I have always loved food, and was never a picky eater even as a baby, and when my dad got into jobs within a kitchen, I would always cook with him at home, building my passion for cooking even more. We recreated recipes from his job as a breakfast chef at a well known hotel where he worked with the previous right hand man of Gordon Ramsay, So I got to learn some of his secrets.
When I was older and able to cook all on my own, I would cook anything that came to mind, with or without recipes from the internet, they didn’t always come out like intended or even good at all, but at least I tried and learned what to do next time, below is a picture of salmon where I made my own sauce and didn’t follow any recipe at 15.
I found a salmon in the freezer and a light bulb clicked, I was hungry, but decided to try make something fancy and presentable, I seared the salmon, cut some cucumber and lemons for colour, and created a amateur sauce with ketchup, mayo and garlic powder and finally topped it off with some pepper.
It wasn’t my best work or Michelin star worthy and not even amazing ingredients, but at least I tried and learned more about salmon dishes and presentation, by the way, it was delicious!
Making dishes like that and finally completing them gives me a sense of pride, and if it was for a customer, I would be happy to serve them that and hopefully at least give them a new happy memory to remember.
It’s why I do what I do, to create memories, because of my passion and show that anyone of any age and from any background can make amazing dishes and learn about cooking.
