• Elia Kaady

  

  Elia Kaady, head chef at Saudi fine-dining restaurant Maiz, began his career in Beirut, working at a wide variety of restaurants including La Posta, Burgundy, and SUD Rest-Bar.

   

• Glenn Eastman

  

  “I love to cook dishes that take time at home,” the culinary director at Mansard Riyadh, previously told Arab News.

• Heyam Abdelhadi

  

  Saudi chef Heyam Abdelhadi, better known as Chef Himi, currently serves as the executive chef at Bel Middle East.

• Antonio De Crecchio

  

  Antonio De Crecchio began his career back in 2006 in Naples, Italy. He was executive chef of Amò at Via Toledo in Dubai’s Address Beach Resort and is now operations manager at L’Antica pizzeria da Michele.

• Bojan Cirjanic

  

  Serbian chef Bojan Cirjanic — currently executive chef at Folly in Dubai — worked at several Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe before arriving in the UAE a decade ago.

• Justin Pillay

  

  The South African chef has been in the hospitality industry for 25 years, and has worked in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Germany. In Saudi Arabia, he is the executive chef at Radisson Blu Hotel Riyadh Convention and Exhibition Centre.