Chef Mark Sylvester

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Frequently I will take the time to document the entire process of making a dish. Sometimes, you need to see a series of images to really understand what words fail to describe.

Mussels en Provence

Essential Kitchen Tools for the Raw Chef

Raw Workshops

The Trick To Making Nut Milk – Easy Triple Filtration Method

Drawing your meal in advance

Raw Cacao Cookies

Previsualize the dish before you create it

Watermelon Feta Tower

Raw Cacao Bonbons

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Congratulations to @tedxlagunablancaschool for an Congratulations to @tedxlagunablancaschool for an excellent 3rd event. Great speakers and production. Everyone was energized by the work the team of 21 students produced. I’m proud to have been one of their mentors.
As many of you know, I’ve been doing #improv for As many of you know, I’ve been doing #improv for almost five years now. We do these live shows once a month. If you’re enjoying #solstice this Saturday in #santa barbara, come check us out. We’re a block away!
Fun coloring eggs with @kymberlee and her folks. # Fun coloring eggs with @kymberlee and her folks. #traditions #family #easter
Was inspired by my #jasmine tea and the fresh stra Was inspired by my #jasmine tea and the fresh strawberries in the market. I make these #gluten-free Lemon Bars regularly. I have access to #organic #meyerlemon fruit and have finally perfected this treat. This experiment with using jasmine essence in the shortbread changes the flavor experience in a lovely nuanced way.
Tuscan Sausage Bean Soup is a riff on an old favor Tuscan Sausage Bean Soup is a riff on an old favorite, Navy Bean Soup. Added Italian sausage, smoked bacon and roasted chicken to a bevy of vegetables. 
This soup is perfect for this extra long rainy season we’re having. Its gluten free and everything is organic. 
Cooked off the beans this morning. Sautéed meats and aromatics with fresh oregano and thyme, then slowly mixed in other root vegetables and finished off with homemade vegetable broth (made from all the peelings)

Simmer for three hours and salt to taste. .
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#cooking #soup #rainydaymenu #vegetables #sausage #organic #homemade
Our final day at the workshop ROAD TO THE RED CIRC Our final day at the workshop ROAD TO THE RED CIRCLE

Our last day finds us at the world famous Alcazar Theater in the lovely beach town of Carpinteria.

Learning how to be a world-class speaker is hard work. We taught for two days on story, structure and today, it's staging. What does it FEEL like to step into the red circle?

Actually being on the stage and taking it all in makes the training real. Learning how to enter and exit the stage, what to do while you're waiting to go on - these are all things they are learning.
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#Improv #ShortFormImprov #LongFormImprov #Performer #Theatre #SpeakingStrategist #SpeakerCoach  #FindAdvntr #StrategicSamurai #Speaker #StoryTeller #SpeakerCoach #SantaBarbara #training #workshop #RTTRC
This is me in my happy place. Providing a healthy This is me in my happy place. 
Providing a healthy lunch for our Road to the Red Circle attendees. We make sure that there's no sugar, wheat, dairy - instead, plenty of plant-based foods, with some proteins to keep the neurons firing. People aren't used to eating well at a seminar/workshop.

Think about it for a minute. If you serve sugary snacks at the morning break, and lots of carbs (sandwiches, chips, etc.) at lunch, you'll have the audience carb-crash at 11 and at 2, when you need them to be most.
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#rttrc #santabarbara
Day Two. Road to the Red Circle. Kymberlee tells h Day Two. Road to the Red Circle. Kymberlee tells her Tampastan story.  Here at our annual Road to the Red Circle workshop to teach Short-Form, High-Stakes communication. This class, now in our 5th year, brings together people from around the world to work on their strategic stories that the world needs to hear.

Love connecting with alumni and making new friends.
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#mentoring #coaching #besttimeever #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #workshop #roadtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications #hackingtheredcircle #rttrc
Here at our annual Road to the Red Circle workshop Here at our annual Road to the Red Circle workshop to teach Short-Form, High-Stakes communication. This class, now in our 5th year, brings together people from around the world to work on their strategic stories that the world needs to hear.

Love connecting with alumni and making new friends.
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#mentoring #coaching #besttimeever #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #workshop #roadtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications #hackingtheredcircle
#rttrc
Our grandson Lincoln just picked up the Bass, the Our grandson Lincoln just picked up the Bass, the Ukelele and now his Dad has gotten a set of drums for himself, mistakenly thinking that HE's going to play. Put a nine year old in front of the drums and you'll never get them off of them. 
Trust me I know. I started playing when I was 6, got my first set when I was 9. 
Best part of the story is that Lincoln already has the best nickname a budding rocker can have, ROOSTER. 
30 years from now when they induct him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, remember this post.
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#grandparent #drums #ludwig #bestdayever #rockandrollhalloffame #rockandroll #rockdrummer #drummer
Barely escaped this branch shearing off large tree Barely escaped this branch shearing off large tree in the back. Winds up to 50 mph.
One of the things that I love about our home is th One of the things that I love about our home is that the windows go all the way to the floor. 
Why? Because this is my favorite thing to wake up to. Everybody getting along. The tails are wagging, inside and out.

