“Mackadocious, she's
sweet and precocious, she's the one girl that I just dig” (Slinky, 311) A tomboy
after my own heart. Emilie is a striking woman indeed and such a remarkable
figure. As she says, “We have such an awesome group of women around us. Doing such
great things and so powerful it is great to have all these women around right
here as friends.” She is totally right, and having to include her as an
admirable soul in my book, she has to be one of the most beautifully enlightened
women that is particularly a marvelous human being. Having a chance to be a
part and hear of her experiences, fierce passion, and drive to see the sweet
reflection in others…getting to know Ms. Hernandez has crazy fun listed as many
of her charming traits you would be lucky to experience. Check her out.
Why do you do what
you do?
I am a personal chef.
I especially love grocery shopping. HEB is the perfect place you can find me
when prepping for client’s meals and events. It is one of my favorite places to
be. I go in my coat sometimes and love when people ask me about it. Just so I
can talk about it. There at the grocery I go to the meat market and get to talk
to the guys there, get the info on some good deals and the meat, seafood and
produce and have a great time. Shopping is one of the best parts of what I do. I
love what I do.
You love what you do, how did becoming a personal chef
happen?
I attended Texas
State a majored in Broadcast Journalism with intentions on being a host for
motocross games. I use to race motocross and that was a dream of mine to be a
part of. Then I broke my back and had to finish, but here I am with something
that I absolutely enjoy to everyday.
I have cooked since I was a kid. Since 2013 I worked with
another personal chef and when ties amicably parted I was referred. It kept happening
until I got to where I am now. I have no formal marketing and have cooked for
people through word of mouth connections. It has been great and from personal
to demonstration cooking I am loving it.
In addition to my personal chef scheduling I also
demo(stration) cook for Humble House (http://www.humblehousefoods.com/)
at Groomers Seafood (http://groomerseafood.com/ ). Demoing recipes with their
sauces and spreads. Also, I do cooking demonstrations with Tenderbelly bacon (http://www.tenderbelly.com/ ) a Colorado
based company with awesome cuts of pork.
*Side note from Em: By the way…I absolutely love sauces, it
is the best part, like truly obsessed, with any food with sauce. If it has
sauce I want more of it.
Why the avocado
tattoo?
(laughing big) I am a
huge 311 fan. In the 311 community, there are song-titled nicknames for each
gender: a “Brodel” is a guy and “Slinky” for the ladies….in the Facebook
community, there are groups for each where 311 fans from all over can chat and
stay in touch with each other. There are
no boys allowed in the Slinkies group and no ladies in the brodels. The lead
singer, Nick Hexum has a consistent way of standing in front of the crowd after
certain songs….hands up and hips thrusted toward the crowd. The ladies in the
slinkies group seemed to notice his manhood more often than not due to his
tailored pants. When he would stand like that so many pictures, comments,
conversations and more happened in the group and the ladies (not me!) decided
to coin Mr. Hexum’s manhood as “The Avocado”. While I may be a heterosexual
woman, the avocado on my wrist is more of an inside joke in the female 311
community…a community that supports and encourages each other….it also
represents something funny, something that relates to 311 (but doesn’t say it
out loud) and something I truly love to eat. I love my tattoo…it’s truly one of
my favorites.
If Emilie was a dish,
what would she be?
Hard chocolate, Reese’s ice cream bar with strawberry puree.
It’s tough, once cracked she is sweet. I am a true mama bear. I love being able
to take care of people when they need it. I will be the first one on the scene
with what you need and how we can get you feeling great again.
What bevvie would accompany your sweetness?
Mojito with extra rum.
Biking and Yoga. What
do they do for you?
Oh my. Both are so liberating. Cruising on my Tealy (bike)
is: still using my sensory, peripheral, attention. It is not if something is going
to happen, it is when. All the things that are happening around me, the sounds
and lights of where I am, having the to keep aware. It keeps me heightened through all my senses
and it’s great to see and meet others who get that vibe of riding too.
Like that one last ride. Before turning in back into the
world.
The last ride when it’s 3 am and the streets are empty.
When all you hear is the sound of the bike. Or when you run
into other bikers on the street and hear the love of the frames they have and
hearing how everyone just loves to ride and the ticks of the gears.
There is no other sound like riding.
And yoga? It
started at Lulu doing there free classes in
2012. As a birthright, with my Jewish heritage, I was able to travel to Israel.
I was practicing with the Dead Sea as my line of sight, it was amazing. I took
that trip like why the hell not, and been practicing ever since.
Emilie is certainly a traveler for yoga. Here she is practicing yoga in Costa Rica where at a yoga retreat with Mobile Om (www.mobileomtx.com)
What’s your final
destiny?
A café-yoga studio. With cooking and teaching there as well.
A nice slender styled place where people can learn to meal prep, cook, and
chill with a practice in the space. I want it to be personal. It’ll be a definite
spot where people will connect and be right there with each other in everything
that the place will mean.
She’s love, fun, and above and beyond the smile that she
gives and receives from people that enjoy everything she is cooking up. Emilie
is that heightened sense of joy from that essential bike ride, the taste of
creative confection to the excitement of dancing and riding high of the best
song of your life. San Antonio is lucky to have her on its radar as she blends
her path of more to come for the city to taste.
