Ayaana👑🥀

The test

Double update it is!!!!

For leaving with turning back since

But I'm here now

So enjoy....❤❤❤

"Once again, I'm Chef Samar. The overall chef in this organization and technically, as we speak, the only chef available"…he said chuckling

"I mean, we lost one of our chefs to a car accident and the other one traveled on personal grounds last week. That's why I'm the only one here for now

I'm probably talking too much, we can leave the 'getting to know each other' to some other time. Your interview first………

"Just a brief introduction. General insight, I think"he added as he now started dicing bell peppers

Taking a soft breath, I began. "I'm Ayaana Muhammad. I finished culinary school recently. I graduated as the best graduating student of my set. I did my internship at "Rock!" Culinary school in Kaduna state during my 2nd year. It lasted for 5 months.

Before my final year at the culinary school, during the holiday, I worked as an assisting chef in 3d's Bakery in Kano state. I also went back their just before my graduation to continue working there. At least for the experience and all. Adding the both times together, it lasted 6months

I forgot to add that I worked in Elena's bakery in my first year for about 3 months, during my holiday and whenever I had the time to spare.

That's the only experience I have. And here I'm now ready to begin to explore the real industry" I ended to which he kept nodding, probably a sign that he's been following my revelations"

"Wow, I mean pretty adventurous and commendable I must say. Pretty impressive" he said beaming

I just smiled. Trying to be humble

"I didn't know I've been graced by the presence of the overall best graduating of the 'D'cookist'...to which we laughed

"It's no big deal, I mean it's but in front of you, a senior chef..I'm nothing, an amateur..."I said chuckling

"Oh girl, no! I'm no super chef. Not even even so experience. I mean I've not even been in the industry for 30 years yet. So don't belittle yourself. We'd all get there. We're all trying to.

But I'm sure, the journey hasn't been an easy one so far, has never been. All the sleepless nights trying to come up with different ideas, learning new techniques and mastering them, exploring, trying and failing to try again..." he inquired now concentrating on me

"You can always say that again. But all praises are due to Allah. Alhamdulillah! It was so tiring.m, wanted giving up at some point, but thought of why I started at first and decided to keep pushing. Now it's worth, it has always been worth it..." I trailed off thinking about those days. But as quickly as I remembered, a smile crept up my face and brighten my mood over and over again.

"During that journey, I found myself. I knew I was bound and have been destined to be here. Apart from the sleepless nights, I explored another world, a world of food! A world where I could create and put my imaginations down on a plate, a world I could play around with recipes, discover and develop new recipes and implement them, a world I was opened up to disappointments if a recipes fails and mouthwatering meals when it hits the quota. It really was worth it and I'm happy I followed this path. Alhamdulillah" I said with a smile reminiscing good old days

"That's awesome. Now to why you're here now. Let me explain how it'd go to you and what you need to do so you can proceed"

He explained everything I needed to know about the kitchen, showed me around, the pantry and how everything works too, the equipments and utensils ...

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I was allocated 2 hours to make a full course meal consisting of the main course, the appetizer and dessert to cap it.

So I made oregano infused couscous along with sweet sour teriyaki chicken wings, oats and banana milk pudding as an appetizer and lastly a Multicolored cake roll with a strawberry squash frosting for dessert.

"Mhmmm. This tastes so heavenly. I love the faint banana aroma and the taste it gives after taking each mouthful of the pudding"

He took another spoon of the pudding and had to even close his eyes to relish it, I think which I found quite satisfying to watch

"Your hands are blessed. Oh my! This is great. I love the thought behind you making it."

"Thank you sir" I said humbly with a smile on my face

"I love your approach on this oregano infused cous cous. The color it made it have at the end. The end taste of the oregano after each spoon too.The sweet and sour teriyaki wings is a bomb! The plating overall as they both have different colors makes so much sense

Then over to this cake roll...."

Silence followed as he took a sliced cake roll and began tasting it too

"Fantastic! This right here is perfect!"was his only reply as he continued feasting on this cake roll till it finished

"That was beautiful, everything was perfect. Everything was done to perfection well except the only minus is that you didn't marinate your chicken wings. Maybe you felt the time wasn't enough to even think of marinating, but no matter how little, you should have left it to sit in the freezer for few minutes then continued with the process. But it was still a bomb"

"Noted sir" I replied and nodded

"So the members of the deciding board that consists of Mrs. Umar, Mr. Umar and Senior Chef Mrs. Agu. They'll eat and score you. Then a decision would be made on whether to employ or not. But rest assured, because these right here....." he said pointing to the meal

"....makes a whole lot of sense and makes it worth employing you. Just keep praying and keep your fingers crossed" he completed and smiled

"Hassan! Hassan!! Hassan!!!"he called out to some. Just then someone I assume to be Hassan walked in

"Yes sir" he said and stood awaiting instructions

"Hassan here would help you to serve the dishes to them in the tea room. When they're done tasting, I'll be summoned and a decision would be made. After you serve them, you come back here to give me a helping hand while Hassan can get back to his position" he said facing me throughout.

"Alright" I said and got to it.

On getting to the tea room, I was met with what made me loose a tad of confidence in my being here

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A/N_

Okay, so I don't know where to begin apologizing for but I'm sorry
I've been so busy coupled with writer's block..

But I'm back in Shaa Allah....

So back to Ayaana,

What do you think about the mysterious bossy guy?

Any idea on who he is?

Who did she see again that made her halt??

Maybe the mysterious guy?

Who said that? Not me....👀

anywaysssss meet you guys with a very hot chapter next week in Shaa Allah

till then.... Ma'a-Salaam❤

I remain....

Khadddyjerh✨✨