Food & Dining

Chef Babette on Healing, Purpose, and the Power of Plant-Based Food

Sean A. Russell sits down with Chef Babette, owner of Stuff I Eat at 114 North Market Street in Inglewood, California, for an extended conversation about food as a tool for healing.

Vegans Explore Podcast

Episode 37 · Dec 7, 2025 · 64 min

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More Than a Restaurant

Chef Babette's approach to plant-based cooking is rooted in her own health journey, and Stuff I Eat has become known for meals designed to nourish as much as they satisfy. The conversation moves well beyond recipes, touching on purpose, self-love, and the mindset shifts that often accompany a move to plant-based eating.

Food as a Starting Point

For Chef Babette, the plate is only the entry point. What follows, she explains, is a deeper relationship with the body and a renewed sense of purpose that keeps her showing up in the kitchen every day. It is exactly the kind of story Vegans Explore seeks out on tour: a business owner whose food and philosophy are inseparable.