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Ron J. Dutes

Chef and Director of Operations at Lazy Bear Personal Chefs in Mexico City, with 24+ years in high-volume kitchens; featured guest on The Secret Life of TK Dutes.

Sep 30, 2026

The Secret Life of TK Dutes

The Secret Life of TK Dutes

Ep 4: We In The Mix: Black Creatives in Mexico City

Sep 30 · 1h 5m

Keisha TK Dutes
Keisha TK DutesHOST
11:47
But Ron,
Ron J. DutesGUEST
11:49
what's your story? I used to work in New York City restaurants and a bunch of high volume restaurants on the East Coast.
Ron J. DutesGUEST
11:58
And I don't know if you know anything about that, but it takes a lot of your life.
Ron J. DutesGUEST
12:01
It really demands a lot of them if you're running them.
Ron J. DutesGUEST
12:03
And the culture is such where you don't feel comfortable taking time off, right? It could be your friend's wedding.
Ron J. DutesGUEST
12:11
It could be anything.
Ron J. DutesGUEST
12:12
And you're just like, no, I can't do it.

8 MINS LATER

Keisha TK Dutes
Keisha TK DutesHOST
20:28
Ron, can you share one or two of those limiting beliefs and what shook you out of it? I think the

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