Job Title:
Chef & Nutritionist – Owner MaKroBia
One Sentence To Describe Work Role:
Chef & Nutritionist
Number Of Years Dedicated To This Field Of Work or Lifestyle:
<1
Category Of Work:
Employment – Paid Work
Country / Area of Work:
Bulgaria
Industry:
Hospitality & Health
Type:
Employment
Key Skills For The Job:
I do not work as part of a team but I need to have the ability to communicate effectively and concisely both in writing and verbally with clients. I have a good working knowledge of website design and marketing which is useful. My background in professional cooking is invaluable for offering nutritional advice. I also need to be able to comprehend scientific papers and have a basic understanding of bio-chemisty and molecular biology.
Vital Key Skill:
Great communication skills.
Your Personal Experience Of Entering This Role:
Life experience and HND in Human Nutrition.
Tips For Undertaking This Work:
Work hard and stick to your principals. Be fair in your treatment of others and don’t undervalue yourself.
Future Progression Or Developments:
The field of human nutrition is relatively new – I got into it because I like cooking and healthy food. I really have no idea what a typical progression would be.
You would do well to gain a degree in Human nutrition but temper this with some world travel as it this is one of the best ways to see how nutrition and diet affects people in different parts of the world. Experiment and do not be afraid to make mistakes – that is how you will learn.
What Are The ‘tools of the trade’ Used Daily:
A well equipped kitchen, good fresh ingredients. Ideally a garden to grow vegetables and access to the latest academic papers on the role of nutrition in human health
A Typical Day’s Duties:
We have not started hosting retreats yet so it is hard to say. I am happy to answer this in 6 months.
Is Travelling A Regularly Part Of This Work:
No
Weekly Working Hours:
Full Time
Type Of Hours Arrangement:
Flexible Based On Your Own Needs
The Best Thing About The Work You Do:
Being able to work from home.
Your Least Favorite Thing About The Work You Do:
Having to make money.
Any Duties You Hadn’t Anticipated Prior To Undertaking The Work:
None except maybe needing to study bio-chemistry.
The Top Perks Of The Work:
Encouraging good health, lack of pressure, hopefully money.
What Professional Organisations Are Associated With Your Work:
There are dozens of professional bodies associated with nutrition. I am a member of The International Institute for Complimentary Therapists.
Additional Info You Wish To Share:
We believe that good nutrition has to be practical, sustainable and above all enjoyable. Beau and I try to eat a sensible balance of raw and cooked food. We eat meat but prefer quality to quantity. We keep sugar as a treat and most importantly we cook food as naturally and simply as possible.
I avoid microwaves as much as possible and never use aluminium cooking pans. At MaKroBia we try to make as many of our own sauces, jams, pickles and condiments as possible. I do not use ingredients that contain saccharin, hydrogenated fats or bulking ingredients such as maize starch.
We aim to grow as many of our own vegetables as possible and the rest we source from the villagers or our local market.
We hope to show you ways that you can incorporate principles of healthy nutrition into a busy modern lifestyle, maintain or improve your health and have some fun with good food!
I have worked with food since I was 16 and have worked in, and operated, restaurants around the world including Australia, Thailand, France, Sweden and the UK. My passion is pan-Mediterranean cuisine but I like to think I have picked up a bit from all of the 30 or so countries I have travelled. I also enjoy writing and I have written one novel and two Thai cookbooks with quite a lot of help from Beau!
Beau has been cooking since she was 12. Starting with her family restaurants in Bangkok and Mahsarakham she moved onto work alongside me in our American style diner in Pattaya, a British pub in the New Forest and our Thai restaurant in Somerset. She is at home cooking both Thai and Western foods and if you ask nicely she may cook you some of the special dishes from her homeland in the Isaan region of Thailand!
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(Based on cooking, working from home, life in Bulgaria)
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