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As a latchkey kid in the 1980s
Destiny Moser sometimes found
herself popping dinner into the oven
to feed herself and her younger
siblings before their parents
returned home from work.
But it was during visits to her grandma’s
house that a spark may have been ignited
which years later would inspire Destiny to
follow her true desire and pursue a career
in the food sector as an executive chef
and entrepreneur.
“I liked the serenity and all the home
cooking,” she says, reminiscing about
those cherished visits. “Food really
became my love language and the only
way I know how to express myself.”
The opening of a brick-and-mortar
location of her FoodZen food preparation
and personal chef business in downtown
Hespeler in May of last year signaled a
significant turning point for the mother
of three who left behind a successful
corporate career after 17 years to follow
her heart to embrace and promote the
importance of healthy eating following
the examples of her Indigenous ancestors.
Destiny and her siblings - whose mother
was a Sixties Scoop survivor taken at
the age of four from her family in Rainy
River First Nations and adopted by a large
Waterloo Region farm family - grew up
with little connection to their heritage.
“We didn’t really lack for anything
because there were always family
birthdays, barbecues and large get-
togethers,” she says of her large extended
family. “But they didn’t really think to talk
about our Indigenous heritage, and we
didn’t necessarily think to ask. It wasn’t
until I went with my brother to my first
Indigenous circle that I felt a belonging I
didn’t know I was missing.” ‘Food really became
Diagnosed with dyslexia around the age
of 17, Destiny managed well scholastically my love language
in high school thanks to her knack for
memorization and asking questions, but
admits she struggled in university. - Destiny Moser
“This was in the early 2000s and there
wasn’t really much support for people
like me, so after a while, I just kind of gave
up,” she says. “I decided to take a year off
to re-evaluate what I wanted to do.”
PHOTOS BY BRIAN RODNICK

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