He spent all morning practicing prospective menus for the exam, including traditional omelets and canapes.

It was a war zone."

Then, they say, ‘You will be given 3 minutes to set up your tools’.

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When that started, the banging and clanging sounds were crazy.

He continued,“There was so much pressure.

I couldn’t find my own pace at all.

It all made me feel unprepared.”

Key went on to describe his cooking process, saying,“The shrimp canape turned out really good.

Better than when I made it at home.

But the potatoes, I guess because I chopped them too thick, they weren’t cooking fast enough.

When I only had 10 minutes left.

So I tried it.

I tried something I had never done before.

And in the end, I burnt it.

An examiner kept looking my way, so I thought I would get disqualified.

Eventually, Key managed to salvage some of the potato soup and served it for judging.

Watch Key practicing for his culinary certification exam, below!

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