The Kitchen Podcast

Crystal Mangrum grew up in Chicago, Illinois in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. She fell in love with cooking in her mother’s kitchen, helping to prepare meals for her family. Her cooking skills were honed and refined at Washburne Culinary Institute.

She has always had a passion for people and hospitality as well as the psychology around healing. She’s often questioned the “why” behind people’s decisions. As a result, she’s found a unique way to fuse her own healing journey and culinary knowledge, both on and off the plate.

Crystal is a private chef that caters, and she is the founder of Mangrum Hospitality. Her goal for this podcast is to teach mindful cooking while exploring spirituality and self-reflection.