The Artistry Drop

Adding Seasoning To Your Soul | Ae Southammavong | Episode 45

Episode Summary

Our guest today is a chef and content creator from San Diego. She was a contestant on Gordon Ramsey’s Next Level Chef and is super passionate about sharing her Lao food and culture! Her authentic personality and humor has resonated with the world and has created a strong community of over 400K followers on Tiktok. In this episode Ae explains what it was like to be the first Lao Chef on national TV and caught the eyes of Gordan Ramsey by winning with a traditional dish. She dives deep about the importance of being authentic and exposes the facade that some creators make on camera. Although being herself has contributed to her success, not everyone agrees with her sense of humor. She explains how she processes the hate and negativity by turning it into a positive outlook through humor. Ae also announces she will be the MC at the first southeast Asian music festival called Sabaidee Fest. She explains how big of an impact the festival means for the culture by giving southeast Asians a large platform to showcase to the world. We hope this episode with Ae resonates with anyone out there trying to find their voice in the industry and inspires other southeast Asians to help push the culture of the community!

Episode Notes

Our guest today is a chef and content creator from San Diego. She was a contestant on Gordon Ramsey’s Next Level Chef and is super passionate about sharing her Lao food and culture! Her authentic personality and humor has resonated with the world and has created a strong community of over 400K followers on Tiktok. In this episode Ae explains what it was like to be the first Lao Chef on national TV and caught the eyes of Gordan Ramsey by winning with a traditional dish. She dives deep about the importance of being authentic and exposes the facade that some creators make on camera. Although being herself has contributed to her success, not everyone agrees with her sense of humor. She explains how she processes the hate and negativity by turning it into a positive outlook through humor. Ae also announces she will be the MC at the first southeast Asian music festival called Sabaidee Fest. She explains how big of an impact the festival means for the culture by giving southeast Asians a large platform to showcase to the world. We hope this episode with Ae resonates with anyone out there trying to find their voice in the industry and inspires other southeast Asians to help push the culture of the community!

 

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