Chef Helps Students Turn Passions into Opportunities for the Future

Some students love math. Some are drawn to sports. Others are natural writers, actors or coders.

There is a clear path for these students, with classes and teachers available to offer encouragement and guide them toward a career.

However, some students might not know how they can match their passions to their future careers. One of those children was Gerry Garvin.

Garvin loved cooking. He learned to cook beside his mother and discovered it inspired a sense of passion and excitement in him. Cooking didn’t offer an obvious career path, but he gradually forged one for himself, working in kitchens, attending culinary school and travelling abroad to hone his skills.

Garvin worked for years to build a successful career, becoming a celebrity chef, cookbook author and the Chief Culinary Advisor to SodexoMAGIC. He is a true testament to the idea that following one’s passion can pay off.

Because Chef Garvin understands that many children may have a talent and passion for culinary arts that needs encouragement, one of his top goals at SodexoMAGIC is to offer culinary opportunities to others. He wants young people to know that if they love to cook, they can keep doing it and thrive. That’s why Garvin embraces Sodexo’s Future Chefs Challenge.

The annual competition gives students all over the country the opportunity to create their own recipes, work alongside professionals like Garvin and present their creations to judges.

Students also get a chance to compete against one another to be named a Sodexo Future Chef and have their recipe featured on school menus across America.

But Garvin doesn’t want students to worry about winning. He wants the Future Chefs Challenge to serve as a tool for students to hone their craft and understand that their hobby can lead to much more.

SodexoMAGIC is committed to ensuring all students are educated on the benefits of good nutrition, understand the value of health and wellness and recognize that cooking is a skill that will last a lifetime. To learn more about our efforts, visit us online.