Ep 154 - Changing The Perception of Food with Darnell “SuperChef” Ferguson
What's Next with Eric Wood
Eric Wood
5 • 714 Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Darnell “SuperChef” Ferguson is a restaurant owner and a celebrity Chef and Judge featured on shows such as Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions, Guy's Grocery Games and many more. SuperChef has received national recognition for his a unique style of “Urban Eclectic” cooking which blends together traditional flavors in untraditional ways with a creative presentation.
Prior to being on national television shows, SuperChef had a life filled with adversity. He used the culinary arts as a motivational tool to change his life for the better and now SuperChef shares his gratitude for his blessings by continuously giving back to the community. SuperChef teaches kids, communities, and those in need how cooking can be a positive and creative outlet by employing teens, young adults, and those in need.
Today on the show, Eric and SuperChef dive into his back story and also how he balances his family life with 8 kids. Topics include:
(2:35-6:05) - Legal middle name is now SuperChef
(6:05-11:00) - Grew up an athlete, how he got started cooking
(11:00-16:30) - What's your greatest strength as a chef? Cooking shows SuperChef has been on
(16:30-24:30) - How life changed at the age of 24. Going to church
(24:30-30:45) - SuperChef's 1st restaurant burned down, what happened next?
(30:45-35:20) - Balancing family/work life with 8 kids
(35:20-39:20) - New upcoming TV show, what SuperChef's wife's favorite food
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| 0:00.0 | My greatest strength is my creativity. |
| 0:07.0 | It is second to none. |
| 0:10.0 | It's no, I know that there's no one like me. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, when it comes to how I think about food, how I can change the perception of what people think about food. |
| 0:20.0 | And this is a gift. |
| 0:21.0 | I was boring with it. |
| 0:22.3 | I can't take credit for it. |
| 0:24.0 | And that's why I'm good at it because I don't rely on myself to be creative. |
| 0:30.5 | Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet. |
| 0:36.3 | Our next guest is Darnell Super Chef Ferguson. |
| 0:40.0 | And Darnell is a celebrity chef and judge, |
| 0:42.1 | featured on shows such as Guy Fierry's Tournament of Champions, |
| 0:45.6 | guys grocery games, the Today Show, the Rachel Ray Show, and many others. |
| 0:49.5 | He's also a restaurant owner and all-around incredible person |
| 0:53.1 | that is going to inspire you in a big way on this episode as you hear his stories. |
| 0:57.9 | If you enjoy this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to help spread the impact we hope to have. |
| 1:04.1 | Thanks to everyone that has shared the podcast with friends and family, whether that was text, social media. |
| 1:09.9 | It's because of you that each and every week the numbers are going up, and I'm incredibly |
| 1:14.6 | grateful. |
| 1:15.7 | Enjoy the episode. |
| 1:18.0 | Darnel, welcome the show, my brother. |
| 1:19.8 | Thank you for having me, brother. |
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