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07 January 2019
Arnaud Normand – Pastry Chef in China
Arnaud Normand is a Pastry Chef with international experiences working in China today. We have met him for an amazing interview. more ...
04 January 2019
PATRIC GIGELE – CHEF DE CUISINE AT HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
After many different international chef experiences Patric Gigele works today as Chef De Cuisine at Hyatt Hotels Corporation in Shanghai, China. We met with him for an amazing interview. more ...
04 January 2019
Sarkhan Mammadov- Executive Chef with a degree from an architecture and engineering university
What does Azerbaijani cuisine mean? Sarkhan Mammadov Executive Chef at Marxal Resort & Spa in Azerbaijan, will let us know. Sarkhan Mammadov is a executive chef with a degree from an architecture and engineering university. We have met him. more ...
03 January 2019
CHEF ROBERT ORTIZ – LIMA LONDON, THE FIRST PERUVIAN RESTAURANT WITH A MICHELIN STAR
On the other side of the ocean, in the English capital, LIMA was established. A concept from Virgilio Martínez, one of the most renowned chefs of Peru and his right hand and kitchen chef Robert Ortiz. more ...
02 January 2019
Arturo Melendez about Peruvian Cuisine
Hailing from the town of Trujillo in the north of Peru, Chef Arturo has had a love for cooking from a young age. From aged five he could always be found in the kitchen more ...
02 January 2019
Kapernaros Nikolaos – Sous Chef at Hyatt Regency in Chicago
Kapernaros Nikolaos – Sous Chef at Hyatt Regency in Chicago. We have met him for an amazing interview. more ...
02 January 2019
Andrea Torre – Executive Chef at the signature Italian restaurant Arva at the Amanyangyun hotel in Shanghai
Andrea Torre is Executive Chef at the signature Italian restaurant Arva at the Amanyangyun hotel in Shanghai and at Amanpulo in the Philippines. more ...
29 December 2018
Alexander Erin – a young head chef speaks about Crimea, personal achievements and life experience
Alexander Erin, known as one of the youngest Executive Chefs in Russia accomplished that status at the age of 19. He is a member of the Gastronomy Club in St. Petersburg, a member of the Gilde des nationalen Gastronomieverbandes and a member of the French guild “Chaine des Rotisseurs”. more ...
29 December 2018
Vivi Cheung – therapeutic chef in Hong Kong – Dandy’s organic café
Vivi Cheung is a well-known therapeutic chef in Hong Kong. She cooks organic food to support health, and will soon be re-opening Dandy’s organic café in a new location on Upper Lascar Road in Central, Hong Kong Island. more ...
29 December 2018
Nimi Sunilkumar – award winning cookbook author | food blogger | culinary demonstrator | food stylist
The story of Nimi Sunilkumar will fascinate you. It’s a story about how passion becomes a vocation, how a husband can be the best critic, but also the driving force, and it’s the story of the successes of cookbooks on the authentic cuisine of Kerala written by Nimi. more ...
29 December 2018
Stanislav Bukhanov about being one-man band. Brand chef of restaurants in Siberia, leading expert in carving and professional food-stylist.
Stanislav started his career at the age of 13, becoming cook ‘s assistant in a Japanese restaurant. During study at the college he began to take an active part in the championships, interning and working in top restaurants in Moscow at the same time. more ...
29 December 2018
Mario Hofmann – Executive Chef at the Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa, Thailand
Mario Hofmann is Executive Chef at the Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa in Thailand. This German chef oversees five restaurants and bars at the 5-star beachside property. more ...
18 December 2018
Rafa Costa e Silva – Chef and Owner of Lasai, Rio de Janeiro
Considered one of the best restaurants in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro’s Lasai is owned by chef Rafa Costa e Silva and his wife, sommelière Malena Cardiel. Opened in 2014, it was conceived after the chef had been studying in New York based Culinary Institute of America more ...
17 December 2018
Jefferson Rueda – Chef and Owner of A Casa do Porco, São Paulo
After years of leading sophisticated cuisines of French and Italian restaurants in São Paulo. where he received several awards of excellence, in 2015 chef Jefferson Rueda made a turnaround in his career and opened his first restaurant: A Casa do Porco (“house of the pork”). more ...
