A chef once said, “Life is a kitchen, put on your best apron” Chefs have one of the most taxing jobs in the world and for this reason their traits are the ones that have a lot of value for the outside world- for learning and inculcating both. Chef Faisal Ahmed Aldeleigan had come across a crossroad in his life where he had to choose between remaining a successful banker and venturing out in the world of chefs and culinary. He did the latter and that defines him today. He followed his passion and stayed resilient and true to his situations while also being creative and humble with his work. Chef Faisal, owing to the strenuous choice he made, is one of the top ten chefs in the world. @Cheffaisalco lays down three character traits that everyone can acquire from chefs-
- Teamwork: Chef Faisal stresses a lot on the significance of alliance. It can be very easy to want to handle things on our own because it eliminates the problem of dealing with people. He says that maintaining harmony and working together has made a lot of dishes come out with more love and less work. If there is an unwillingness to get along with other team members, the progress can be very slow and often erroneous.
- Patience: Chef Faisal who founded ‘Chef Faisal Consultancy’ and guides more than 100 restaurants in KSA and Bahrain says, “a lot of times, while learning and preparing new dishes, things would go wrong. Patience is what made me get through that demanding time.” Patience is of paramount importance everywhere. From a mother putting a child to sleep to an organization going through a rough time with delayed salaries, patience and restraint is needed at all times, believes Chef Faisal.
- Adaptability: The world and it’s ways are dynamic and it is extremely important to have adjustability and the willingness to modify. In the food industry, chefs are met with regular consumer preference changes and the market keeps changing and evolving. Therefore, Chef Faisal understood the need to adapt very early. Change can be very scary but it always leads to the desired direction
Chef Faisal Ahmed- who is driving the passion of people in the culinary world thinks empathy and resilience can get you far in life. Being a reputed member of the prestigious ‘World MasterChef Society’ and owning a consultancy firm with the objective of giving advice and professional training to chefs around the world and also being a food entrepreneur documenting his journey for everyone- Chef Faisal Ahmed is the perfect person to take life lessons from.
