Being alone in the kitchen with a pantry full of ingredients and a working oven provides me with the solitude I need to make it through the day. Like an artist with his own studio space and good supplies, being in the kitchen allows me endless creative freedom.
During a time of chaos and change I enjoy my role as a baker, even when it’s just for my own personal enjoyment.
Lately I have been fantasizing about moving to a small town by the ocean and owning my own bakery cafe. After four years of college I don’t want to enter the “real world” and submit myself to a 9-5 job. Instead I want to communicate with people on a personal level, not just via email. I want to feed people and make them a killer latte that fuels their morning interactions.
This fantasy began soon after I started working as a barista and simultaneously became obsessed with baking. The conversations and connections I made with customers made me realize how much I appreciate other people.
I imagine owning a little bakery cafe where people bring their laptops and enjoy a homemade scone and cup of coffee while they work. My bakery cafe would be the local hang-out for people of all ages. The food would be fresh and made of local ingredients. Maybe we would stay open late on Thursday and Friday nights to host open-mic nights. We would even showcase local artists and line their work along the cafe walls for other customers to purchase.
Maybe someday this fantasy will come true. In fact, I hope it will. I look forward to living in a little town by the beach. I can’t wait to serve all the eccentric and creative individuals who inhabit the town.
Until then, I am forced to find a 9-5 job and wait until the evenings for that moment of solitude in the kitchen.
wish you all the very best for your dream venture