theSKIN x Slutty Cooking

@ 2025-10-15 11:52:49 -0700

If food is love, Slutty Cooking is full-blown romance. For Mia, flavor is feeling, a celebration of pleasure, heritage, and the art of feeding people generously. Rooted in her Lebanese and Moroccan upbringing yet reimagined through a modern, no-rules lens, her cooking honors family ritual while embracing creative freedom.


We caught up with her on what feeds her body, skin, and soul.

Growing up with Lebanese and Moroccan heritage, what food memories from your earliest childhood still feel vivid to you (smells, textures, rituals) and how do you carry them forward or transform them in your cooking today?

I come from a family of great chefs and hosts; Lebanese and Moroccan hospitality is truly something special. My earliest memories are of packed tables filled with family recipes, elbows brushing, baskets of bread passing, spices filling the air. Growing up in the U.S., I built new rituals with my parents, but that sense of care never changed. Whether I’m cooking for work or friends, I want the table to feel abundant… full of color, texture, and warmth. And for everyone to leave full and happy.

You mention Slutty Cooking began during quarantine as a kind of diary. What were the fears or hesitations you had starting to share work publicly? Was there a moment when you realized people were actually resonating with what you were making?

My biggest fear was embarrassment or judgment. I wanted it to be a space free from outside eyes, where I could experiment without pressure.


Over time, I realized so many other twenty-somethings around the world were doing the same (starting cheeky food diaries during quarantine), and we began connecting.

How does caring for yourself off the plate( rest, skin care, mental health) feed back into your creativity? Are there rituals you do to reset when the creative pressure or social/media noise gets overwhelming?

Taking time for myself, whether it’s an extra ten minutes for skincare or a full day in bed, is essential to avoid burnout. One of my favorite resets is an ice bath on my face, Facile’s The Buzz face mask, then reading or journaling (I just finished How Should A Person Be? by Sheila Heti). When I’m truly rested, inspiration starts flowing again.

In a world of highly curated food images, do you ever worry about the pressure of “perfect plating” or “Instagram aesthetic”? How do you allow yourself to fail, to be messy, to keep authenticity in your process?

It’s been a process to let go of social media’s pressure to be perfect. I love to curate — my home, my page — but it’s obvious when something feels forced. Slutty Cooking was always meant to show process and progress, not perfection.


My account is in some ways an ode to the joy people feel when they’re eating, even if those photos are not always the most “Instagrammable.”

Cooking and skincare can both be acts of ritual and care—ways of tending to yourself with intention. How do you approach ritual in your daily life, whether that’s making a meal, caring for your skin with Facile, or finding quiet moments of pause?

I try to keep a few rituals that ground me through a busy week. Every morning, I spend at least 20 minutes reading or journaling before my skincare, Barely There moisturizer morning and night, plus whichever serum my skin needs. Less is always more for me.

Your food celebrates indulgence and pleasure without apology. How do you carry that same philosophy into how you care for your body and skin—choosing products, routines, or practices that make you feel good in a way that’s more about joy than perfection?

The way I eat and the way I take care of my skin go hand in hand. My diet changes with the seasons, and with it, so does my skincare routine. More hydration during the winter means I’m doubling up on Dew You. Clear Serum for breakouts in the hot summer months.


But my Lip Jelly transcends the seasons. I use that year-round.