17 December 2018
A promising Chef in Spanish haute cuisine: Ezequiel Álvarez Barroso
At 21 years of age, Ezequiel Álvarez Barroso as a short and very successful career behind him. The young Catalonian who won the Tapas competition at Madrid Fusion 2018, won last year’s V. “Promises of Haute Cuisine Prize Cordon Bleu” more ...
14 December 2018
William Remy Bosini Campbell – Head Chef at the Wangz Boutique Hotel, Singapore
William Remy Bosini Campbell received his diploma in Culinary Arts at the famous Shatec Institute. With this diploma in his pockets, Chef William gained invaluable knowledge of and skills on what the world’s cuisines have to offer. Today William is Head Chef of Wangz Boutique Hotel in Singapore. more ...
13 December 2018
Daniela Martins – Restaurant Lá em Casa, Belém – the cuisine of the Amazon
Among the many cuisines found in Brazil, the cuisine of the Amazon is the one that most retained the oldest traits derived from the indigenous populations of the Amazonian forest before the arrival of the European settlers. more ...
12 December 2018
Mara Salles – The Brazilian cuisine at Restauarant Tordesilhas, São Paulo
Known both in Brazil and abroad as a tireless researcher in the cuisine of her country, chef Mara Salles has been commanding for more than 25 years one of the most awarded restaurants of Brazilian cuisine, Tordesilhas, in São Paulo. more ...
12 December 2018
Wieland Matzig – Executive Chef in Abu Dhabi
After a very successful apprenticeship in the renowned Taschenbergpalais Hotel in Dresden, Wieland Matzig has seized an opportunity – working as a chef in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. In doing so, Chef Wieland has experienced much and has learned an abundance of new techniques. more ...
12 December 2018
Liborio Colonna – Executive Chef at Serafina Dubai and at Simply Italian Restaurant, Dubai
Liborio Colonna made a life-changing decision and left the university to follow his true passion. He became a chef! Early in his youth, Chef Liborio helped his grandmother and mother in the kitchen while cooking. And he developed a feeling that this is something he would like to do all his life. more ...
10 December 2018
Mark Sorezo – Executive Chef at Katsuya by Starck M. H. Alshaya Co.
Mark Sorezo graduated in Information Technology and received his degree Bachelor of Science. Today he works in a different field, but also in a kind of science: Cooking. Chef Mark is sushi expert and Executive Chef at Katsuya by Starck M. H. Alshaya Co. more ...
10 December 2018
Ben Kiely – Culinary Arts Chef Instructor at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA)
Ben Kiely is Culinary Arts Chef Instructor at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA) in Vancouver, Canada. We chat to this British-born chef about the latest trends in the kitchen classroom and Canada’s culinary tradition. more ...
07 December 2018
Naim Hasnan – Malaysian Head Chef & National Corporate Chef Malaysia
Malaysia-born Chef Naim Hasnan began his culinary journey in his mother’s kitchen. There he learned the basics that would shape his life. His inspirations come from his travels and all the new ingredients he has discovered through different cultures and culinary arts. more ...
06 December 2018
Vincenzo Nigro – Italian Chef at Ritz Carlton, Bahrain
Vincenzo Nigro has traveled the world culinary. He has gained experience and impressions in Italy, Australia, Dubai and most recently in Bahrain. Chef Vincenzo now works as a Chef at Ritz Carlton in Bahrain. more ...
04 December 2018
Amerigo Tito Sesti – Head Chef at Michelin-starred restaurant J’AIME, Bangkok
Italian-born chef Amerigo Sesti has worked in several Michelin-starred establishments throughout Europe. Today Chef Amerigo works as Head Chef at Michelin-starred restaurant J’AIME in Bangkok. more ...
04 December 2018
Dmitry Pustovalov – Chef at KIT bar&bistro, St. Petersburg – combining incompatible ingredients
Dmitry Pustovalov – a chef from St. Petersburg on how to combine the incompatible and create new tastes. Chef Dmitry works at KIT bar&bistro. more ...
