‘MasterChef The TV Experience’ restaurant to debut in Dubai
Dubai-based property developer and fast-growing F&B specialist The First Group signed a deal with global content powerhouse Endemol Shine Group to bring the world’s first MasterChef the TV Experience restaurant to Dubai. Based on the popular MasterChef reality television series, the restaurant will introduce a world-first dining experience to Dubai...
Chalhoub Group expands its F&B portfolio
The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East and has brought Alice Pizza to the region. The group started F&B division two years ago and Alice Pizza is the newest venture to the division. Alice Pizza (pronounced ‘Ah-LEE-cheh’), Rome’s authentic pizzeria ‘al taglio’ (by...
Casper & Gambini’s opens in Dubai
Lebanese restaurant brand, Casper & Gambini’s recently debuted in Dubai. It is located at Damac Maison Royale, The Distinction. Founded in 1996 in Lebanon, Casper & Gambini’s is an all-day restaurant-café that is present in 10 cities with 40 operations worldwide. The eatery offers an innovative and globally inspired selection...
USD 407 million mixed-use destination to launch in Kuwait in Q1 2018
Tamdeen Group, a leading property developer in Kuwait, announced that Al Kout Project, the largest waterfront retail and entertainment destination in the country, has entered the final stages of construction. Occupying a plot of 300,000 square meters, Al Kout Project offers six diverse experiences, the most modern of which is...
After shutting down Zahira, Chef Greg Malouf might open a restaurant in Beirut
“After a wonderful year at Zahira, creating original menus, special Lebanese and Australian wine dinners and a glorious Ramadan feasting month of dishes I have decided to move on with the blessing of the H Hotel… to exchange my apron for a more hands off roll in demanding kitchens...
CHANGING TASTES ONE SCOOP AT A TIME
CHANGING TASTES ONE SCOOP AT A TIME It is believed that the world’s very first ice cream store opened somewhere in Europe at the end of the 17th century. Yet despite the fact that more than 300 years later little has changed, Le Flocon, Lebanon’s first artisanal ice cream...
Lebanese seafood restaurant Chez Zakhia debuts in Beirut
Chez Zakhia, a renowned Lebanese seafood restaurant located in Amchit, northern coast of Lebanon, has opened the doors of its first branch in Beirut, located on the seaside of the Riviera Hotel. The restaurant, which is owned by Zakhia Moujahed, had started in 1984 in Jbeil, and then...
Alain Ducasse to debut restaurant in Beirut
Star chef Alain Ducasse will be opening his first restaurant in Beirut. “We have signed an MOU and are now in the process of negotiating details,” Rita Saad, director of marketing and public relations at Le Gray, Beirut told HN. She explained that the plan is for a...
Maya Bekhazi Noun launches new catering concept
Lebanese entrepreneur Maya Bekhazi Noun has launched The Food Studio, a new catering concept. “Catering has always been a complementary business for me. I did not shift from restaurants to catering as I have always done a bit of catering on the side,” she told HN. She explained:...
Lebanese Venture Group expands into Egypt
CEOs Ayman Soliman & Talal Madi at signature ceremony Venture Group, the Lebanese hospitality development and management firm, behind The Backyard Hazmieh and The Village Dbayeh among various under development clusters, is expanding its footprint beyond its home country, tapping the Egyptian market. Venture Group Egypt, whose managing partner...