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When life doesn’t offer a recipe, sometimes we have to season to taste.

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Season To Taste

Season To Taste

Have you ever wished life came with a recipe; a foolproof path forward? But what if the secret to a fulfilling life isn't about following a recipe at all?

"Season to Taste", explores the moments of disorientation we all face when life throws us a curveball or our expectations fall flat. It challenges the idea that there's a single, perfect recipe for happiness.

In the end, maybe we don’t make a good life by following a step-by-step recipe, but perhaps by making something with the ingredients God has given us and seasoning to taste.

  • Choice
    Discernment
    Disorientation
    Faith
    Frustration
    Guidance
    Hope
    Inspiration
    Isolation
    Loneliness
    Process
    Wisdom

  • Genesis 2:16-17, 19-20
    Deuteronomy 30:19-20
    Joshua 24:15
    Galatians 5:1
    Ephesians 5:15-17
    Galatians 5:13
    Luke 9:23
    Psalm 37:3-4
    John 10:10
    Romans 8:2
    Galatians 5:22
    2 Timothy 1:9-10
    1 Peter 2:9
    2 Corinthians 7:1

IN THE KITCHEN WITH

Chef Dozzy Ibekwe

Season To Taste features Chef Dozzy Ibekwe – the owner of Dozzy’s Grill in Chicago.

“My goal with Dozzy's Grill was to share my love and passion for West African cuisine with the entire world. Being in the hospitality industry as long as I have, and trying different foods from many cultures taught me one thing – there is a space for all of our favorite foods to prosper. I wanted to be the bridge that connected West African cuisine to the taste buds of those who have never even thought about trying it.”

In this film we see Chef Dozzy prepare one of his signature dishes – Jollof Rice. Click the link below to get the recipe.

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Credits

Written & Directed by Nick Benoit
Filmed & Edited by Matthew Roth
Produced by Kim Wehr

Featuring Dozzy Ibekwe and Nick Benoit

Assistant to Producer Heather Froslid
1st Assistant Camera Jon Ayabe
1st Assistant Camera Nathan Stevens
Gaffer EJ Huntemann
Grip Peter Kim
Sound Engineer Kristian Black
Hair & Makeup DeShawn Bowman
BTS Photographer Benjamin Suter

Music & Score by David Blascoe and Caleb Zovar of Black Fuse
Sound Design & Mix by Ryan Pribyl of Level Audio, Inc.

Production Assistance by David Hiltner, Gail Merriwether, and Herny Solomon

Food Stylist Paul Johnson

Special thanks to Willow Creek Community Church