03 December 2018
Ben Goh – InterContinental Singapore’s Pastry Chef
InterContinental Singapore’s pastry chef, Ben Goh, retells some of the challenges of making it in the world of pastry and shares what is it like to work in the context of South East Asia. more ...
03 December 2018
Andrew Wong – his latest concept OpenHouse has taken the Kuala Lumpur dining scene by storm
Andrew Wong, one of Malaysia’s hottest restauranteurs, chats with Monica Tindall about his latest concept, OpenHouse. Taking 14 months to complete but being open for less than a month, OpenHouse has taken the Kuala Lumpur dining scene by storm. more ...
02 December 2018
Natascha Schwarzer – Maitre Chocolatier at Cococo Chocolatiers in Calgary, Canada
Chocolate was certainly not Natascha Schwarzer’s favorite ingredient during her training as a pastry chef. But the challenge turned into passion and today she loves to work with this fascinating product every day. more ...
01 December 2018
Rabbi Tayag – Head Chef at Matagi, Emerald Palace Kempinski Dubai
Rabbi Tayag was born and raised in the Philippines. He finds it very sad how the Filipino cuisine has changed and made it his mission to bring the good, old traditional Filipino cuisine back on the tables. His culinary journey took him to Qatar and to Dubai, where Rabbi Tayag now works as Head Chef… more ...
30 November 2018
Christoph Trocker – the carefree adventures of an Austrian Chef
Christoph Trocker made a leap – to step out of the comfort zone and dive into adventure. He completed his studies and apprenticeship as a chef in his homeland of Austria and following that stepped into working out of the country in neighboring Switzerland which ended up being the start of a long culinary journey. more ...
30 November 2018
Baptiste Villefranque – Executive Pastry Chef, W Luxury Hôtel, Hong Kong
Baptiste Villefranque knew very early that he wanted to do something with his own hands, to create something. Learning with the Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France was an amazing experience for him, preparing him for his culinary journey. Today he is Executive Pastry Chef at W Hong Kong more ...
30 November 2018
Marc Lorés Panadés – Executive Chef at Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali
Marc Lorés Panadés is Executive Chef at the beautiful Alila Villas Uluwatu in Bali, Indonesia. We chat to him about living and working in Bali, and the island’s wonderful local produce. more ...
29 November 2018
Fernando Galbiati – Experienced Italian Executive Chef
Fernando Galbiati is an experienced Italian Executive Chef. He is talented chef, whose creativity and culinary knowledge are impressive. Today Chef Fernando talks to us about his beginnings as a chef, his culinary discovery of Dubai and what upcoming trends he sees. more ...
28 November 2018
Antony Francis – Head Chef at McGettigan’s Irish Pub, Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers
In his college days Antony Francis cooked a lot for his friends. And they loved it. So his passion for cooking was inflamed. After graduating from the Institute of Management Studies, he made his first steps in his career as a professional chef. Today he works as Head Chef in Dubai – a culinary hotspot! more ...
28 November 2018
Gerald Cardenas – Chef de Cuisine at The Ritz Carlton Aruba
The native Costa Rican Gerald Cardenas works as a Chef on the Caribbean island of Aruba – or as the locals call it: One Happy Island. Chef Gerald speaks today about his culinary roots in Costa Rica, the culinary world he has already traveled and discovered and what makes the Aruban cuisine so special. more ...
28 November 2018
Nemanja Petrovic – Executive Chef of Hotel Irtish in Pavlodar, Kazahstan
After graduating from the Belgrade Catering and Culinary School, Nemanja Petrovic explored the world in a culinary way. Chef Nemanja has worked as a cook in the Netherlands, in the Czech Republic or even in Russia. Today, he is Executive Chef at Hotel Irtish and expands his knowledge of Kazakh cuisine. more ...
27 November 2018
Swaminandan Swaminandan – Executive Chef Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, New Delhi
Swaminandan Swaminandan wanted to become an Indian Army officer, but fate had something else in store for him. Today Chef Swaminandan works as Executive Chef at the Crowne Plaza in New Delhi. more ...
