I am a first generation Filipino born in the US, with roots also in Hawaii. I run my own catering company in the evenings and weekends. Cooking for large groups of people is usually conducted outdoors by grilling, stir-frying and braising over open fires or baking underground, based on my Filipino and Hawaiian roots. Preparing and cooking a 9 item menu for over 300 people outdoors and by myself. Forgetting to plug in a commercial size rice cooker and having to send someone to several Chinese restaurants to buy steamed rice.