Global standards and local flavors
Chef Olivier Pallut is a French national with extensive experience in the culinary industry. He has worked for Hotel Charentais, Bistro Le Francais, Le Meridien St Martin, Le Meridien Mariador, Qatar Royal Palace, Mezzaluna and Zoe Restaurants in Bahrain, Thimar Reef Island, Cordon Bleu Istanbul to name a few. His...
Monin Cup KSA nears electing a winner
Founded in 1912 by Georges Monin in Bourges, France, Monin has become a global leader renowned for manufacturing high-end gourmet-flavored syrups with more than 150 flavors sold in more than 140 countries. To further promote its products and reward talented baristas, bartenders and mixologists, the brand created the Monin Cup, a...
Radisson Hotel Group opens second Moroccan property
Radisson BLU, the upper upscale hotel brand that delivers a purposeful and personalized service in atmospheric spaces, opened its first hotel in Casablanca, Radisson Hotel Group’s second hotel in Morocco. The new property was created and designed by world-renowned Chilean Architect Jaime Beriestain. Located in the middle of the majestic...
Rotana expands Nadim El Zyr’s role
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation has announced that Nadim El Zyr has been appointed as the Cluster GM for Hala Arjaan, his sixth property in Abu Dhabi and ninth in the UAE. The dual Lebanese-Canadian national is a graduate of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and the son of Rotana’s visionary Co-founder, Selim El...
Region’s leading female pastry chefs celebrated
An all-female cast of the finest pastry chefs from the UAE, KSA and France took part in a roundtable discussion as part of an international showcase of French cream in Dubai organized on behalf of CNIEL – the French Dairy Board and the European Union. The event, which was hosted...
A new formula for La Gondole’s Maroun family
As Lebanon’s F&B industry expands and contracts under the weight of its own success and fierce competition, concept creators and operators are seeking out prime real-estate space for a chance to unleash their creativity. Addressing that issue, HN caught up with one of Lebanon’s F&B veterans, Samer Maroun, son of...