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Chef Seth Saheli partially blind but creating your next recipe
COOKING BACKGROUND
As a young child my mom cooked on a daily basis , until she eventually opened a small but very popular restaurant . At home on the Caribbean island of St . Kitts , I would sit on a high stool in the kitchen observing her every move and taking mental notes . I was eventually able to help at the restaurant when I got older my love for cooking really grew . As I entered into adulthood , although I was always cooking , I never saw it as a career . I was focused on Business Management and Marketing , my preferred career path at that time , fueled too because of my father who was a salesman and business owner .
During my adult life , I held job titles such as General Manager and Marketing Manager . I was quite comfortable but always felt something was missing - I felt incomplete , until one day I woke up with a bright idea . Why not start a business based on my love for cooking - after all , I constantly received compliments from my family and colleagues !
So , this is where it began . I created Meaningful Mealz , a daily lunch delivery service targeting the business / working sector who had the challenges of the dealing with the lunch time rush , tight traffic , short lunch break etc . I had experience managing restaurants and was also kitchen manager , securing a wealth of experience from fast food operations to high end fine dining but as the business progressed , I improved my skills by taking online culinary courses and even shifted from the Management field and sought experience in more culinary-based businesses . My opportunities expanded to include corporate catering , private chef concierge services , and culinary consultancy . Over the years , my skills , experience and talents directed me into now becoming a cookbook author , which I am very honoured and grateful to have accomplished .
PARTIAL BLINDNESS
Over the past few years , even today , I ' m being plagued with eye challenges , from having to wear glasses to regular eye discomforts . I went through a variety of eye procedures and surgeries and it has been quite a bit of a struggle .
Late 2019 , my vision was extremely bad and I was experiencing a series of eye pains . I was scheduled for laser eye surgery which would have helped my vision and my options were to either go overseas or book an appointment for have surgery done in St . Kitts as a team of