Dr Marty Joe Nuttall Sr My name and I was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1962. I went to Northeast high school in the Northeast neighborhood. I went to Maple Woods Community College back in 1980 – 1982 I studied Business Administration. In 1987 I graduated from culinary arts school and in 1992 I opened a small 88-seat capacity restaurant named Joe’s Cafe in Riverside Missouri. As far back as I can remember, I had a passion for cooking. From 1992 until 1993 I had the highest health department score in Platte County Missouri. I kept a score of 98 out of a possible 100. About six months before I closed, I asked the health department inspector why I never received a 100%, he smiled and replied “You aren’t Jesus. I was only open Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM until 3:00 PM and it was one of the happiest times of my life. In 1991 I started attending online at Evangelistic Christian University, I graduated in 2001 with a doctorate degree in Divinity and Theology. When I graduated, I took a position at Independence Avenue Baptist Church as their Youth Pastor. When I began my tenure, I had two high school students, but over four years, it had grown to three hundred and five. I gained the biggest blessing of my life while ministering to these kids. We had created basketball, baseball, choir, and drama programs and I had the privilege of performing many weddings later in my life. Those kids and I grew a special bond as they started calling me Pappa Joe. I’ve kept that name to honor that special time and the friendships I gained. It’s taken years for me to start another restaurant and I’m proud to name it The Build A Meal Deal Company. I won this award back in 2023.

I developed a healthy menu because of my accident in 2010. I broke my back and I went from 217 LB to 404 LB I gained so much weight that I couldn’t hardly walk without sweating and breathing hatd. I developed diabetes and high blood pressure and anxiety because I couldn’t do what I had always done before my injury. My doctor said to me if I wanted to see my children graduate I needed to lose weight. I started a 10 carb diet and began to walk until I broke a sweat. I then would cool off and walk back. At first I could only walk about a block but over six months I was walking five miles. Now at 64 I am 238 LBS and I’m no longer taking high blood pressure or diabetes medicine. Anyone deserves to be happy so I created a.menu that tastes great and you won’t gain massively amounts of weight. Before you try doing what I did I strongly recommend that you talk with your doctor and get their recommendations on exercises and diets that are right for you