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FROM US. FOR US. MARCH 2021 gulf THE MAGAZINE CHEFS LOVE TO READ www.gulfgourmet.net myChefID volume 16, issue 3 MISSION POSSIBLE If there is a critical culinary task at hand then Chef Kushan Perera, Executive Sous Chef at St. Regis Saadiyat Island, is the man for the job DUEL ON THE PALM EMIRATI COOKIES SWEET TOUCH Young chefs from Chef Alhassan Ali Exclusive interview W Hotel and Waldorf Alfalasi’s cookies on with Sanjaya Astoria, both located wheels is attracting Rathnayake, the on Palm Jumeirah, patrons from across executive pastry chef at compete for glory the country Le Meridien Dubai March 2021 Gulf Gourmet president’sstation email [email protected] PRESIDENT’S STATION Dear fellow chefs, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the March issue of our Gulf Gourmet. I am sure many of you are training in full swing for our Salon Culinaire 2021. Your Guild team is working hard on planning this event. Once again, we are bringing in something new. We are adjusting to the present situation. And for the very first time, you will see the competitions happening both on the ground as well as streaming virtually. Our plan is to have at least 6 hours live every day. 9am to 12noon and 3pm to 6pm UAE time. The teams from International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai), Emirates Culinary Guild and Purple Kitchen Events (Expo Culinaire) have teamed up to present a worldwide audience with a great show. All static classes plus sandwich and cake WORLD ASSOCIATION deco will be held on the 4th and 5th of O F CHEFS April in Zabeel Ballroom of Radisson Blu S OCIETIES Hotel Dubai Deira Creek. All live cooking classes will be on the 6th and 7th of April Convotherm Welbilt while RAK Ceramic Please visit gulfgourmet.net to in the Gardens of Jumeirah Creekside / Restofair will be providing the amazing browse through previous issues of this Hotel. On the 8th we will have the plates. Jumeirah Creekside, Radisson Blu magazine. Visit emiratesculinaryguild. Chaine Des Rotisseurs Young Chef Final Hotel DDC and International Centre for net to see latest happenings on the in the International Centre for Culinary Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai) are hosting the events calendar. And visit fb.com/ Arts – Dubai (ICCA) in Knowledge Park. International Salon Culinaire and Virtual wacsyoungchefs for young chefs to be This event is by invitation only. Expo Culinaire 2021. Ronai is supplying in contact with over 4,000 chefs across the jackets for our jury and marshals. the globe. I would like to give a big Thank You to our Partners. Without our loyal Partners Thank you to all of you who support us, Please do not miss the company profiles we would not be able to put up this planning, building and executing. Thank of our corporate members. We really do great event. Our main Sponsors for you to all judges and marshals. Last but appreciate your support. 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Culinary Regards, Uwe Micheel President, Emirates Culinary Guild Director of Kitchens, Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek 3 March 2021 Gulf Gourmet CONTENTS ggcontents 07 Editor’s Note Our Editor’s take on all things F&B in the region 08 Friends of the Guild Brands that support the Emirates Culinary Guild 12 Newsbites Chef events and industry news from within the country and around the globe 16 Golden Chef’s Hat Award (Team 1) Chef Restu Dinar Aulia and Chef Jhaneen Dela of W Hotel The Palm are our first team of challengers at the Golden Chef’s Hat Award this month 22 Pastry Mastery Sanjaya Dhanushka ER Rathnayake, executive pastry chef of Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre shares a delectable recipe 28 Cover Story If there is a critical culinary task at hand then Chef Kushan Perera, Executive Sous 16 Chef at St. Regis Saadiyat Island, is the man for the job 36 22 4 March 2021 Gulf Gourmet CONTENTS 16 36 Golden Chef’s Hat 58 Members Directory Award (Team 2) A listing of all leading Chef Suraji Sivadas and food, beverage and 52 Chef Ronnie Sicat of equipment suppliers in the Waldorf Astoria The Palm region are this month’s second team for the GCHA - UAE 62 More Than A Chef Column by TedX speker Rohit Bassi 42 Chef of the Month Chef Alhassan Ali Alfalasi’s cookies on wheels is attracting patrons from across the 52 country 42 Events Exclusive images from the 7th International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) where UAE’s Srijaenthi Natraj of ICCA Dubai won the silver spot and recognized for the best chicken dish. 5 Now available in Food service packaging! ESF Now available in Food service packaging! ESF March 2021 Gulf Gourmet editor’snote EDITOR'S NOTE email [email protected] f you read all the articles in this Our Golden Chef’s Hat Award young edition of the magazine, you will chefs section continues with two teams spot a subtle underlying theme. from Palm Jumeirah – W Hotel and A large number of the chefs that Waldorf Astoria – competing to make Ihave been featured in this issue have their mark. One of the teams is an all- performed extremely well in their careers women’s team, which I think is befitting by staying loyal to their place of work. given that International Women’s Day While they have not stayed at the same falls this month. property all their life, they have not jumped shipped within a couple of years If you are a pastry chef in this country, either. chances are you know who Sanjaya Dhanushka ER Rathnayake is. The And most of them have seen sufficient executive pastry chef of Le Meridien growth coupled with mental satisfaction Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre has from the job they do. This is extremely built many a career over the years and great to see given that monotony and is one of those names that may not be boredom can easily set in when creative popular in mass media but is highly arts are not channeled properly. respected among industry peers. Read his story in this issue. Talking of properly channeling creativity, the Salon Culinaire is on next month Alhassan Ali Alfalasi. The Emirates And finally, we have an exclusive spread and I reckon chefs will find new ways of Academy of Hospitality Management of images from the 7th International making an impression when cooking in student started a food truck selling Young Chef Olympiad (YCO). The images the Gardens of the Jumeirah Creekside cookies after a class project and found are of UAE’s Srijaenthi Natraj – a student Hotel. We will bring you exclusive it to be extremely successful. He says of ICCA Dubai – who won the silver spot images from the event in our May issue. Emirati people are afraid of launching from among 100 contestants worldwide a culinary initiative because they “are and got recognized for creating the best Our cover story this month features worried about how the community would chicken dish inspired by an Emirati dish. Chef Kushan Perera, who I have known see them. But what I experienced when for a very long time. He is a third- I stood behind the counter of my food All this and more stories are waiting to generation hotelier and grew up living in truck was that many Emiratis were happy be explored in this issue. a hotel where his dad worked. How that to support me and were proud of me.” childhood experience metamorphosed Until next time, enjoy the read and keep into a culinary career has been captured This is so great to hear. Read his story cooking with passion. in this story. in this issue and we can’t wait to see his food truck Stuffed: Cookies & More Aquin George Another great article is of Emirati Chef become a successful sensation. Editor EMIRATES Uwe Micheel MIDDLE EAST Smartcast Group LLC CREDITS CULINARY GUILD President SALES PARTNER PO Box 34891, FROM US. FOR US. MARCH 2021 gulf THE MAGAZINE CHEFS LOVE TO READ www.gulfgourmet.net myChefID +971 4 340 3128, [email protected] United Arab Emirates www.groupsmartcast.com volume 16, issue 3 EDITORIAL Aquin George Managing Editor & Publisher SALES ENQUIRY [email protected] Amaresh Bhaskaran Associate Publisher & Photo Editor Vahiju PC Art Director COPYRIGHT Gulf Gourmet is a registered trademark with the Canadian CONTRIBUTORS Samaneh Naseri Intellectual Property Office and licensed by the National Media Kirti Pandey Council in the UAE. 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