Chef Emme Collins

Chef Emme Collins Chef & Chef Business Coach

01/01/2026

This year felt like breathing again.
Not rushing. Not surviving. Living.

I finally gave myself permission to dream without guilt, to want without apology, to hold others while holding myself too. It wasn’t balanced, but it was honest. And it worked. I feel full in a way I haven’t felt in years.

I’m ending 2025 with gratitude, tears in my eyes, and the kind of excitement that keeps you awake at night. A restaurant opening, a new chapter, a bigger version of myself waiting on the other side of January.

Thank you for every word of encouragement, every message, every moment you believed in me. On the days I doubted myself, you reminded me why I started.
I’m proud of this year — and I’m proud of me.

Here’s to what’s next.

My favorite bites of 2025 in no particular order:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣- Caldo de Sururu from beach vendor at Barra beach Salvador⁣⁣⁣- S...
12/30/2025

My favorite bites of 2025 in no particular order:⁣⁣⁣
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- Caldo de Sururu from beach vendor at Barra beach Salvador⁣⁣⁣
- Scallop Crudo from .dc in DC ⁣⁣⁣
- Fried River Fish from in Manaus
- Tacos Al Pastor from in Puerto Vallarta ⁣⁣⁣
- Wings from in Seattle ⁣⁣⁣
- Savory Oreo ⁣⁣⁣in Salvador
- Rigatoni All’Amatriciana from in Dallas ⁣⁣⁣
- Lobster form in LA ⁣⁣
- Flan from in Cabo

This year has been so full. ✨
12/29/2025

This year has been so full. ✨

Merry Christmas from me and my Collins Crew. 🎄🎅🏾❤️
12/24/2025

Merry Christmas from me and my Collins Crew. 🎄🎅🏾❤️

12/22/2025

I used to think my life took a detour.
Getting pregnant, dropping out of Howard University, and essentially starting over while it looked like everyone kept going and was ahead. None of it looked like the original plan.
But looking back now, I see it clearly.
That “detour” was the road I was meant to walk all along. 💫

On my trip back home to Salvador, I had a moment that stopped me in my tracks.⁣⁣⁣⁣At a local market, I saw an older lady...
12/19/2025

On my trip back home to Salvador, I had a moment that stopped me in my tracks.⁣⁣
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At a local market, I saw an older lady who looked just like my grandma, Nair. The resemblance hit me so hard I started crying. When I told her why I was emotional, she smiled and said she loved hearing that and that I should know it was my grandma’s spirit showing up, letting me know she’s here, watching, and has my back.⁣⁣
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This last trip reminded me how close my ancestors feel right now. Carrying their stories especially through food feels heavy sometimes, but it’s also the greatest honor.⁣
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1. The lady, who goes by “Tia Gorda” (fat aunt) packing up tapioca flour at the Feira de Itapuã ⁣
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2. Me blowing out my grandma Nair’s birthday candle with her.

12/16/2025

coming to the world famous in 2026 ✨⁣
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What are you ordering first? Acarajé, coxinha, moqueca bowl????💬 ⬇️

12/16/2025

In 1999, my family opened Tempero do Brasil. It was a place that carried our culture, our food, and our pride.⁣
Years later, I stepped in to carry that legacy forward for a short stint. ⁣
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Then Covid changed everything and I entered a more corporate space, and learned firsthand what toxic environments feel like.⁣
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So I chose myself. I chose purpose.⁣
Baiana was born as a pop-up across Seattle and beyond.⁣
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Every chapter led me here.⁣
I can’t wait to share the next one tomorrow.

12/12/2025

We’ve got a big announcement coming your way! 😆

We exist to preserve Bahian culture through food and hospitality.⁣⁣That’s the heart of Baiana. It’s why this brand was b...
12/10/2025

We exist to preserve Bahian culture through food and hospitality.⁣
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That’s the heart of Baiana. It’s why this brand was born and why it keeps growing. Everything we do comes from a deep commitment to honoring where we come from and making sure our traditions continue to live, breathe, and evolve.⁣
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And part of preserving Bahian culture also means breaking the stereotypes and misinformation that have followed then dendê oil for years. At Baiana we proudly cook with dendê oil. Our dishes, depend on it just like they have for centuries when dendê made the long, complicated journey from the coast of Africa to Brazil carried through the trauma of enslavement. ⁣
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Dendê is rich in antioxidants, full of nourishment and deeply tied to our cultural identity. Our work is about honoring dendê for what it truly is: ancestral, healing, flavorful and essential to the story of Bahia.

12/02/2025

😂 after 3 weeks traveling for work I missed my baby bubba

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