    FOOD EQUITY & FOOD SECURITY AVOCATE

    Specializing in tangible help. He started providing free meals in 2009 during the derecho (a week-long power outage due to an Inland Hurricane). Host of Rice & Spice, a weekly international slow food free dinner show. Post-COVID, Aur built a shared-use certified charity cooking commercial kitchen and food pantry in downtown Carbondale and gave out over 19,000 servings (both cooked and food pantry) in the first year. #FeedingOthersIsLove

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  • Leave it to Chef Lindsey

    EDIBLE PLANTS AND HERBAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST

    Lindsey Coyne of https://www.herbanforage.com/  Lindsey Coyne is an herbalist, holistic health educator, and forager in Central Iowa with a Bachelor's degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from SIUC.

    In her words: I use an eclectic and holistic approach to plant medicine. I began learning herbal medicine over 20 years ago by treating myself for common ailments. I have strongly focused on foraging local edibles and medicinal plants for the last 10 years. I offer herbal medicine making classes, DIY home and body products workshops, cooking/ baking demonstrations, and foraging walks throughout the year. As a sustainable forager, I spend time in nature, waiting for the plants to be at their optimal potency, using only prolific ones in any given season.

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Special Guest

Leave it to Chef Chaya

A CHEF AND CURRENT SIUC STUDENT WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY

Member of the SIUC Sustainability Council and the City of Carbondale Sustainability Commission.  

Chaya is a special guest teaching a series of cooking classes utilizing ingredients from our Rotary Serves Food pantry.

Statement: “ I value sustainability. I love my community and help out where needed. I'm still exploring my career options but I love my education. I value the importance of nutrition and believe everyone has the right to and ability to eat gourmet food, especially when on a budget”