I think I go through 30# of birdseed a month, which is less than my Netflix subscription and probably more entertaining. At least for the cats.
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#cats #ragdolls #squirrels #chipmunks #birdfeeding #birdwatching #memories #family #mentoring #coaching #besttimeever #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #ted #tedx #workshop #roadtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications #hackingtheredcircle
Drove to LA for Kymberlee to teach storytelling. R Drove to LA for Kymberlee to teach storytelling. Rain was intense. Home with no rain is appreciated. Sunset was unexpectedly amazing. Couldn’t pull over for a perfect shot, but you get the idea. .
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#memories #family #mentoring #coaching #besttimesever #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #ted #tedx #workshop #roadtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications #hackingtheredcircle
We visited my 92-year-old Dad this week in Nevada. We visited my 92-year-old Dad this week in Nevada. He wanted me to have this photo and the camera that's in the shot. I thought it was a picture of him as a 20-year-old - no. Its 'his' dad, my grandfather. 
The camera is amazing and in pristine condition. I'll want my photographer guru Christopher Foley to see it when we get home. Maybe we can find some film? 
There's something magical about family treasures.
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#memories #family #grandfather #mentoring #coaching #besttimesever #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #ted #tedx #workshop #roadtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications #hackingtheredcircle
I am a big fan of @gapingvoid - have been for year I am a big fan of @gapingvoid - have been for years. Some days though, he hits it out of the park and makes an image that I can't stop thinking about. Tomorrow is the 2nd time that #TEDxLagunaBlancaYouth presents their event. Both years I've been one of the #mentors and have completely enjoyed all of the interactions. This year, the team has one show under their belts, and I know they're going to change lives tomorrow.
When I talk to them about all of the hard work it takes to produce a world class event, I'm reminded of the thousands of us TEDx Organizers that willinging spend hundreds of hours a year, for free, to bring amazing ideas to the red circle. 
This image says it all for me, and it's what I sent to the Youth team tonight to remind them.
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#mentoring #coaching #tedxlagunablancayouth #besttimesever #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #ted #tedx #workshop #roadtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications #hackingtheredcircle
I love having enough freetime on a Sunday morning I love having enough freetime on a Sunday morning to engage in a long Facetime chat with my grandson, Dax. He was in his tent, I was in the backyard - both relaxed, just talking about stuff. Like #eagles and #peregrinefalcons and #owls and what they eat, "mice and stuff". I treasure these moments. I'll never get another Sunday like today, with the sun shining, the birds chirping, the kitties playing and the smiling face of Dax, now with his two upper teeth loosening, and getting ready for the #toothfairy.

These moments lead to memories that lead to stories that either he or I will tell later in our lives. They may illustrate the feelings and emotions we have when we make deep connections - or just the curiosity we have looking up the world's fastest birds.

When would now be a great time to connect with someone you love?
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#sundaymornings #grandparenting #pops #besttimesever #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #ted #tedx #workshop #roadtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications
Exactly. Exactly.
Just arrived via #amazon. Best name for a tea. Eve Just arrived via #amazon. Best name for a tea. Ever. #tea #oolong #irongoddess #tasty #brewfresh
What a treat to get to spend time on the CEO Repor What a treat to get to spend time on the CEO Report radio program, based out of Santa Barbara. The show has been running locally for 30 years under the guidance of Steve Cushman, Rob Egonoff, with guest and sponsors Eloy Ortga and Earl Armstrong.

@strategicsamurai and I talked about our upcoming Road to the Red Circle event (see link in Bio) that's coming up Feb 8, 9, 10 here in Santa Barbara

I love it when you can freestlye conversations, weaving in business, laughter, good-natured ribbing and solid communications into a very listenable show.
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#strategicsamurai #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #ted #tedx #workshop #retreat #raodtotheredcircle #santabarbara #ceo #strategy #communications
Working with @strategicsamurai on this weekend's r Working with @strategicsamurai on this weekend's retreat. Thought it was interesting after a few hours of co-creating, to sit back and look at the work. 
It was only then that I noticed our youngest kitty sitting on top of the piles of papers. We'd gotten so wrapped up in the work that we'd missed giving her some attention, so she crashed.

There's something about being in the flow of creation that it both distracts and attracts. Right? .
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#strategicsamurai #speakertraining #publicspeaking #speakertips #strategycoach #betterspeaking #ted #tedx #workshop #retreat #ragdoll #kitty
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