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2026 GLOBAL RECOGNITION 5-STAR AWARD RECIPIENT
Lamario Bradwell has been awarded a 2026 Global Recognition Award, earning the highest possible score in the Innovation category for establishing a first-of-its-kind content format that merges faith-based principles with professional culinary instruction. The Global Recognition Awards, an international body that evaluates nominees through a rigorous multi-stage assessment process, presents this honor to individuals who demonstrate measurable, meaningful change within their respective fields. Bradwell's recognition reflects not only the strength of his individual contribution, but also the broader cultural significance of what he is building within culinary and faith-based media.
Bradwell's flagship television concept, Divinely Inspired Cuisine by PastorChef LaMario, is set to debut on the Eat This TV Network, representing a significant milestone in faith-forward food broadcasting. The program positions the kitchen not merely as a place for recipe instruction, but as a space for spiritual enrichment, cultural commentary, and community building. In doing so, Bradwell has addressed a structural gap that food media has overlooked for years — the tens of millions of faith-driven viewers who seek programming that reflects their values without sacrificing culinary depth or production quality.
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How PastorChef LaMario Is Turning Food And Faith Into Television
Lamario Bradwell has spent years feeding people, from church halls on the East Coast to private dining tables across the American South. Now, with the debut of Divinely Inspired Cuisine on Eat This TV, he is doing it on screen, bringing together two worlds that rarely share the same broadcast: the kitchen and the pulpit.
A Show Built on Something Deeper
Television cooking has never lacked personality. From Gordon Ramsay's controlled fury to Emeril Lagasse's crowd-rousing energy, the format has long rewarded chefs who bring something beyond recipes to the camera. Bradwell's offering is different in kind, not just degree.
Divinely Inspired Cuisine opens each episode with a prayer. Midway through a cooking segment, Bradwell draws on scripture — referencing Philippians 4:13, for instance, not as a detour from the cooking but as a genuine extension of it, connecting the act of preparing food for others to the broader idea of enduring life's challenges with grace. The pilot closes with a full-on-air invitation for viewers to reflect on their faith. Bradwell has served as Senior Pastor of Second Coming Family Life Church in Huntington, West Virginia, for years, building his culinary career in parallel. The two callings have always run together: one feeding the body, the other the spirit.
The pilot, produced by Culinary Vision Media and broadcast on Eat This TV — a New York-based digital network with more than 17,800 half-hour cooking shows in its catalog — features two recipes: a lemon-zest pecan peach cobbler made with cake mix for a fluffier texture, and sugar-glazed sweet corn fritters inspired by seafood restaurants Bradwell visited with his grandmother in Florida. Both dishes carry personal history. Both are rooted in Southern comfort cooking. And both are presented with a warmth that makes a viewer feel less like an audience member and more like a guest at a family table.
"Food has a way of touching people, not only in their soul and in their stomach, but also in their spirit as well," Bradwell said during the broadcast. "We're here to make sure that you can feel elevated and encouraged every time you tune in."
From the East Coast to a National Platform
Bradwell's path to television was not a straight line. Before the cameras and the studio kitchen in Bellmoore, New York, there was — a brick-and-mortar restaurant he operated in Huntington, West Virginia. The restaurant built a following, drawing customers who came for the oxtails, the BBQ ribs, the crispy catfish, and the mac and cheese that regulars talked about long after the meal was over.
The restaurant was eventually closed and through prayerful inspiration The PastorChef LaMario brand was birthed and television presented an opportunity to take the experience of sitting across from Lamario Bradwell and scale it to a screen in any living room in America. Eat This TV, which reaches viewers across digital and streaming platforms, offered that vehicle.
The response after the pilot taping was immediate. Members of the Culinary Vision Media production crew told Bradwell after filming wrapped that the shoot had been unusually smooth. One crew member tried the food — something that, according to Bradwell, rarely happens on set — and praised it. The producer followed up with a note calling the program great. For a pilot episode, that kind of on-the-ground reaction carries weight.
The Bigger Picture Behind the Pilot
Divinely Inspired Cuisine is not simply a cooking show with a religious angle. Bradwell is attempting something more deliberate — the construction of a brand that operates across television, social media, personal chef services, and, eventually, retail products and restaurant locations. The aspiration is great and plainly stated. He wants to reach households across America and internationally, with faith and food as the twin engines.
Bradwell has cultivated a following on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and X, all under the handle @pastorcheflamario, where his content blends recipe videos with personal encouragement. The television show is an extension of that relationship, not its origin.
The faith-based food space on mainstream television remains largely unoccupied. Catholic Faith Network runs a food program. A handful of YouTube creators have gestured at the concept. But a dedicated cooking show hosted by an ordained pastor, airing on a mainstream digital network and structured around both culinary instruction and spiritual reflection, is a rare thing to find on a network of this reach.
"We look forward to establishing the PastorChef LaMario brand as a legitimate and viable component of cultural influence in the culinary arts, food services, and faith-based industry," he said.
The pilot of Divinely Inspired Cuisine by PastorChef LaMario is available now on Eat This TV. More information about Bradwell's personal chef, catering, and meal prep services can be found at www.pastorcheflamario.com.
Divinely Inspired Cuisine: Recipes, Prayers & Scriptures by PastorChef LaMario
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A More Personal Way to Nourish Body and Soul
PastorChef LaMario’s cookbook offers more than recipes—it is an invitation to connect deeply with the nourishing power of food and faith. Each page blends soulful dishes with prayers and scriptures, creating a culinary journey that uplifts and inspires.
This collection is designed for those who seek to infuse their cooking with spiritual meaning and heartfelt intention. Whether you’re preparing meals for family, community, or personal reflection, these recipes invite a sacred rhythm into your kitchen.
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