Tell your story contest - my story

Following the latest contest launched by @varunsangwan ,
I have decided to participate and here you are

THIS IS MY STORY!

I really hope you will enjoy reading this little story of mine and please leave a comment for me if you find it nice!!!

So where do we start!?? Well i have been working in the hotel industry the last 15 years! And i am actually 33 years old turning 34 on the 11th of July! Bring on the party!!

I started as Trainee cook and ended as Executive Chef! I have worked in some of the world's most luxurious hotel in Mauritius, Maldives, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and some training in Italy and France!

So this is me (3rd from the left) with 3 of my sous chefs!

And here with my former team, well that's only some of them, i had 100 staffs in my team

I got married in 2014 and became a happy father of a cute daughter in May 2015!

My little family

Life was beautiful with a good job and great salary , but deep inside me i was not happy! So i quit this job despite all the efforts and sacrifice i made for over 15 years! I needed a break to start something new where i can feel the happiness i was missing.

That's me when i quit my job
I was completely lost and i was not aware of Steemit at that time, It was in June 2016! I had a family to look after and i just quit my job! Crazy indeed!

From June 2016 till May 2017, I was sick and depressed , I felt like i did the biggest mistake in my life. But the only hope i had was my FAMILY. Yes my brother helped me a lot, he took all the expenses on him and i was doing some accounting task for him. And he is still helping me out till i can fly again with my own wings!

In mid June this year, I was checking my Facebook page and fell on an ad by @jerrybanfield talking about steemit! I just clicked and watched his videos! This was the turning point in my life!

It will be again @jerrybanfield because if i did not see his video, i would never be able to know about Steemit. I am from Mauritius and maybe one of the rare people or maybe the only one using Steemit!

That's my country flag

What's my channel topic

My channel topic is mainly about food, sharing recipe for people to easily prepare at home and also making others to discover weird and bizarre food in the world! I am a lover of art and nature!

Food is my passion

My hobbies and interests

Apart from cooking, my other hobbies and interests are reading, spreading humanity, helping the poor at any given time and exploring the nature.

Amazing shot of Peter Both mountain and sugarcane flowers from my Iphone

My best and worst experience here

I will start with the worst first! For the first Act of my FOOD DIARIES, well i spent nearly 4 hours to create a Chicken tajine recipe and put so much effort to bring something nice to the audience! At the end i got only 40 votes with $2.78!!! I just wanted to cry! This was 3 days back! Check the link below :

https://steemit.com/food/@progressivechef/food-diaries-act-1-chicken-tajines-with-market-vegetables

For the best one, it happened yesterday! Again on FOOD DIARIES Act 2, I just quickly made a very easy recipe with took maybe 10 minutes from my time and guess what??? It got a whopping 59 votes and $130!!! It even made the HOT section! I was on the moon! The link here :

https://steemit.com/minnowtowhale/@progressivechef/food-diaries-act-2-moroccan-style-beef-skewer

Among the best experience i will also add that connecting with people having the same interest as you is simply great!

Life after Steemit

Well for me Steemit means life now! Without Steemit, i just don't have any idea what to do! I will fall in depression again for sure! I have found happiness in Steemit, that's what i was looking for.

This is the new ME thanks to the Steemit

So please just don't touch Steemit, It's Vital for many

Be Well
@progressivechef