Authentic recipes and culinary storytelling for home cooks and curious eaters

Cinematic food stories, chef-tested recipes, and a deeply personal journey toward healing.

WHY I COOK

I don’t say it lightly: my early relationship with food was difficult. I spent years battling disordered eating.

But recovery gave me something I never expected: a deeper connection to myself, and to others.

Food, once a source of pain, became the way I express creativity, curiosity, and care. Cooking helped me come home to my body. It gave me a way to tell stories, honor culture, and create joy.

It’s why I started He Cooks®. Not just to share recipes, but to invite others to rediscover food as a force for greater good.

A headshot of chef Kyle Taylor, the founder of HE COOKS.
Chef Kyle Taylor is speaking on the shores of Vancouver, sharing his story of recovery and reconnection through food.
Filming for Palate Passport™ in Vancouver—where every shoreline has a flavor and every city tells a story.

GIVING BACK

Healing isn’t just personal. It’s collective.

Every substack subscription, video view, link click, and merch purchase from He Cooks® supports Project HEAL, a groundbreaking nonprofit fighting to democratize eating disorder treatment for those systemically excluded from care.

As someone walking the recovery path myself, this mission runs deeper than business. It’s purpose. I’ve experienced firsthand how eating disorders don’t discriminate, but treatment access certainly does. Project HEAL dismantles these barriers through financial assistance, advocacy, and community support.

Food should be a source of nourishment, joy, and connection – never shame, fear, or harm. And recovery shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for the few, but a possibility for all.

When you support He Cooks®, you’re not just investing in culinary content. You’re helping rewrite someone’s relationship with food and their body. 

Together, we can transform how we celebrate food – one plate, one person, one community at a time.

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“Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.”

 

Anthony Bourdain