On the cover: Alannah Francesca, the group executive pastry chef of Sarood Hospitality. Also in this issue: Emirates Culinary Guild is going all digital; interview with Steffen Aßmann, Executive Chef, The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa; Chefs Hady Nabil Hussein and Nitish Kumar from Madinat Jumeirah C&I and Chefs Ashoka Yapa Bandar and Kondala Rao Yadagiri from Five Jumeirah Village Hotel vie for the Nestle Professional Golden Chef’s Hat Award – Season 8; interview with Executive Pastry Chef Kapila Amaratunga from W Dubai - The Palm; pandemic overview as traditional restaurants struggle to reopen and chefs wait with bated breath to be rehired; exclusive images from Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart and the Salon Culinaire held at Expo Culinaire 2020 in Sharjah; and column by TedX speaker Rohit Bassi.
