ZAIN RASHID: A Journey To Fame

Far From leading glamorous lives, most chef work long, hard hours but have a love and passion for what they do. Today, I would be writing about ZAIN RASHID one of the best culinary specialist/chef of Pakistan. Let's just explore his routine, struggle, efforts and secret story towards success.

1. A little introduction of yourself and what you do?

My name is Zain Rashid and I have done my MBA from Imsciences Peshawar. I was always interested in creative arts so I started doing fashion designing on my own during my studies. Be that as it may, cooking was my passion. I used to bake/cook things for my family since I was young, as it was my hobby. Later, one day I got a chance and I partook in MasterChef Pakistan. From that very day my fate got changed. I was able to demonstrate my abilities/skills to the world. I simply adore cooking/baking. As of now I am working at Shelton Rezidor as a Pastry Head and a Production Manager.

2. How did you get in to cooking/baking?

Well, I never had a good bakery close to my house. My sister used to bake at home. I started observing every step she used to do and later discovered baking quite interesting and technically very amazing. In the wake of watching what my sister used to do I used to explore it in different ways. While being in master chef there were such a significant number of drills and training's from which I got the chance to learn a lot. I additionally took couple of professional training in pastry art and baking.

3. As a chef, what is your specialty?

As a chef my specialty or my claim to fame is making lovely cakes. I feel like there are a lot of creative/imaginative options in making cakes. Along these lines, I generally adore making cakes and desserts.

4. In your opinion what is the hardest thing being a chef?

Taking a day off is the hardest thing as a chef (LOL) else I adore my work and love playing with ingredients in my kitchen.

5. How you manage work pressure?

Work pressure is very testing yet we deal with it and manage it quite well. Being a pastry chef our work is a greater amount of innovative things not just simply tossing food in pan and then putting them on plate. Bakery chefs are considered to be the artists of food so we require space, time and genuine feelings of serenity at work.

6. What motivates you to do your best on the job?

The main thing which motivates is the challenges and clients expectations. Whenever they bring some difficult designs of cake and say “ZAIN WE KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS, WE CAN’T TRUST ANYONE ELSE” is the time when I feel honored. I simply cherish getting sweet compliments since that is all you get as a reward of your diligent work.

7. Where do you see yourself in five years time?

One of the top pastry chef in the world Inshallah

8. Any advice for upcoming chefs?

All I would say is love your work. Work hard with passion and all your effort. Through this you can achieve anything no matter how big your dream is. You will ace it INSHALLAH.

Cooking is about diving into the culinary world and working every day not just to learn from it, but also influencing it. Like they say, being in the food industry is not just about discovering new cuisines and ingredients but is also about discovering yourself.

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