To be creative, start with what’s missing — creativesomething.net

There are a lot of reasons to get into cooking as a profession, being hungry isn’t one of them. Instead, a reason to take up cooking is to learn the art behind the dish, or to help satisfy others, or because you really enjoy a finely crafted meal, or—and most likely—to fill a void you felt in your own life. When you went to the restaurant and they didn’t have the dish you wanted, or when you realized they could have easily improved what they offered with just a few fresh ingredients, that’s when you decide to pursue the life of a chef (even if just on the side). Those are the moments you decide to become a chef. Your hunger wasn’t the real problem, it’s not really enough to motivate you to stick with the years of schooling and experimentation to become a chef.

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