On the cover: British Chef Christopher Lester. Also in this issue: Winners of Nestle Professional Golden Chef’s Hat Award UAE - Season 8; Chef events and industry news; Chef Natalie Rada and Chef Rajesh Chaudhary from Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) and Chefs Reymond Arup Rozario and Asiri Madushan Ranaweera from Etihad Airport Services Abu Dhabi compete for GCHA UAE S9, interview with Ruchitha Fernando, executive pastry chef of La Brioche UAE; Chef Bhupendra Singh, executive pastry chef at Mister Baker; Exclusive images from the Emirates Culinary Guild meeting and the Mini Salon Culinaire organized by USAPEEC last month; Full listing of the rules and regulations for the Emirates International Salon Culinaire to be held in Dubai; column by Rohit Bassi.