Meet Rasheed: A Chef’s Journey with Mexican Cuisine and Craft Beer Pairings

What’s going on, guys? Rasheed, a new chef at Revolution Brewing. And here’s a couple things about myself. I guess I first started cooking when I was, like, 10, I believe. My mom work nights, my dad work nights. I had two younger brothers. My mom was like, take these noodles, boil them, mix it with this can of hunts tomato sauce, frozen meatballs, put it all together, and there’s dinner for you and your brothers. And that’s kind of where I think it started. And then it’s kind of snowballed into, like, something that I really love to do. So my favorite cuisine to cook is probably Mexican food. Living in California for, like, the last eight years, I didn’t realize how much I really enjoy, like, a killer burrito or, like, some chilaquiles. Yeah, Mexican food for sure. So I might get a lot of hate on this, but I love pot belly for, like, diving into, like, you know, anywhere else in, like, River North or Logan or Avondale or whatever popular to start. For sure. I love, like, a lager or just, like, an easy drinker or something to crush. Food wise, you definitely gotta pair with, like, a burger, and we do some pretty good burgers here, so gotta come in and have the collab. I am just obsessed with, like, chocolate and, like, pretzel or, like, chocolate peanut butter. So that’s probably, like, the weirdest that I go. Everything too weird about me, I Guess