From Suit&Tie to Sous-chef to Restauteur

Welcome back to another episode of the If I Could Podcast, A show that gives you an inside view at what steps a person took to start living their dream.  I’m your host, Amad Amin.

In today’s episode, we will meet Zubair Mohajir.  He is the founder of the Wazwan Restaurant Group.  He has worked at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon, at Gaggan in Bangkok, Thailand, and is about to open his highly anticipated South Asian flavored cuisine restaurant called Aman.

You can find out more about Zubair on IG through wazwanrestaurantgroup and amanonchicago, and also on the web at https://www.amanchicago.com 

So, how did Zubair start his journey to becoming a Chef, let’s find out…

Story Highlights:

• Introduction to Zubair:  0 to 1:10
• The catalyst: 1:10 to 6:43
• Pursuing the art of cooking:  6:43 to 12:43
• Working at the Pump Room:  12:43 to 16:20
• Journey to Bouchon:  16:20 to 18:04
• Finding Wazwan:  18:04 to 23:48
• From Wazwan to Aman:  23:48 to 29:38
• Trivia:  29:38 to 34:50
• Reflection and Big 3:  34:50 to 42:57
• Wrap-up and introduction to next guest:  42:57 to 44:13

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