First year into college
It was my first time ever being in a kitchen
First day I told the chef my name was Zhushen
But as lost as I was
Not really certain what was going on
I put my name as Zhu
On my chef coat
That was who I became
I learned a lot of things in culinary school
Culinary school taught me that Zhushen was young
Culinary school taught me how college worked
Culinary school taught me how to cook
Culinary school taught me that life isn’t just four years of college and a career
Culinary school taught me that there is always more than what it seems
Culinary school taught me that food on the table came from effort, love and care
Culinary school taught me that chefs can be scary
Shoutouts to chef Gregg
Culinary school taught me to be sustainable
Shoutouts to chef Craig
Culinary school taught me to be grateful
Shoutouts to chef Kären
Culinary school taught me to work hard to get where you want to go
Culinary school taught me how to work with people of various personalities
Culinary school taught me that people pick on me because I can take it
Culinary school taught me that I’m resilient
Shoutouts to chef Drew
Culinary school taught me what it meant to feel uncomfortable
Culinary school taught me that life goes on even if you mess up
Culinary school taught me that it’s okay to cry when you mess up
Culinary school taught me that it’s okay to feel emotions
Culinary school taught me that I need to keep grinding if I want to improve
Shoutouts to chef Varin
At the end of the day
Culinary school taught me that
I am Zhu
Shoutouts to Seattle culinary academy
It was a blessing
