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Meet the Culinary Trainers of CTCE the egyptian Chefs association asked its senior chef members who changed their career, from hotel chefs to Culinary trainers at the Culinary training Centers egypt (CtCe), to share their thoughts and experiences with their chef colleagues. Tell us about your background?
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Ashraf El Sayed (AES): I worked in several 5-star hotels in Egypt and abroad and my last position was Executive Chef at Stella di Mare, in Ain El Sukhna. I am also a member in Tourism Concern in London, England and Dante Association in Hanover, Germany, which are both NGOs.
Ahmed Abdel Salam (AAS): I started my career after I graduated
Badr Abdel Hafiz (BAH): I worked as Culinary Instructor at
from the Technical Institute for Hotels in 1986. I gained my experience
Sheraton Heliopolis, as Executive Sous Chef at ATF Pyramisa in
with many international companies, at home and abroad, and was
Sharm El Sheik and as Executive Chef at Dreams Vacation Hotel. I
very keen to work in all the places where I could, from niche specialty
also worked in Syria, Europe and the Far East.
restaurants and hotels, to ships and tourist villages.
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