Growing up in London to an Iraqi father and an Irish-English mother, he remembers bringing Iraqi-inspired dishes into school for his friends to try. Food was Juma's calling, yet he entered the cold, logical world of finance.
He would spend vacations and weekends working shifts in top restaurants, but didn't feel like he was able to make the jump. He also didn't want to disappoint his parents. said Juma of his high-flying finance career. Juma worked restaurant shifts alongside a consulting gig "My Dad said: 'You're going to quit a well paid job in finance to become a dishwasher?'," recalls Juma."It was hard, I hadn't worked out anything, but knew that I just wanted to put Iraqi food on the map."
"It's very alienating because it makes you ask whether you've made the right decision. 'Of course I should be out for dinner with my friends tonight — but I can't afford it'," said Juma.
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