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We talk to chefs about menu development, the key elements in creating a restaurant brand that resonates with the consumer, how they currently source ingredients and what they are looking for from the supply chain.
Breaking boundaries for the Middle East’s food scene, Colin Clague is the executive chef of the homegrown Turkish restaurant Rüya Dubai. He recently launched Rüya London, the restaurant’s second outlet, in the British capital. This month, the award-winning chef talks to Sophie Voelzing about what takes to go international. Yearly, the
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The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences, which is set to open early in 2019, has revealed that ‘Dinner by Heston Blumenthal’ will open at the property. Commenting on the opening, chef Heston Blumenthal said: “I am truly excited about opening in this incredible location”, explains Heston “it is not often that
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The Lion Dubai: Dubai-based chef duo, Nick Alvis and Scott Price, have taken over The Black Lion at H Hotel, Dubai – renaming it The Lion by Nick & Scott. Known for their popular homegrown concept at Madinat Jumeirah, folly by Nick & Scott, the pair will celebrate English pub
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El Sur Dubai announces two new roles have been filled at the Spanish restaurant The popular Spanish eatery has recruited a new head chef and manager. The two joining the team, Roberto Avila (general manager) and Daniel Perez (head chef) promise to bring “a strong educational drive on how Spanish cuisine
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UK-based chef David Tran will be joining the team at Benihana Dubai for the Japanese festival of Hanami this April. Also known as the “Cherry Blossom Festival” the popular Japanese event traditionally celebrates the start of Spring. The event sees people from across the country gather under cherry blossom trees, enjoying
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Costa Coffee’s Master of Coffee Gennaro Pelliccia discusses how to get started as a barista, ethical produce and the most difficult thing about working in the coffee industry How did you get into your career in Costa? I was born in London but spent my early years growing up in Naples with
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Chris Naylor is Executive Chef of the Michelin star Restaurant Vermeer at The NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace Hotel. At this year’s Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF 2018), he spoke alongside Maarten Markus, NH Hotel Group’s Managing Director Northern Europe, about how hotels can succeed at creating a dining culture
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Heston Blumenthal’s new Dubai restaurant: Popular British chef Heston Blumenthal has announced plans to open a Dubai-based restaurant next year. The new restaurant will be part of his Dinner by Heston Blumenthal chain and will be situated on Palm Jumeirah in the new The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences hotel which
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Tom Kitchin and his wife Michaela opened The Kitchin in 2006, and it has held a Michelin star for 11 years, receiving it only six months after opening. This made Tom Scotland's youngest Michelin starred chef proprietor at just 29. Here, he tells us about the lifechanging experience… When you started
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World-renowned French chef Yannick Alléno sat down with The Pro Chef Middle East to discuss sauce extraction and his Dubai restaurant STAY by Yannick Alléno at One&Only the Palm. How would you describe your cooking style? If you want to speak about modern French cuisine, you have to think about modern French
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