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Awards (2022-2026)


MENA's
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Salam Dakkak - gulfhost 2022

2026 - Salam Dakkak
Bait Maryam (Dubai, UAE)



A greener picture of BOCA with Omar Shihab

2025 - Omar Shihab
Boca (Dubai, UAE)



Anissa Helou | WildChina

2023 - Anissa Helou
  (Cook and food writer)


Lo chef Kamal Mouzawak apre la rassegna 'Mediterraneo Contemporaneo' - Italian Food News

2022 - Kamal Mouzawak 
Tawlet Mar Mikhael (Beirut, Lebanon)




MENA's
Best Female Chef


Sara Aqel | Tatler Asia

2026 - Sara Aqel
Dara Dining by Sara Aqel (Amman, Jordan)


Brand Chef Yasmina Hayek - GreatList

2025 - Yasmina Hayek
Em Sherif (Beirut, Lebanon)


Salam Dakkak - gulfhost 2022

2023 - Salam Dakkak
Bait Maryam (Dubai, UAE)


Tala Bashmi | Chef | Reporter Gourmet S.r.l.

2022 - Tala Bashmi
Fusions by Tala (Manama, Bahrain)



MENA's
Best Pastry Chef


The New Orfali Bros: More Orfali Than Ever - Honest Cooking and Travel

2026 - Omar Orfali (a sinistra) e Wassim Orfali (a destra)
Orfali Bros (Dubai, UAE)



Salon du Chocolat Dubai | Carmen Rueda Hernandez

2025 - Carmen Rueda Hernandez
3Fils / BRIX (Dubai, UAE)



Master Class avec Karim Bourgi - The French Culinary School

2023 - Karim Bourgi
 (Dubai, UAE)



An interview with Burj Al Arab's Sahar Parham, the first female Emirati pastry chef in Dubai

2022 - Sahar Parham Al Awadhi 
(Dubai, UAE)