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Why do I love watching US Master chef and Hell’s Kitchen? It’s not just because I’m a fan of Gordon Ramsay. Or be entertained how these chefs cook their own dishes. I feel yummy though I cannot taste the dishes. I’m craving though I cannot smell it.
Why do I love reading food magazines or food sections of the daily broadsheet in the country? Reading the secrets of the chef on their favorite recipe. Why do I read the sections on how to cook the foods, preparing the ingredients, procedures of cooking?
Why do I want to know the importance of healthy food, good presentation in the table, spices, seasoning? Why do I love bread baking, cake making, decor on it?
Lots of things I love in food. And I got only one answer—because one day in my past days I dream of becoming a chef.
You know, the dream of wearing that white uniform with big white chef hat and black pants and then the cool apron wrapped into your body and holding kitchen knives in your right hands and fork and spoons in left hand. Oh man, that is so cool to see.
I want to cook first class foods in 5 star hotels service to the very important person of the country, dignitaries from other countries. The Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens are eating my cook dish.
Or I can be a chef in the cruise ships traveling to Caribbean. I am traveling while I am cooking. Knowing the best dish from other countries and cooking them for the special people.
Or simply, cook the most delicious, aromatic, and healthiest and mouth watery for my… family. This is the best serve I will do if for my wife and my kids. They will appreciate and all praises to my dish. It’s all I want to be a chef. Because the most important client I will have is my family.###
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So is it only a dream or do you intend to fulfill your aspirations?
too bad for me my dream will always be a dream. It will never come true. Why? Because I am old now, I have fiver children to support their studies. They are the most important thing in my life now. Their ambitions is what I am working for. Its not my own ambition now. I have been there and I think the dreams of my children is what I need to fulfill.
Its just sad that some dreams don't come to reality. Many factors and reasons why you did not achieve that. One could the be hardship in life. If only we are rich or have money to support my ambition, it would have been easy. I am not complaining.
Anyway, I may not be chef but I am a cook, good cook in our house.
do you think that still there is something wrong in aspiring to be a Chef? I do not think so. Even becoming a Top Chef is not as easy as 123. It needs a continuous hard work , determination, and devotion towards the work.
It should have been great if I'm a career oriented person and my emotional quotient is lower than my IQ, its so happen that I'm a family man who can do cooking for my family and just helping the children to find their ambition. Anyway, maybe one of my child can be a great chef someday.
Before I got married and started having children, I had planned to go to law school. I set that ambition aside and like you, worked on my family instead. I'm totally OK with that. But I will say that I met a lady who went back to law school at age 53, after she had raised her children. I know of a successful missionary effort that was started by a man in his 70s. So if you have your life, health and strength, and a desire to pursue your dream, then do it! If you no longer have the will or ambition, that's fine too! As long you don't spend the rest of your life lamenting that you never had the opportunity and did not fulfill your dream. That would be tragic!
There is nothing wrong to become a cook. After all, even after earning millions and billions one will aspire for a day meal only. If that is not there with all flavors and rich taste what is the use of money. we know our place is already reserved in the graveyard. It may be some six feet or 7 ft and not more than that. Money will not come. If the money we do have can not give us food as per our taste and flavor what is that we are going to do with that money. Becoming Chef is not an easy task. He prepares the food with a lot of devotion to please his guests and family members. This is his selfless desire that food prepared by him should have good appreciation from all who eat it. Is there anything wrong in that? He is the first man to have the least desire
Thank you very much for this respond. There was nothing wrong, only the timing was wrong. If it was given at the right time, I could have been the chef beside Ramsay.
Looks like we share a dream the only difference is that my dream can earlier on and I did not pursue it for reasons best known to me. But I can say I achieved that dream only in a different way without the white cap and the white chef uniform. The only thing that I have with me is an apron. I also don't have a large kitchen like the ones we watch on tv. That dream was realized in my own kitchen I am my own chef, because I cook for myself and my family. Am actually called chef by my family, friends collegues you name it. Whenever am home hosting visitors am usually the one doing all the preparations in the kitchen and when I get out of there everyone is always appreciative for the food that I prepared I have never disappointed. I started learning how to cook at a very tender age and that brought about a lot of interest for me in matters kitchen. No wonder I always have an interest in recipes and anything to do with food and healthy eating. I guess I can say I have a passion. So keep your dream alive you never know it could come to pass don't give up wanting to know how to cook and bake that's how people grow talents.
@SuperD, Thanks or sharing your experience in the past. Though that didn't happen in reality, but there is another thing more than to become a chef and that is having a very strong family you love much and love you much too in return.I understand the primary purpose why wanting to become a chef before, and that is money.yes, there is money when become a Chef. That is the best career that leads someone to richness. You can operate your own fast food chain, likewise, land onto the best resto around the world and high pay will be yours.This time, you can still achieve your dream. You enroll at TESDA and learn hot to cook the best menus that are in demand in your place. You can still achieve part of your shattered dream in the past.
Yes, as a I have said the passion keep burning in my heart. And though I have no diploma and certificate on that dream uniform, I am like you wearing an apron to have the best cook for my family. Its been my way of fulfilling my passion and though sometimes I am bit disappointed of what I have become but never really regret about who I am now.
Your family is lucky in that you fulfil your dream by cooking for them. What a beautiful situation. May your tribe increase.