I stumbled into the hospitality industry with no intentions of sticking around. Summer 2022 I needed a job while I was in college studying business and being a kitchen helper at a golf course was what I was able to land. Like anything I do, I gave it my all. I showed up early, helped where I could, and with time, I fell in love with it.
I fell in love with the smiles on people’s faces when they eat food you prepared for them and they’re no longer hungry. Guests who visited frequently asking for their “usual”. Making snacks for the servers when I knew they were hungry. Keeping the kitchen clean and spotless as if it were my own.
I had very little to my name. Just dreams, like anyone.
Now, while I still have dreams, much of what I dreamt of three years ago has been accomplished. I’m doing something I love and making a living doing it. YOU on here, (yes YouTube) watching my videos and coming along for the journey has enabled me to be doing what I love.
When I was a kitchen helper I was responsible for washing dishes, sweeping floors, folding wraps, and making sandwiches. Now I still do all those things but it’s because I want to. Not because I need to. That passion and that drive has put me in a place where now instead of cooking a few dollars worth of French fries now I cook thousands of dollars of meat.
3 years in any career is just the tip of the iceberg. Trust me, I’m only getting started.
Chef Thomson
This is the same person but three years apart.
I stumbled into the hospitality industry with no intentions of sticking around. Summer 2022 I needed a job while I was in college studying business and being a kitchen helper at a golf course was what I was able to land. Like anything I do, I gave it my all. I showed up early, helped where I could, and with time, I fell in love with it.
I fell in love with the smiles on people’s faces when they eat food you prepared for them and they’re no longer hungry. Guests who visited frequently asking for their “usual”. Making snacks for the servers when I knew they were hungry. Keeping the kitchen clean and spotless as if it were my own.
I had very little to my name. Just dreams, like anyone.
Now, while I still have dreams, much of what I dreamt of three years ago has been accomplished. I’m doing something I love and making a living doing it. YOU on here, (yes YouTube) watching my videos and coming along for the journey has enabled me to be doing what I love.
When I was a kitchen helper I was responsible for washing dishes, sweeping floors, folding wraps, and making sandwiches. Now I still do all those things but it’s because I want to. Not because I need to. That passion and that drive has put me in a place where now instead of cooking a few dollars worth of French fries now I cook thousands of dollars of meat.
3 years in any career is just the tip of the iceberg. Trust me, I’m only getting started.
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