Meet Dominic Parks JR of ChefNIC & Co.
My story is not finished as God is still working through me. I am a new father to a six-month-old beautiful daughter and I have been married for three years now and we reside in Frisco, TX. I own my own Company, ChefNIC and CO. and I am co-Owner of Gemini Engraving. I also am one of the executive chefs at Toyota and Lexus Headquarters in Plano TX (125 acres, 700 people on campus, 14 different outlets to get food and beverages from) I am a devoted man of God first who has been called to lead others in and outside of the kitchen. God Blessed me with my gifts and talents to lead others along their path personally and in their career.
With my Catering company, we travel all across the country doing the event but are based here in Frisco, TX. I went to the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville for Hospitality and Restaurant Management and I finished here in Dallas at The Art Institute of Dallas getting my Culinary Degree. My team and I do the event as small as a house dinner for two all the way up to 10k people we have served in the past. We have catered to many people, doctors, lawyers, car dealerships, shows, churches, family’s, weddings, reunions, anniversaries baby showers and much more.
Some more notable names we have catered to are (Dr. Tony Evans – Kingdom Legacy live event to honor him for writing a commentary and study Bible(Priscilia Shirer and family, Steven Furtick and family, Levi Lusko and family, Rich Wilkerson JR and family, Ed Young and Family, Lecrae, Natalie Grant, Sherri Shephard, Kirk Franklin, Tori Kelly, Dak Prescott, Sean Lee, Boosie, Dorrough, Ronnie Brewer JR, Nelly, Wale, Jim Ross and many more.
My Calling is to serve people and lead others in doing so, I believe in creating environments to make people feel good in service and the edible items we serve to them. IT is my ultimate calling to lead and grow others that work with me to make it to their calling and ultimately take my place someday. God has saved me and brought me through a lot, I have been tremendously blessed to make it through all that I have and it is my duty now to bless others with what God has blessed me with.
Funding, Identity theft (100k in debt no idea about, warrant in a state I never been too, child support when I didn’t have any kids, utilities in 7 different states that I didn’t live in, a car in my name from when I was seven years old and didn’t know about till I was 23) had to file bankruptcy just to fight it all off and rebuild myself personally and grow my business, Heart condition, knowledge and growth, Marketing. Building a reliable team who wants to grow and learn and make their way up the ranks.
At ChefNIC & and Co., we believe in cooking with love and care and do all we can possible for those that dine on our food to feel that love, passion and care as they indulge in the food. But that’s not where it ends; we have taken that to another level and brought it out in our service. We only hire people that love what they are doing and want to make an impact on the clients they are serving. We want to create an experience for people to laugh, converse, make memories and enjoy the company of their family and friends as well as meet new people.
This will be achieved through the pairing of unique signature meals plated in an artistic and creative fashion, in a scenic environment with great entertainment. Our mission is to produce a remarkable dining experience with tantalizing cuisine, extraordinary service, and artistic presentation.
Making ramen noodles from scratch and homemade pickles in 5th grade and everyone telling me I was going to be a chef and I looked at them like they were crazy, I knew I was going to be an architect, and I studied it for my first three years of college until I found my calling as a chef. I was so driven in my early days about being a chef that makes amazing food, pretty plates, catering to the celebrities and big names. Don’t get me wrong I still find Joy in all of that, However I have found a greater calling in serving not just big names but everyday people like me. I enjoy doing weddings more than anything as it is a Godly ceremony and there is so much personal detail in it and it is also an honor. I find my greatest calling now in those that I work with and mentoring someone who may not be on the right bath and using my testimony and story to guide and lead them as we serve others. I have been blessed by God and God alone, and it is my please to use those gifts and blessings to aid and bless others so they may be able to fulfill their dreams.
