Chef Talks

Chef Talks 2021

The ‘Chef Talks Stage’ is hosted by former BBC Journalist and radio talk show host Dave Crane who will lead interviews exploring the drive and originality of chefs, Executive Chefs, authors, and other senior professionals in the food and hospitality sector.

This is your chance to meet the stars and get inspired by their stories, new projects, and experiments in their kitchens and restaurants.

LOCATED AT HALL 8

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Chef Talks

The First Arab Master Chef

Hall 8

30 mins

12:00 – 12:30
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Master Chef Tarek is a culinary genius with his own hit show on Fatafeat TV, "Travelling Tarek's Australian Adventures" where he shows the best from cooking down under using the finest beef and lamb i ...

Tarek Ibrahim, Corporate Master Chef - Meat and Livestock Australia

Confessions of a self-taught South African Chef

Hall 8

30 mins

13:00 – 13:30
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Having spent the last half decade working for a private catering company in Dubai and growing a questionable beard, the meat loving Saffa specializes in barbeque, smoking, and grilling techniques.

Shane Born, Executive Chef - Bidi Bondi

The Better Alternative - Plant-Based Meats, Fish and Dairy

Hall 8

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
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Heather Mills, Founder - VBites

Chef without Borders and Beyond Recipes

Hall 8

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
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The Berlin-based chef is only the third Israeli chef in history to win a Michelin Star. His restaurant Prism's concept draws on Middle Eastern ingredients and various cooking techniques, from sous vid ...

Gal Ben-Moshe, 1 Michelin Star

Apps and Social Media - Tapping The Passion of Foodies

Hall 8

30 mins

15:00 – 15:30
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Adrian John, Co-Founder and COO - Let’s DBX and Mr. and Mrs. Brunch

Book Launch: Best Of Dubai, A Dining Experience

Hall 8

90 mins

11:00 – 12:30
- Chef Talks
Launching the Gulfood Chef's Club

Hall 8

90 mins

11:00 – 12:30
- Chef Talks
Featuring the top chefs of the UAE and the Award-Winning Author Flavel Monteiro

Fine Cuisine with Ingredients In from the Wilderness

Hall 8

30 mins

12:00 – 12:30
- Chef Talks
Gave birth to a cooking philosophy famous across Italy, inspired by only using produce from the nearby Dolomite mountains Norbert.

Norbert Niederkofler, 3 Michelin Star, Italy/Germany

Fueling your performance with the Right Food

Hall 8

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
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Marcus Smith, Extreme Athlete - Founder of Inner Fight and Smith St Paleo

Creating Opportunity In The Industry For Pastries

Hall 8

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
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Alannah Doe, Group Pastry Chef - Sarood Hospitality

Back To Basics: The Importance Of The Primal Food Experience And Connecting Over Food

Hall 8

30 mins

15:00 – 15:30
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Kamil Bouloot, Head Chef - Hunter & Barrel

Getting the Job Done without Stepping on your Client's Toes (too much): Straight talk in an environment of high-stress, big-egos and cut-throat competition

Hall 8

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
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Chef Vanessa Bayma - Chef Bayma Consultancy

Dubai Chefs Collective: Placing the Top Culinary Gurus of Dubai in one Place

Hall 8

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
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This is the story about a community which is all about supporting talented chefs’ in various ways, from sourcing food suppliers, to sourcing jobs. The Dubai food scene is one of the most diverse on th ...

James Knight-Pacheco, Executive Chef, ME Dubai - Host of the ‘Chef JKP Podcast’

Shane Born, Executive Chef - Bidi Bondi

The Future of Dark Kitchens of the Middle East

Hall 8

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
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Chef Roberto Segura, Chef, Founder and CEO - RS Hospitality Consultants

Bringing out the Umami: Fermentation, Lacto-Fermentation and meat curation in bacteria

Hall 8

30 mins

12:00 – 12:30
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Carlos Frunze Turgaev Garza, Group Executive Chef - 3Fils

Capturing Japanese Cuisine - Dubai Style

Hall 8

30 mins

12:30 – 13:00
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Giovanni Ledon, Chef de Cuisine - Akira Back Restaurant W Dubai – The Palm

Food Halls in Style: Always Evolving and Innovating

Hall 8

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
- Chef Talks
Time Out Market Dubai is opening in March 2021 in Downtown’s Souk Al Bahar with 17 award-winning chefs and homegrown local favourites handpicked and tasted by local Time Out Dubai experts. The culinar ...

Sandy El Hayek, General Manager - Time Out Market

Future of Patisserie: Beyond Sugar to the Next Level of Delicious Deserts without the sugar, fat and calories

Hall 8

30 mins

15:00 – 15:30
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René Frank, 2 Michelin Guide, Germany

Digitising B2B seafood trade

Hall 8

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
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Building an online, open and transparent marketplace to improve efficiency, choice, value, traceability and transparency

Saqr Ereiqat, Chapter Leader - Global Innovation Institute

Sean Dennis, Co-Founder and CEO - Seafood Souq

Perfecting Science in the Art of Cooking (Sous Vide)

Hall 8

60 mins

12:00 – 13:00
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Chef Amro discusses how he is scaling sous vide dining to an industrial level while still keeping chefs in control to add their personal touch with different flavors, save their time and to always kee ...

Chef Amro, Products Innovation Manager - MAM Food co

Veganism And Menu Engineering

Hall 8

30 mins

13:00 – 13:30
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Hear Anthony share his lessons on Menu Engineering after giving Veganism a try to better understand how to deliver to the vegan palette.

Antony Jardella, Head Chef - Hillhouse Brasserie and The Duck Hook

Return to the essentials - Respecting nature where tastes are real and aromas are genuine

Hall 8

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
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The youngest Portuguese chef ever to gain a Michelin star shares his life story and cooking principles.

Rui Silvestre, 1 Michelin Star, Portugal

Solving the Plastic Straw Problem with Sugar

Hall 8

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
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Ove Fondberg, Co-Founder, - Sorbos

Going Backwards to Go Forwards

Hall 8

30 mins

15:00 – 15:30
- Chef Talks
Troy Payne, Eccentric Cook - Pangolinan Group

How to Tik & What to Tok

Hall 8

60 mins

14:00 – 15:00
- Chef Talks
Deliver the best campaign results by learning how to achieve creative excellence on TikTok through creative best practices and guidelines.

Yasmin Mustafa, Brand Strategy Lead - TikTok | ByteDance Network Technology

*Agenda subject to change