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Young, driven, and innovative
master chef, Zac Kara, is only
beginning his career at the age of
fourteen, and is well on his way to
creating a monumental career. As a
teen celebrity chef, Kara has begun
developing his career and making
connections with some of the food
industry's best and most talented
cooks.
His love for cooking began when he
was only 11 years old. ?My mom
started to teach me and at first I only
made scrambled eggs,? said Kara,
when asked about the first dish he
learned to make. Although his mom
is one of the main people who
helped him fall in love with food, he
lives in a family full of cooks and
bakers who mold him into a better
chef.
Zac had only been cooking for only a
year and a half when he went to an
open call for "MasterChef" with
hundreds of other kids in Phoenix.
Zac told the Orlando Sentinal in an
article that the show "Master Chef "
truly inspired him stating ?MasterChef
Junior" inspired me, and I fell in love
with being in the kitchen, I was kind of
nervous to be on TV. My sister and
mom encouraged me," he added.
Kara watched cooking shows to learn
his craft, he also began taking online
culinary school to master his
techniques.
Zac is a teenager with many different
talents. Other than cooking, he has a
passion for playing tennis and has been
involved with the sport since he was
By: Shannon Rawley
Cooking wit h ZaC Kar a
pur suing goal s whil e gr owing up
four years old. Cooking is a passion
that came along surprisingly and
evolved into an enjoyable skill.
Although Zac has a newfound love for
cooking, he hopes to pursue a future
career in both playing tennis and being
a chef. When asked if he could give any
advice to young people pursuing a
dream, Zac expressed the importance
of diligence and consistency. He talked
about how following your dreams is
truly what helps you accomplish them.
If you never take the initiative to pursue
your own goals, how else will you
accomplish them?
As of now, Zac has plans to do much
bigger and better things. You can follow
his journey to achieving his dreams
through social media @Zac_Kara. Like
many other people his age, Zac uses
social media as a way to connect with
his fans and share his story of success.
Get ready to see more of Zac Kara in
the future, because he?s just getting
started.