The overall experience was great. I met people from all over the world. It's also great to hear client's happiness or excitement when they see the whole event unfold and exceed their expectations. It's also very rewarding to see a smile on my kitchen crews faces after a long 18-20 hour day knowing full well they will be back the next morning getting ready for the next game. To know they enjoy their job and like to work with me and the other management staff is also very pleasing.
Food trends change all the time - weekly, monthly, and yearly.
Many specialty areas make your job easier such as pastry chefs. You can build a team of people and be very successful. Read about changes, go out to eat at different restaurants to keep up to date. The field gets bigger every year. Additional training is always a good thing.