16 under 30: Jad Ballout
With a stellar resume featuring more than 10 years of industry experience, and as runner up in the prestigious Global Final Bacardi Legacy competition, Jad Ballout has established himself as not only a respected bartender, but also an international thought leader in creativity and craftsmanship…
16 under 30: Yasmina Hayek
Yasmina Hayek embarked on her culinary career at the Institut Paul Bocuse and trained in Michelin-starred restaurants, with Jean-Francois Piège and Matthieu Pacaud, before moving to Copenhagen to work with Danish chef Rasmus Kofoed…
16 under 30: Charbel Makhlouf
“Introverted, intuitionistic, thinker and judgmental person; at least that’s what my Myers-Briggs test indicates…” So says Charbel Makhlouf, who also describes himself as an “idealistic anarchist”…
16 under 30: Antranik Balabanian
An economics course prompted Antranik Balabanian to switch majors to Business and Finance, after he first opted to study Chemistry…
The 26th edition of HORECA Lebanon is coming back this April
Over 60 international experts from the world of food, drink and hospitality will attend the 2019 show.
PWC: Cyprus is as an attractive destination for businesses and investors
A growing number of Lebanese entities have been using Cyprus as a home base for their outbound investments into Cyprus, the European Union or elsewhere in the world.
Beirut Summit: Arab cultural and tourism initiative to be launched
The first session of the Arab Summit for Economic and Social Development was held in Kuwait in 2009.
UNIDO’s YAD tableware collection takes great strides
One year ago, following several local and international collaborations, a contemporary Lebanese crafts collection, titled YAD, was launched. Nada Barakat, UNIDO’s national project coordinator, talked HN through the initiative’s journey over the past 12 months
Gearing up for HORECA Lebanon 2019
Returning to Beirut from April 2-5, 2019, HORECA Lebanon promises the hospitality and foodservice industries in the Middle East, four exciting days at Seaside Arena. We take a look at what’s in store
