I’m honoured to have been listed as one of 50 Most Interesting People In Mallorca 2022 by The Mallorcan. Do check out the 49 other creative people on this beautiful Mediterranean Island and get inspired to visit Mallorca.
When I arrived in Mallorca in 2012, things were a lot different. The food scene had not yet developed and you had lots of traditional restaurants and way of thinking still remaining… -life was a lot slower!
Even though in The United States, the chef culture had already been established thanks to food television and celebrity chefs, Mallorca still offered a lot of open doors for people like me. What seems like a trend now, to relocate here as an expat, was simply a risk for adventure for me in 2012. Coming from NYC, Seattle and Texas before, I had a lot of great food exposure but endured a huge learning curve about how to get things done in Mallorca. I met the right people at the right time, and they helped form the basis for my future profession.
There were perhaps only 4 or 5 private chefs advertising their profession in Mallorca when I arrived and I knew that this is exactly what I wanted to do with my talent and my adaptable personality. I ended up meeting a couple chefs who mentored me through the first year and I managed to find a great long term client who literally kept me running. I still cook for this client and family 10 years later and I always think of how serendipitous it was to meet them.
Mallorca was a land of opportunity for those who were resilient, and today the reward of staying true to my cooking, my interpersonal skills and my agreeable nature has been huge. I love what I do and where I am with my profession. I now have a team of multiple chefs and waitresses who do magical work for the guests who write us to cook for them. We have clients from all over the world and many who return because they trust in our food and in our service.
I have the opportunity to create different business in the future and always give to the future chefs and the hungry residents through cooking courses, food products to meet demands, and of course our exclusive private event service with a smile.
I don’t try and seek recognition much, but when a local magazine writes about you the way The Mallorcan did, you can’t help but feel like a rockstar! I can’t wait for what the future holds.
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