leading with LOVE

Featuring Chef Enia Flava P Patterson

Written by: Cyn The Great

and enjoyable. Chef Flava P’s culinary entertainment goes beyond just cooking. She is a person of opportunity that does not hesitate when adding to her resume by taking on a new skill. Her overall goal is to always maintain integrity in everything that she puts her hands and heart to. She may incorporate elements of music, dance, or even painting and plating the meal on the canvas into her performances, creating a multi-sensory experience that leaves her audiences amazed and inspired. The paintings she uses during her dining experiences have been preserved, displayed, and sold in art shows.

When it comes to creating new culinary masterpieces, Chef Flava P expressed that

Culinary entertainer Chef Enia

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P. Patterson is a skilled creative and a captivating performer. She combines her culinary expertise with her charismatic personality to create a unique and immersive dining experience for her audience. Chef Flava P is known for her interactive cooking demonstrations where she engages with the crowd, while adding a touch of entertainment to her culinary creations. Whether it is a live cooking show, a private event, or a restaurant experience, Chef Flava P knows how to captivate her audience with her unique style and demanding stage presence. She incorporates elements of storytelling, humor, and audience participation to make each dining experience memorable she makes it a point to have integrity in every plate. She recalled a time when she was 5 years old where she created her first recipe; she used a slice of white bread, mashed a banana, poured strawberry syrup over it, and presented it to her mother. The feeling of joy and confidence that came with her creating that dish sparked a fire in her that led to a life of being able to love what she does for a living every single day. Her love for culinary arts was influenced by her father’s immaculate flavor composition, she shared that his food was always amazing and filled with so much love that it inspired her to continue towards her culinary dream. When it comes to her creative style, Chef Flava P shared she gets lost in grocery stores because she allows the ingredients to speak to how she feels to create masterpieces repeatedly. She has no blueprint locking her into a limited skillset; instead, she can pull from different experiences and environments to build her own brand and flavor composition.

Chef Flava P’s notoriety came when everything was shut down due to covid. Before the shutdown, she worked through jobs starting with Krystal’s, Outback, A Sports Bar and even her own Bums Barbeque restaurant all before the age of 23. Covid as we all know, shut down millions of small businesses and forced creatives to find new innovative ways to keep their momentum going. Chef Flava P experienced some tough times before producing the idea to sell plates at different events and clubs. She began making a name for herself and produced Major Flava. Which, in turn, caused her to launch her show Major Flava TV on Food & Lifestyle TV. She is currently the executive Chef at Snooze Am Eatery. Chef Flava P competed in her first culinary competition, Dragon Fire Kitchen, where she won first place. She even received The Individuality Moment Maker Award, leading to bigger clients and better gigs. She displayed her creative dining experience for the BET AWARDs and has since shined in every aspect. Overall, Chef Flava P is a culinary entertainer who brings not only delicious food but also a sense of joy, excitement, and entertainment to the table. She knows that God put her on this earth to please and serve others. Living up to her purpose is what pushes her to only move forward and accomplish every goal she sets before herself. As a leader she wants every single client to always remember the experience that she provided. She gives back to the community by having workshops with children teaching them how to cook, having cooking competitions amongst staff to challenge them to learn new things and other forms of community service. The experience that she creates is unmatched and cannot be compared to any other chef doing it. She has branded herself through individuality, drive, and pure talent. As a creative she has tapped into art, rap and just demanding the attention of anyone watching her journey to success. She launched her own seasoning called Flava Dust with a jingle to accompany it. There is almost never a time where she is not in the kitchen but when she is not; she is somewhere being inspired by life to bring back those experiences and add them to the kitchen. She intends to take over the culinary entertainment industry by continuing to be herself and bring her flava to every dish she creates.