FROM US. FOR US. JANUAry 2014 gulf www.gulfgourmet.net gulfgourmet THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE FOR CHEFS volume 9, issue 1 SALON RULES Complete listing of rules, regulations and classes for Salon Culinaire – Gulfood 2014 in this issue THINK SUSTAINABLE Dubai Municipality’s Bobby Krishna Thulasi tells us why enhancing the shelf life of food products is a big step towards sustainability THE FRENCH CONNECTION An export of France, Chef Michel Miraton has traipsed across half the world. And his eclectic culinary masterpieces are ample proof of that... CHIEF SPEAK EMIRATI YOUNG Meet Laurent CUISINE GUNS A. Voivenel, Chef Khalel Nestle the new CEO Mustafa Oqdeh Professional at Hospitality launches our Golden Chef’s Hat Management Emirati cuisine Competition has Holdings section for 2014 begun with a bang January 2014 Gulf Gourmet TATION S president’sstation email [email protected] President’s Dear fellow chefs, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the January issue of our Gulf Gourmet, the first issue of 2014, and a very special one for Amaresh and Aquin, our publishing partners. Since taking over, they have published 25 issues of Gulf Gourmet and in the process elevated it from a newsletter to the most widely read magazine by professional chefs in this part of the world. Mabrouk and thank you for the good work. We look forward to a busy start to 2014 not only in the United Arab Emirates but around this region where our colleagues and friends are all set to host culinary events. To begin with, we are conducting a charity blood donation drive at Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek in support of Latifa Hospital on January 27. Please WORLD ASSOCIATION come and join us to help save lives. O F CHEFS S OCIETIES Come February and our Egyptian friends will the host Haze 2014 competition and we wish them the very best. Then on good luck and hope you are enjoying the also in full swing. Please let us know if Feb 21 and 22, the Dubai Food Carnival development phase already. Learn from you want to join this trip as we need to at Dubai Festival City, a new event your colleagues, from books, social media register and book rooms. For the trips The Authentic supported by Department of Tourism and and most important, learn by doing. of our National Teams we still need Commerce Marketing will be launched. support, if you can and want to support The next culinary events are Taste of the UAE Culinary Ambassadors, please Recipe Made Our main event of 2014, the Dubai from March 13-15 in Dubai Media contact me at my email address uwe. International Salon Culinaire will run City followed by HORECA in Beirut [email protected]. from February 23-27 making it a 5-day in April. Here’s wishing our friends in Simple event for the first time in its history. Lebanon a great competition. I look Please do not miss the company profile It promises to be the biggest and best forward to seeing again the biggest of our corporate members. We really do ever. I am sure all the competitors are HORECA ever. appreciate your support. Also do look at already in training. The registration the Friends of the Guild pages to check is open; especially the Live Cooking This April will also witness the biggest all our supporters. Classes are filling fast. Please do ever UAE Culinary Team travelling to remember that your registration is Singapore. Our Senior National Team And finally, thank you to my team at confirmed when the registration fee is led by Chef Michael Kitts and Chef Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek for Created for that genuine, made-from-scratch experience, received. Juraj Kalna, our Junior National Team hosting our December meeting and to Knorr Hollandaise Sauce provides an authentic touch to your led by Chef K.A.C. Prasad and a group our corporate members for all the great gourmet recipe, all the while reducing wastage and improving As I have said earlier, winning a gold of individual competitors as well. product tastings. medal is very nice but not the most Simultaneously a 2nd National Team, efficiency in your kitchen. important thing in life. Learning, led by Robbie