New GM appointed at Swiss-Belresidences Juffair
His most recent posting prior to joining the Swiss-Belresidences Juffair in Bahrain, was as GM at Impiana Resort Chaweng Noi, Koh Samui in Thailand.
Muneera Al Taher joins Jumeirah Group as Emiratization Director
She was recently Director of Human Resources at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, where she focused on the performance culture and team development.
New GM joins Radisson Blu Hotel Apartments Dubai Silicon Oasis
He has been awarded Leading F&B Director of the year in 2016 by Catering News Middle East and is a graduate of the Radisson Hotel Group’s Mentor Mentee program.
Interview with Fadi Safadi
In an exclusive interview to HN, Hodema consulting services talks with Fadi Safadi, founder of Al Safadi, a successful F&B concept launched in 1994, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Expanding an Empire
Prominent Lebanese restaurateur Pierre Ziadeh and his partner Souhail Nassar took over the Minet El Hosn area of Downtown Beirut in 2009 with international culinary concepts and development. Through SP Holding, Ziadeh has now successfully expanded throughout the Middle East and is on track to franchise the first of many unique concepts in 2020.
Articulating Spaces
The interior architect Ramy Boutros sees movement in every texture, life in every stone, warmth in every metal and a dance in every fabric. Specializing in realizing dreams, he is an expert at breathing new life into any space. Here, HN talks to him about the challenges involved in designing some of Lebanon’s most successful homegrown F&B concepts.
Lebanon’s Culinary Ambassador
Globe-trotting chef, television personality and culinary consultant Joe Barza is credited with introducing Lebanese cuisine to diners around the world. We managed to sit him down for a few minutes and ask him to share his thoughts on the past and plans for the future.
Wishes and Expectations
Exceeding guests’ expectations is all too familiar to hospitality professionals and is something we strive to do on a daily basis, but what if the tables were turned? As the year winds down, we thought it would be an interesting idea to present the wishes and expectations of our dear friends in the industry, with the intention of gauging their reactions and finding out if 2020 will exceed their own expectations.
Shadi Abu Khadija re-elected president of the Jordanian Chefs’ Association
Chef Shadi Abu Khadija is of the mind that, “Hospitality is more than what we do, it is who we are.”Being re-elected president of the JCA’s comes as no surprise considering that his love for the profession has only grown stronger and could be traced back to his childhood. His passion saw...
