When you think of a typical college meal, your first thought might be cereal or slices of pizza from the dining hall. For the sorority sisters of Pi Beta Phi at the University of Nevada, Reno, mango glazed salmon or spaghetti pancakes with potatoes, scrambled eggs, and crispy bacon are more of their typical menu items. That’s because their meals are prepared by a house chef.

Kevin Ashton, or “Chef Kevin” as he’s called online, has amassed over 4 million followers on TikTok after sharing the everyday dishes he prepares for the Pi Phi sorority. One video of Chef Kevin (@oldschoolkevmo) making baked spaghetti for dinner in November 2024 has over 30 million views and 3 million likes, and his fanbase continues to grow. Something you’ll notice in almost every video is Chef Kevin’s catchphrase, “What a treat,” as well as comments like, “can’t wait to see Laryssa’s review.”

Since Nov. 4, UNR sophomore Laryssa Kalayana has been posting reviews of Chef Kevin’s meals to her own TikTok, @laryssakalayana. The 19-year-old business and marketing major tells Elite Daily, “I started posting food reviews on my private Snapchat stories, and my close friends told me Kevin's audience really wants to know what the girls think of his food, so I should move to TikTok.”

I've wanted to be a content creator since I was a little girl. Now that it's actually becoming reality, it's something I don't want to stop ever.