Hello everyone!
Welcome to my page! My name is Maverick Ng. This is my second year of the MLIS program, and I look forward to meeting and reading all the blogs here. I currently reside in the Bay Area, California. I attended Cal State East Bay for my undergrad. I majored in history with a concentration in East Asia and Middle East studies. Before starting my master’s,. I have been in the restaurant industry for about 4-5 years. I worked at a couple of high-end restaurants before I left and pursued another career.
The most notable restaurant where I interned or worked was Chez Panisse in Berkeley. I had a lot of fun there. I have met a lot of notable chefs from there. I have met Alice Waters and Samin Nosrat. The reason I left the restaurant industry was the overstepping and the toxic work environment in which we were all surrounded. I decided to leave for my sanity and to just look out for myself too. After I left, I found this and never thought I would go back and try to get my masters.
When I have some down time, or hopefully finish this program, I can go back to my hobbies. I tend to have a lot of hobbies, which consist of fishing, leathercrafting, gardening, tinkering, and much, much more! The number one thing that I still love is cooking. I love looking at recipes, taking a quick glance, and then tossing them away. It’s pretty funny for some, but its fun because I can recreate it how I like it. I think that is the beauty of cooking—adding touches and changing things around. Feel free to ask me any questions about cooking, too!
Samin Nosrat and I, @Chez Panisse
The great Alice Waters and I, @Chez Panisse
@mavng What an incredible experience to work at such a notable restaurant. I also totally understand you leaving a toxic environment. Glad you found your way to our program.
Welcome to #hyperlib!