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.
Local chefs join forces as they ‘Cook for Beirut’
Collaborating for a series of charity dinners, chef Rita Soueidan, Bethan Kehdy, Ruby Chaer, Mohammad Orfali, and Greg Malouf are set to bring together their creative forces as they cook up a four-course dinner.
New GM joins W Dubai – The Palm
He will oversee all aspects of the 349-bedroom hotel, including W Dubai – The Palm’s destination restaurants led by chefs Massimo Bottura and Akira Back.
A New Chapter with Chef Youssef Akiki
A true ambassador for Lebanon, chef Youssef Akiki has built himself a worldwide reputation for his creative and purist approach to Lebanese cuisine. Having begun his career at the tender age of 15, Akiki worked his way through the kitchens of renowned chefs such as Alain Ducasse, Joel Robuchon, Nicolas Le Bec and Bruno Goussault. He specialized in gluten and lactose-free pastry at the Ecole Nationale Superieure de la Patisserie before becoming the executive chef at Burgundy Beirut: repeatedly named one of the best restaurants in the world. We learn more about his new projects.
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.
New strategic leadership for Kerzner International
Michael Wale, CEO, to join the Board of Directors of Kerzner International and Philippe Zuber, COO, to become the new Chief Executive Officer.
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.
Tomado’s “Legacy of Steel” Goes Online
Tomado, the renowned industrial kitchen specialist, is going online with the launching of its latest e-commerce website tomadostore.com.
For The Love of Cheese With Francois Robin
After graduating from the French Cheesemonger School in Paris in 2008, Francois Robin headed the cheese department at the world-renowned Parisian luxury grocer Fauchon and worked with pastry chefs Christophe Adam and Benoit Couvrand. His vast knowledge and expertise earned him the coveted title of Meilleurs Ouvriers de France in 2011. Robin went on to share his expertise as an instructor for the French Dairy Interbranch. HN caught up with Robin during his Cheeses of Europe webinar to discuss his love of cheese.
