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Podcast: Desert Island Dishes
Episode: Jesse Jenkins: Creator of the food studio ADIP: Another Day in Paradise on growing up in LA and how life as a sponsored skateboarder led to breakout success as star of the London food scene
Description: Jesse, known online as ADIP has taken the food world by storm with his cinematic cooking videos which have been wracking up millions of views. Despite only starting his social media last year he has already amassed several hundreds of thousands of avid fans and followers.
Jesse grew up in LA combining working in a professional kitchen with life as a sponsored skateboarder. He then came to the UK and spent a very successful decade working as a fashion photographer and director, shooting campaigns for the likes of Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham.
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