5 Questions to Chawki Edmond Barakat
In an exclusive interview with Chawki Edmond Barakat, the Managing Director of Barakat Food Company, HN learns all about his take on the COVID-19 pandemic, his expansion plans and motto for life.
Dubai-born La Serre to open in Riyadh, London, and New York in 2021
La Serre Riyadh is confirmed to open its doors at Saudi’s up-and-coming King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) by Q1 2021.
Bethany Kehdy launches DAYMA, a Levantine cookhouse in Dubai
Chef Kehdy looks beyond modern, artificial national borders to communicate the authentic, rich and shared culinary craft of the Levant.
6 challenges will face the restaurants’ industry after COVID-19
Revolving around the concept of open kitchen, visible kitchen or live cooking will further reassure customers. This will kick off new competitions and perspectives in the food and beverage sector.
Chef Gerard Brack is the new head chef at Trump International Golf Club Dubai, Stoke House
Brack will be in charge of menu development, staff training, supervising kitchen staff, budgets, costing and implementation of food safety.
A Chat with Bulldozer Group’s Co-Founder
Evgeny Kuzin, Bulldozer Group’s co-founder and chairman, sits down with HN to discuss the current challenges facing the food scene and future plans.
60 seconds with Dana Tareq Al Mutawa managing partner at Acquire General Trading and Contracting
The plan is to stay focused and to keep our team safe and healthy. We set measures for contactless delivery, no cash, and a no-walk-in policy.
On The Couch with Aline Avak Kamakian
HN sits down with Aline Kamakian, owner and CEO of Fig Holding, who is responsible for spreading the Armenian heritage with her own YouTube channel and a wave of restaurants, Mayrig and Batchig, serving Armenian delicacies in Lebanon, KSA, Armenia and Maldives.
Will Quick Service Restaurants thrive post pandemic?
As stay-at-home mandates begin to lift and restaurants reopen, QSRs will need to have plans in place to capture returning demand.
Spotlighting Mireille Hayek
When it comes to breaking the glass ceiling, Mireille Hayek, Founder and Co-Owner of Em Sherif, has shattered it all together. Her brands, Em Sherif Restaurant; Em Sherif Café; Em Sherif Sea Café; and Parrilla, have been a raving success both locally and internationally. With four branches in Lebanon and nine abroad (Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UK and Saudi Arabia), Hayek is not considering refraining anytime soon, and will keep on innovating. HN discusses with her the current obstacles and her growth forecasts .