26 November 2018
Thomas Frisetti – a culinary journey rich in experience
Since his grandparents had a restaurant, Thomas Frisetti already knew as a small boy, that he wanted to become a chef, and he did! Chef Thomas gained experience in star gastronomy, as a private chef in Dubai! more ...
26 November 2018
Ioulios Kalapodas – Executive Chef at Kos Aktis Art Hotel, Kos Town
Greece is the land of many islands and culinary delights. Today Ioulios Kalapodas speaks about the diversity of the Mediterranean cuisine. Chef Ioulios works as Executive Chef in a city hotel – Kos Aktis Art Hotel. more ...
26 November 2018
Vipul Rana – Indian Chef At Kempinski Hotel Beijing
Vipul Rana is a young and highly motivated Indian chef who works for Kempinski in Beijing, China. For Chef Vipul authenticity and simplicity in the preparation of the dishes are most important. One day he wants to start his own business or gain experience as a chef in Europe. more ...
23 November 2018
Malte Half – Chef de Cuisine at The Marker Hotel, Dublin
Malte Half was certainly not the showpiece student. But he did it, proved them wrong and went his way. Today Chef Malte works as Chef de Cuisine at The Marker Hotel, Dublin. Seasonal foods and local produce are some of his most important principles in the kitchen. more ...
23 November 2018
Evgeny Vikentiev – Russian-born Chef is now cooking in Berlin
Evgeny Vikentiev – experimental chef and one of the brightest representatives of modern Russian cuisine. His kitchen is built on a modern approach, new techniques and local seasonal products. more ...
23 November 2018
Antonio Coelho – offering authentic Portuguese food in his own restaurant Antonio since 2008
Chef Antonio Coelho opened Macau’s beloved Antonio in 2008. The Michelin-recommended restaurant serves a wide variety of authentic Portuguese dishes and is the venue of choice for loyal locals and tourists wanting a taste of old Macau on this rapidly evolving island. more ...
23 November 2018
Victor Beley – head chef at Russian cuisine restaurant Uhvat in Moscow
Victor Beley has been working as chef more than 10 years. Since September 2018, he is heading the kitchen of the modern Russian restaurant Uhvat. The restaurant was named thanks to the main tool for working with Russian stoves – the grip. more ...
23 November 2018
Rachmat Ridwan Hakim – Executive Chef at Hanging Gardens of Bali
Rachmat Ridwan Hakim – thanks to his mother, his talent was discovered. After graduation, Indonesian Chef Rachmat has gained experience abroad, and then returned to his homeland: Indonesia. Today he is Executive Chef at Hanging Gardens of Bali. more ...
22 November 2018
Romain Gourmoud – Chef Instructor on the Cuisine Diploma training programme at Ferrières School
Romain Gourmoud has already proven himself in the upscale kitchen with stations such as two Michelin-starred restaurant La Rotonde and Léon in Lyon, France. Today, he passes on his years of accumulated experience. more ...
20 November 2018
Peter McKenna – Chef and Co-Owner of The Gannet, Glasgow
Peter McKenna has over 20 years experience in professional kitchens. Chef Peter started his career in rural Ireland in the mid-1990s, but should see a lot more of the world soon. He has been working as a Chef in the Hague, London, Sydney. more ...
19 November 2018
Jeffrey James Vella – award-winning Maltese chef is causing a stir in Croatia
Jeffrey James Vella discovered his passion for cooking at an early age in his native Malta. His family owned a hotel and some serviced apartments. Chef Jeffrey worked for major hotel chains in London, the United Arab Emirates, Italy and he also creates dishes in Brussel. Belgium, before coming to Zagreb. Chef Jeffrey is also… more ...
19 November 2018
Matteo Zamboni – Executive Chef at Jonah’s Restaurant and Boutique Hotel in Sydney, Australia
Matteo Zamboni is Executive Chef the award-winning Restaurant, which offers excellent contemporary Australian cuisine – the Jonah’s Restaurant in Sydney, Australia. His culinary roots are Italian and Chef Matteo has worked and learned among the best. more ...