Ige Oluwashinaayo Rachael
Culinary Student · Alimosho
4–7 years cooking experiencePersonal information
- Full name
- Ige Oluwashinaayo Rachael
- Location
- Alimosho
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 26
- Phone
- 08164444170
- igeoluwashinaayo@gmail.com
- Residential address
- 2A Carolyn street,
Atapa, Ipaja Cmmmand,
Lagos. - Social handles
- TikTok- a_denike20, Instagram- Ige Rachael
Applicant profile
- Applicant type
- Culinary Student
- Applicant type other
- —
- Current occupation
- Student/Line cook/food entrepreneur
- Cooking experience
- 4–7 years
Competition experience
- Prior competitions
- No
- Competition details
- —
Competition readiness
- Available throughout competition
- Yes
Entrepreneurship and impact
- Runs a food business
- Yes
- Business name
- DENIKE’S Catering and Luxe Event
- Business type
- Hospitality/Food&beverage service
- Years in operation
- Four years
- Business challenge
- Mentorship on how to run a sustainable business, and getting of equipment
Culinary journey
My Culinary journey can be said to be one of growth, discovery and turning passion into purpose
I started my hospitality journey in 2022, during my first two years of schooling I fell in love with the culinary part of hospitality.
I have always loved cooking for people, but to me it was a duty that I later grew passionate about. Cooking to me is no longer just a duty/responsibility, it is a part of me, it is art and I love creating arts.
Cooking is also a way of me telling someone that I care, appreciate and love them
Cooking inspiration
As a child that grew up in a house that had strangers turned into family I saw how happy and grateful those people were whenever my mum cooked for them
Food was one thing that made me have as many siblings as I could have today
My Mum and the satisfaction people get from eating was what inspired my love for cooking
Signature dish
I can’t say it’s my signature dish for sure, but if there is any food I will choose to make to impress someone even when I don’t feel like cooking it would be Semo with Egusi soup
Why I want to participate
I have gone through videos on YouTube and Ekoflavours page on instagram and I already see it as a platform for growth
It is also an opportunity for me to put myself out there and stop feeling like I am not enough
What winning would mean
JOY
It will bring so much joy to me and mostly to my loved ones who has always seen what I don’t believe I have
