Constructing the Middle East
Find out more about nine construction companies based in the Middle East that are shaping the hospitality landscape.
Food and entertainment with the Bulldozer
Evgeny Kuzin, the group’s founder and managing partner, gives his take on the emirates’ ever-developing food scene and tells HN that standing still isn’t an option.
Maya Noun discusses consumers’ dietary concerns
The way every generation reacts to dietary measures in food offering is becoming increasingly unpredictable with every passing year. The challenge for restaurateurs and pastry chefs lies in finding the most suitable ways to adapt their existing offerings to their customers’ dietary requirements. Maya Bekhazi Noun, founder and managing director...
Le Petit Gris’ elevated eating experience
Makram Rabbath, founder of Beirut’s Le Petit Gris, may come across as a regular Joe, he however performs acts that put the ‘Mad Hatter’ to shame. Since graduating from École Hôtelière de Lausanne and entering the F&B industry, Rabbath has made great strides and the recent addition of a rooftop...
TIME Grand Plaza Hotel’s new GM
UAE-headquartered hospitality company, TIME Hotels, has boosted its executive team with the appointment of Bernard Fantoli as the new GM at TIME Grand Plaza Hotel in Dubai. He will assume the overall responsibility for the day to day management and operation of the 232-room hotel. This will also include the...
Gulfood 2019 reveals more surprises
Gulfood Manufacturing, the largest food and beverage processing and packaging show in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, will lift the lid on the reinvention of food production when it returns for its sixth edition from 29-31 October at Dubai World Trade Centre, as manufacturers race to improve efficiency and...
Meet the culinary architect
Riad Abou Lteif is a man whose gastronomic journey was initially masked by drawing architectural blueprints for more than a decade before dedicating his life to a childhood passion What culinary school did you attend? I believe that every person is a connoisseur when it comes to food. Although I...
Radisson Hotel Group to mark 45 KSA properties
Following the recent opening of Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Aziziyah in July 2019 and the scheduled launch of two new midscale signature Park Inn hotels by Q4 this year, Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Riyadh and Park Inn by Radisson Jeddah Madinah Road will follow. As one of the...