Robinson, is preparing to Culinary Regards, Discover more innovative kitchen solutions today at www.ufs.com. training, self-development, enjoying the represent the United Arab Emirates at Uwe Micheel process, having fun and making new Hotel Olympia in London. President of Emirates Culinary Guild friends, these are important. All this is Director of Kitchens what the Salon Culinaire should give to It seems far but the preparation for the Radisson Blu Hotel, us. Here’s wishing all the competitors WACS Congress 2014 in Stavanger is Dubai Deira CreekIbus. Ucipistion cum 3 UFS131 Hollandaise lime ad_Gourmet_210x297_V1.indd 2 4/25/13 5:41 PM January 2014 Gulf Gourmet CONTENTS ggcontents 15 20 24 36 65 Editor’s Note Cover Story Events 07 28 47 Our Editor’s take on all things Meet with Michel Miraton A quick-round up of what culinary and the Coral Deira Hotel happened in the chef team that support the Guild community recently 08 Friends of the Guild Pastry Power Salon Rules 36 48 Brands that support the Chef Sudat Rodrigo gives you Complete listing of rules, Emirates Culinary Guild the secret to perfect the Red regulations and classes for Velvet Cake Salon Culinaire at Gulfood News Bites 2014 12 A quick round-up of what’s 40 Food happening in the Chef Sustainability New Members 56 community Why enhancing the shelf life Meet the month’s new/ of food products is a big step renewed members of the Young Chefs towards sustainability Guild 16 It’s Sharjah Ladies Club at the Nestle Professional Golden 42 DWHC Flashback 62 Members Chef’s Hat Competition Exclusive selection of Directory images of winners from the A listing of all leading Chief Speak Dubai World Hospitality food and kitchen supplies 20 Exclusive interview with Championship companies for this region Laurent A. Voivenel, the new CEO at HMH – Hospitality 46 Social Media 65 Funny Side Up Management Holdings Superstar A monthly column by Bikram Meet our Facebook fan of the Vohra made with a liberal Emirati Cuisine month dose of humour and a dash of 24 Chef Khalel Mustafa of Dubai attitude World Trade Centre shares his recipe for Aish-u-Laham 4 January 2014 Gulf Gourmet OTE N DITOR'S E editor’snote email [email protected] CREDITS THE EMIRATES President Uwe Micheel CULINARY GUILD Phone +971 4 340 3128 Fax +971 4 347 3742 Email [email protected] EDITORIAL Editor & Publisher Aquin George Phone +971 50 504 5033 Email [email protected] Associate Publisher Amaresh Bhaskaran Phone +971 50 456 8161 Email [email protected] CREATIVE Seeing Things Photography Phone +971 50 547 2477 would like to begin my first I recently sat down to share www.seeingthings.ae note of 2014 by thanking a meal with one of UAE’s top Amro Fahed Al Yassin all the Chefs in the region names in Emirati cuisine. 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If or it may rest with the provider of forward to or keep tab on in the you’ve missed it, you may find the supplied material. Gulf Gourmet first half of 2014. Exciting indeed! yourself or your colleagues in one magazine takes all care to ensure of those pictures. Don’t miss it. information is correct at time of One of my biggest grouses with printing, but the publisher accepts no responsibility or liability for the accuracy professional chefs is that their Until next time, enjoy the read of any information contained in the text mannerisms are far removed and keep cooking with passion. or advertisements. Views expressed from the guest-facing hotelier are not necessarily endorsed by the when it comes to hospitality. So Aquin George editor and publisher. it was a pleasant surprise when Editor 7 January 2014 Gulf Gourmet January 2014 Gulf Gourmet FRIENDS OF THE GUILD friends of the guild FRIENDS OF THE GUILD 8 9 January 2014 Gulf Gourmet January 2014 Gulf Gourmet FRIENDS OF THE GUILD FRIENDS OF THE GUILD 10 11 January 2014 Gulf Gourmet NEWS BITES newsbites Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel appoints Mövenpick Hotel Stuart Sage as Executive Chef Jumeirah Beach, tuart Sage has been appointed Dubai appoints Didier Executive Chef at Sheraton Dubai Laufenburger as Creek Hotel to oversee the hotel’s Executive Chef Ssix food and beverage outlets.