Q: The hospitality industry can be very rewarding but quite demanding, how are you able to balance work and life? (Like many people in the hospitality industry, Nikki is the quintessential multitasker.) A: “I like to always be moving, I don’t like to sit around and wait for things to happen”. Nikki says that now that she has refocused her energy back to its roots, streamlining the different aspects of life is as easy as pie. Pun intended. Q: Being a chef and an entrepreneur is a lot of work. What have you learned about running a business? What advice would you give to someone interested in beginning their own career as a chef?
A: “Learn as much as you can from every avenue possible. Stay open to opportunity. If you really have a passion for cooking, keep yourself versatile; opportunities have a way of presenting themselves to you.
in an effort to share my knowledge of running a business with future entrepreneurs like myself. Bottom line, I am a chef. Cooking is my passion. Anything about food is wonderful.”
Q: Now that you have re-focused, what are you doing now? A: “I am focusing my time and energy on catering events and cooking customized meals for my clients. I’ve had the opportunity over the past three years to cook a multi-course Christmas Eve dinner for Kandee G and her family and love making people happy through food. I am also doing some work in restaurant consulting
Chef Nikki has a quirky sense of humor and an innate ability to cook food that is downright droolworthy (yes I made that word up). If this article has you “hungry for more”, check out Nikki’s website at www.chefnikki.com or head to moonwalkingchef.blogspot.com to see what’s cookin’.
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