Today we’d like to introduce you to Sheen Ricks and Darrell Stokes.
Sheen and Darrell, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
Well, our journey for 2 Chefs began in 2015. A year earlier we transitioned to Atlanta from Virginia to start over on a new venture in a growing city. After arriving, we were to be rooming with one of our friends from Virginia who came to the ATL years prior. Let’s just say that didn’t work out too well and we found ourselves in a non-residential status.
This had continued for almost a year trying to become stable, and we were ready to turn tails and go back home. Sheen is on Dialysis and was at the center one day and said if we ever get out of this situation that he would learn how to care for himself. About three months later the VA gave me a place to stay. That was our ticket back to stability.
Sheen was doing some soul surfing and came up with this idea to do videos online for fun. We began doing so, and things began to change for us we came up with the title to signify our journey with the only kitchen tool to survive our ordeal. Two chefs one pan – and 2 CHEFS + A PAN was born.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
No, We had haters from the start. Atlanta is a very territorial city and clickish. There have to be about 10,000 chefs in the city without work and everyone competing for the same positions or gigs. This made it hard for Darrell to find stable employment.
I was in-center three times a week and him looking for a place to stay and work made it very difficult. But, we knew that we had something special to offer, and that was our love for cuisine and our sparkling personalities.
2 Chefs + A Pan – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
We are independent caterers and celebrity private chefs. We specialize in New American cuisine where we take pass time comfort foods and transform them into works of culinary genius. We are known for providing quality nutritional dishes and presented to the public in a manner that is so tantalizing.
Our proudest thing about our company it has allowed us to begin to go to the next level; being the 2 Chefs has inspired us to release our first professionally published cookbook. We are not just partners in business, but we have been a couple for 18+ years. So we are what you would call an LGBT power couple.
We set ourselves apart by getting the job done and because we treat every event as if it were our own. We want the best so why not our clients…
What is “success” or “successful” for you?
What is success……. Success means to us the smile on the clients and their guests, the empty plates, and the request for to-go boxes. Success comes from within. You must have a strong belief in yourself and your team in order to be a successful company.
It should run like a well-oiled machine, but not every component (client) work well the business. We believe that having the willpower to keep moving up will always take you to the top with some stumbling blocks along the way just keep going.
Pricing:
- YOU CAN DO IT!!! VOL. I – can be purchased for 29.99 +shipping
Contact Info:
- Address: 2591 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30324
- Website: www.2chefsplusapancookbooks.com
- Phone: 7708734217
- Email: 2chefsandapan@gmail.com
- Instagram: @2chefsplusapan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2chefsplusapan/?ref=bookmarks
- Twitter: 2 Chefs + A Pan
- Yelp: 2 Chefs + A Pan
- Other: 2 Chefs + A Pan
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