“The UAE Chef Table” .. Dreams of the house turn into successful projects – ryan

Through distinct dishes with their various tastes, whether they carry global or local features, or that mix between flavors, he presented five Emirati chefs – their projects were launched from the home within the event of the “Emirati Chef Table” – their lists for the public, which in turn will be able to taste them for a full month in “Itopi” in Dubai, and the event carries a lot of importance to the chefs, as it enables them to benefit from the experience in developing their projects that It started from home dreams and their skills in the food and beverage sector, as well as strengthening their network of relationships with prominent entities in the public and private sectors within the country.

On the importance of the event, the director in the business incubator at the Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, Salama Al Falasi, told «Emirates Today»: “The initiative that is held in cooperation with« Kitobi »aims to develop the restaurant and beverage sector, as support in various fields is provided, and companies and chefs have been chosen their projects from home, and they have development goals. The talented and specifically the chefs, explaining that the focus has been on this sector, because the percentage of its employees is the highest, and this is reflected by the requests of commercial licenses, and the field may be opened to projects in other fields.

Basic criteria

Al -Falasi pointed out that the participants were chosen based on basic criteria, including the status of companies, the success and status achieved by the projects in the market, explaining that through the institution the owners of projects are supported, starting from facilitating the issue of licenses, as well as the presence of a ceiling for financing, in addition to business incubators that are available to Emirati companies, and help them start projects, and confirmed that the first stage of the program includes providing the five chefs for their lists for a period A month, after which the chef that will be completed and entered into a partnership with “Kitopi” will be determined.

Inspiring stories

Participating projects carry inspiring stories, including the story of “Toshis”, the brand founded by the two friends, Sarah Al Falasi and Maryam Badri, which started from the recipe “Cheese Cake”, they decided to present it during the Korona pandem Corona, as she and her friend decided to provide the “Cheese Cake” recipe and achieved remarkable success, confirming that they discovered talents inside them during the project, as well as learning how to manage through daily work. She pointed out that the project is a hobby that develops over time, because customers deserve high quality, and it is faithful to those who provide him with quality.

A world loaded with cultures

Maryam Badri, who works in the media field, stressed that she tends to cook and provide food prepared with love, so that the taste is distinctive, considering that «food is a world loaded with cultures, and for this every country I travel to I learn from it a new dish. She pointed out that her father presented her with a full kitchen for the project, and through the kitchen requests are distributed to customers, stressing that the list is developing, as after starting the “Cheese Cake” recipe, they created new foods, including “Karawasan”, and the list contains sweet and salty dishes, and expressed pride in this event to benefit from them in developing the project and achieving what is armed with it.

Eagerness

Maryam Masoud Al Ali – the founder of the “Little Pench” project, which started her project to provide salty food, then moved to sweets – today she is able to provide food for events and companies, and noted that cooking for her is a hobby, she has a passion for preparing food, and she was encouraged by her friends to establish a restaurant and company “Katerring”, adding: “I work today through a kitchen, which is a work that carries challenges Including the space and employment, as well as the delivery applications that may not serve small projects, and expressed their happiness with its presence within this event, noting that what increased its happiness is that the customers are the ones who nominated them and voted for their project to be within the event.

Childhood

From the world of childhood, especially the internal child, Al -Hassan Al -Falasi started his project, which is “Ener Shald bakery”, saying: “I wanted through my project to present my descriptions to people, and I chose the name to the project, because I can present all the tastes that he created, especially that occupies a place in the memory”, and confirmed that he studied international hospitality, security and safety of food, and after the Koruna pandemic, as the majority of people began to cook, His recipes were admired by the family, and he started with his small project, and the facilities submitted were distinguished and allowed him to convert the hobby into a real project, and noted that the event is a distinctive opportunity for small restaurant owners to present their lists in large restaurants, indicating that the event allows him to represent the Emirates, and provides him with support to develop his project.

Smaller

The twins, Maitha and Abdul Rahman Al -Hashemi (17 years old), participated in the event, and Abdul Rahman noted that they were to prepare a list that combines Emirati and international tastes, indicating that they specialized in the foods that integrate the global with the local, and for this a authority that includes dates and the buffer was created, while Maitha pointed out that the list carries, along with the authority, two types of pizza, Explaining that they are keen to find elements of heritage food in recipes, considering that existence in the event carried a lot of pride and happiness.

Maryam Al Ali:

• I work today through a kitchen, a work that carries challenges, including space and employment, as well as delivery applications that do not serve small projects.