“Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.” ~Samuel Johnson
One summer after having been accepted to a renowned culinary school, I decided to defer for a year to really think through my decision. In the meantime, I managed to land a test kitchen internship at a cooking magazine. To say I came alive would be an understatement. In this environment, there was a meeting of my various passions and interests: writing, photography, styling, recipe testing and development. In other words, the kitchen served as a laboratory. So productive and illuminating was my time there that I wished I could stay a while longer.
My curiosity has since lead to purse an MLA in Gastronomy from which I’ll be graduating this coming May 2022. Naturally it begs the question of what comes next. As such, I am looking for test/ kitchen opportunities where I can employ my culinary knowledge, skills and creativity. Also, I work well collaboratively and generally have a cheery disposition.
In my spare time, I can be found foraging, conducting culinary experiments (currently obsessed with salts) and truthfully reading food related books the way some people read novels.
Hi, my name is Neema (pronounced like Emma with an N).