A BUSY DAY IN A LIFE Of A Food Business Owner

Come with me to cater for 3 different events in one day. As much as I'm getting busier as a business owner, which automatically means that I am more tired. I'm also very grateful for days like this where I can cater for 3 different events in one day. So I wasn't able to do that before when I was working solo, but now that I work in a kitchen and I also have a team, this is easy peasy. And of course, it's a lot of fun, too. Today we are making 18 different dishes. And as much as we're making everything today, the prep obviously started like, two days ago, because even with a team, it's impossible to do all of that on the same day. It's impossible to do all of that on the same day. The first pick up is at 12:30, so we were in the kitchen from 3:30 AM. Then I got started on the ayamash and the curry because that could be cooking while I'm making the puff puff on the side. One thing that made this chaotic day a little bit easier was the fact that a lot of the orders are the same. It's just a matter of making a lot of the dishes in very large batches, and then I can share it between the three events. First order pick up was for Jollof rice, peppered chicken, plantain and puff puff. And this was for 20 people. This order was for a delivery within Sheffield, so we just packaged everything well. And then sent it with our driver. Next order was for Jollof rice, fried rice, peppered Turkey and meat pies. And this was for 30 people. This order was for collection for one of my customers in Sheffield. So again, this was super easy. We just needed to pack everything well so that they can just collect it and it's ready to go. I also made this bulk order the night before for this customer who wanted to collect it today. So just to let you know, I'm back taking bulk orders and meal prep orders on the website for delivery all over the UK. This is our final order for 15 people and we made 13 different dishes. Have peppered tofu, Ayamashe, peppered prawns, seasoned chicken wings, peppered Turkey. Also made chicken wings, suya, some peppered fried fish, garlic and herb lamb chops, and of course, a selection of small chops as well. And this was our final order, getting collected at 8 PM. So we just packaged everything well, ready for collection. And that's how my 17 hours in the kitchen went.