From the moment that I knew that I wanted to cook people have asked me why. Just in the past week 3 of my peers have asked me why did I join the school and what do I wanna do after it. To me my answer is simple. I want to make people happy. However, as simple as this may be there is always someone who asks what do I mean or they say that’s not enough of a reason. Honestly, I don’t care what they think. I have my own goal and I work to it everyday.
Let me get into depth about what I mean though. When I say all I want is to make people happy is that I want someone to eat my food and go away with this feeling of warmth and joy. I don’t need them to be jumping up and down and in disbelief. I want them to just be happy. I also want this happiness to inspire them or those around them. I want people to look at what I do and want to be a part of it. This all weirdly comes from my weird “addiction” to YouTube.
I remember in my first semester in NYU I couldn’t stop watching food content creators. People like Binging with Babish (Andrew Rea), Brad Leone, Matty Matheson, and of course Gordon Ramsay. I already knew that I wanted to cook but these people inspired me. They gave me something to strive for. I want to inspire those who are around me through my food, whether it be in person or online. I want to do what these people did for me to others. I was stuck studying something that I was not in love with and they gave me the inspiration to chase my dream and now here I am. If I could say thank you to each of them I would.
I can only hope to get as far as these people did. I know it will take a lot of hard work but I will get it done. I know I am steadfast in my reasoning for why I do this. I know nothing will divert me from this. So that’s why I do this. Not to be the world’s best chef, not to have 3 Michelin Stars, but to inspire those who just need a little push to follow their dreams like I did.
Well that’s it. Until next time!