🔥 Best Served Hot

Lake Nakuru Lodge is a stunning attraction for locals and foreigners alike, offering earthy state-of-the-art accommodation, a myriad of engaging activities and facilities, and unobstructed views of the pink carpet of flamingoes that call the Lake home. Hinga had never so much as stepped on the road leading to the enchanting taste of heaven; working there exceeded his wildest expectations. The staff throughout the property were as hospitable to guests as they were with each other, subverting Hinga’s presumptions about their superficiality. The camaraderie was palatable and infectious, and Hinga was thrilled his first Kenyan employment experience had kicked off so positively.

The executive chef, Joshi, was a burly, wizened man with five decades of experience cooking up storms. He had refined his skills in African, Indian, and European cuisines but gravitated toward the African, making him a perfect mentor for Hinga. Joshi’s eagle-like agility around pots, pans, and ingredients shaved several years off his age. Still, he was nearing retirement and found Hinga’s gritty but unpolished talent precisely what he needed in a protégé.

While there are several ways to skin a cat, Joshi guided Hinga to the most efficient methods that catered to their diverse clients’ needs and requests. The fast-paced cauldron of a four-star hotel called on the kitchen’s ability to churn out dishes quickly yet concisely. Hinga had been familiar with the front-facing complexities of this task at a diner scale, but this was a whole other kettle of fish.