On the cover: Chef Diyan Manjula De Silva, Executive Chef, Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek. Also in this issue: Mohamad Chabchoul, executive chef, Grand Millennium Business Bay Dubai; Chef Bhupendra Singh, executive pastry chef at Mister Baker shares a sweet recipe; ChefID Young Chef Championship (CYCC) – Season 1 with Naveen Bharadwaj and Vijitha Kumara of Jumeirah Creekside Hotel; young hoteliers at the Luxembourg Pavilion at Expo2020; top 10 teams at the Golden Chef Hat Award UAE; Christmas get-together of ECG members; column by TedX speaker Rohit Bassi