Food is essential to
life, it’s our common ground, where we draw strength and health.
We met Mr. Spencer
Owewe who makes great food in the city, Let’s meet the city chef.
Briefly Introduce Yourself?
My name is Mr Owewe
Oghale Spencer, but friends and family call me Spencer. I have a Bachelor
degree in Mathematics from Delta state University Abraka and also an HSE
Officer. I am the Chief Chef of Spencer's kitchen and I love to cook. When I am
not cooking I am singing or being Father and a husband.
Tell Us About Spencer’s Kitchen?
Spencer's kitchen is
a catering service company that
knows that you are what you eat and so therefore ensure excellent
service is delivered to our clients whenever needed. We go beyond satisfying the stomach needs of our clients
because we understand that good food help to sleep, think, love and live well,
without necessary having a silver spoon.
It’s unconventional for Nigerian Men to be found in
this female dominated food sector, why did you decide to go into this business?
Just like football is
almost everybody’s thing in our part of the world? It was Julia Child that
said, In France, cooking is a
serious art form and a national sport, so whether it’s a women dominated, I
decided to go into cooking because no form of stereotype will stop me from
doing what I love doing.
What does your menu contain?
Spencer’s Kitchen is
a forward thinking catering firm with a global outlook, Our menu is a
combination of both international and local delicacies, to mention a few; Rice,
Owo, Banga, Ogbono, Edikikong, Ragout and Tilapia, Eguisi soup together with Eba, Starch, Semo, Pounded
yam, Wheat, Ukodo, Chicken Pineapple
Ragout, Small chops, Burgers, Cocktails and Chapman drinks.
As a chef, all I do
is put soul into the everyday food items, that it becomes verbally outspoken when
you see our food, that means we are very concerned about details and hygiene,
which is the essential condition for quality taste.
Secondly, you do not
need a silver folk to require our service, we cater for every class in the
society. Food is essential to life,
therefore we make it good for all category of clientele.
And lastly we are so
concerned with our clients that, we take into consideration what our clients
wants, e.g. if they don’t like spicy food, because of certain health
challenges, we exercise our culinary dexterity specifically for the client.
When did you start cooking as a person, and when
did you start cooking professionally?
Honestly, there was no transitional moment for me because I
started cooking from my childhood out of love but I took it professionally February
2014.
What is your favorite part of this business?
When a man's stomach is full it becomes difficult to tell the
difference whether he is rich or poor, but what’s more interesting is a filled
stomach and a face brimming with delight and satisfaction. Nothing gives me joy
than seeing the smile and satisfaction from clients face.
Where are you located?
We are located at 21
Oku layout Orhuwhorun, in udu L.G.A of Delta State. We can also be reached on
08033110777,08053333664.
What kind of people do you cater for?
Food is a common ground, we cater for every kind of people, as we have
strategically outlined different category of services depending on the needs
and capacity of the clients.
What is the range of your
delivery?
Presently, we have
the capacity to deliver within Delta and Edo State.
How does Spencer’s Kitchen innovatively showcase
the Uniqueness of Nigerian/Southern Delicacies? Do you have any Dish that has
been developed by you?
Yes, we explore the
uniqueness of Nigerian/Southern Delicacies and makes it appealing to every
Nigerian. For example, Spencer’s Kitchen Banga soup, although best with Starch
or Eba, we prepare it, taking into consideration that people who only eat semo
will enjoy it in functions, and sometimes young men break the boundary to enjoy
it with akpu.
Do you have anything for people with special
Dietary concerns?
Yes we have special diet for people with
dietary concerns, upon the agreement of any contract, we discuss if there’s
special needs and we plan towards it.
What do you intend to achieve with Spencer’s
Kitchen?
With Spencer's kitchen,
I see myself opening several food outlet in most of the southern part of the
country and in five years time I see us becoming an household name in Nigeria
and doing what we can to encourage more masculine involvement.
What’s the challenging part of your Job?
My job is not really
challenging to me because it's what I love doing and I enjoy doing it.
Tell us about Taste and Tell?
Taste and tell
(tasting party) is a food exhibition, and we intend to put on display a few of
our delicacies for the city to see, taste and tell. Invitation is open to all,
but on one condition, you must come with a smartphone to snap and tell the city
about our food on your social media platforms, Post it, Tweet it, Instagram it and broadcast it, let the city know about the chef. As the name goes come, taste and
tell the city of Warri what we can do. It's holding on the 11th of September, 2016, 3:00PM, at Bimos Hotel, beside FCMB opposite St. Mary's Junction, Airport Road, Warri Delta State.
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