The Chef Behind The Music

FROM 400 POUNDS TO CARNIVORE CULINARY HERO

Meet Chef Chris—the chef, author, professional musician, public speaker, and creator behind Chris Cooking Nashville.

Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Chef Chris brings a musician’s creativity and a lifelong love of food to the kitchen. His signature style combines bold, meat-focused recipes, practical instruction, and unmistakable rock-and-roll personality. Whether he’s holding a guitar or firing up a skillet, he puts his whole heart into what he creates.

A LIFE CHANGED. A PASSION REIGNITED.

For Chris, cooking has always meant connection. Growing up beside his mom in the kitchen, he learned that making someone a meal could be a way of saying, “I love you.” That belief still drives his work today.

But his own relationship with food became a struggle. At nearly 400 pounds, Chris faced binge eating and physical and mental health challenges that affected his everyday life.

Then he discovered Dr. Ken Berry’s teaching about a low-carb way of eating—and it changed his life.

Learning about keto and carnivore gave Chris a new direction. He began rethinking how he ate and bringing his love of cooking into that journey. Chris has since lost 130 pounds and counting, while finding a creative purpose: helping people make food they genuinely look forward to eating.

What began as a YouTube channel documenting Chris’s experience grew into Chris Cooking Nashville—a place where home cooks can build confidence, explore carnivore and keto recipes, and bring serious flavor to the table.

CRANK YOUR KITCHEN TO 11

His cookbook, Eat Your Meat, Love Your Life, brings that approach to the page with 130 recipes, practical cooking guidance, and plenty of rock-and-roll attitude. Garage Band Cooking School takes his teaching further, helping home cooks develop their skills, while Crank It to 11 seasoning brings his signature love of bold flavor to everyday meals.

YOUR KITCHEN. YOUR LIFE. YOUR ROADIE SESSION.

For people who want more personal guidance, Chris offers Roadie Sessions: 90-minute, one-on-one sessions built around your kitchen and your life. Together, you’ll work through what to cook and eat, with meal ideas and recipes tailored to your budget, taste buds, dietary preferences, and foods you need to avoid. Chris brings practical cooking support to the table, helping you turn your preferences into meals you can confidently make and enjoy.

MUSIC, COMMUNITY & THE BAND

A professional touring and studio musician, Chris also plays lead guitar for his wife, recording and touring artist Ash Taylor. His love of music and bringing people together carries into The Band, his private online community, where cooking, encouragement, and connection share the spotlight.

HEART BEHIND THE HEADLINER

As a public speaker and advocate for autism and mental health, Chef Chris brings openness about his own experience to conversations that deserve more understanding. His story continues to evolve, and he shares it with the same honesty and enthusiasm he brings to his food.

At the center of it all is a simple mission: changing the world one plate at a time.

Pull up a chair. Turn up the music. Let’s crank your kitchen to 11.

Eat your meat. Love your life.