A food enthusiast at heart, Mayank, a food blogger, shares with us the lessons he has learned throughout his life about not placing boundaries on oneself or not waiting for the ideal moment to pursue our objectives.

Mayank Bhatnagar is a food blogger and social media influencer based in Delhi. He runs his channels and pages on various social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube etc. He used to run four restaurants which he had to shut down during the pandemic.

Looking back at his early years, he says it was a good time of his life. He had made the decision to go into the F & B industry when he was young. He had previously wanted to become a chef, but he discovered the hard way that this takes extreme discipline, which he lacked.

Deciding to give a shot to restaurants, he opened four eateries,  a cloud kitchen serving cuisine from North India a second cloud kitchen that provided delicious Chinese food followed by two more branches of the same. The Covid lockdown occurred as soon as he had launched his third cloud kitchen, and thus he had to deal with a difficult situation at that time. He recalls that Covid-19 put his fortitude and patience to test.  He says he is still learning how to present food correctly because it is a really challenging skill.

He began his social media career in 2019 with a YouTube account.  He believes that you should always follow your heart and never give up. With a sense of pride, he brags about his social media channel's reach and the 400K views one of his videos garnered. He also thinks that cooperating with others is enjoyable and that cooperation is really vital.

Regarding his role models, he states that ever since he was a little boy, celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor has greatly influenced him.

Mayank adds, for anyone interested to enter this industry,  it's crucial to love food unconditionally.  He believes there should be no boundaries for young people who want to pursue careers in this industry.

Mayank thinks you always get a  chance to put whatever ideas you may have into action. He thinks that your efforts will make the moment right, therefore you shouldn't wait for it to happen. Although achieving success takes time, your efforts will be well worth it. It is not about who started first but it is about who began and never stopped. It is important to learn from criticism to grow.  Success is a process of ongoing learning rather than a destination, says Mayank.