Chef Allen Plemmons
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Personal Chef ● Recipes ● Meal Prep Services A one of a kind experience. a truly unique memory in the comfort of your home.
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Life outside of the kitchen.
I was 14 years old when I started as a dishwasher in a very popular bar and grill in Osage Beach, Mo. It was stressful , hard, fun, and addicting. After that first summer I knew this is what I wanted to do. Once I left high school, and went to culinary school it only fueled my desire to be a chef. I worked at a sub shop to pay my bills in Springfield,MO when I was attending college still. When I wasn’t working or going to school i was knocking on restaurants back doors and seeing if they needed help for the night. Looking back i would have just worked two jobs , saved my money and took some road trips to some high class restaurants to eat.
Once I came back home and working I felt out of place. It felt like I was missing out on something that I needed to do. I left my garde manger job at a resort and took on a cook position for a corporate steakhouse. I moved into management and then moved to Kentucky! Kentucky was fun; my boss was a role model to me. I can not begin to describe the things she has taught me inside the restaurant and outside of it as well. ultimately it was her telling me that i have the restaurant gene that pushed me into making a very scary decision later on. Tracie, thank you for always having an answer for my million questions.
I left a great paying job, with a 401k, insurance, etc. I took the leap and changed my life. I haven't been this happy in years. I took a sous chef position and I was playing around with the idea of meal prepping for people. The side business started picking up and I was Faced with a hard decision. ( side note: Thank you to Chef R for being such an inspiration to me. truly one of the best people in this world, not just in this industry. I hope if you ever read this that we can re connect and trade ideas). I left my sous chef position and took the leap of faith and started doing my own business. Fast forward 6 months, I'm getting ready to fly to Vegas and work for three days for a wonderful business Coach. I have 8 private dinners setup and i also have a class I am scheduling for the end of the month. Life is coming together not because I waited around but because I made this happen. lots of hours at work, on the computer constantly marketing myself on social media and finally i'm making headway. 10 years from now I hope to look back on this post and be just as happy as I am right now.
Keep pushing forward and never be afraid to take the leap my friends, success is right behind the fear.