On the cover: Chef Kushan Perera, Executive Sous Chef, St. Regis Saadiyat Island. Also in this issue: Chef and Foodservice news; Chef Restu Dinar Aulia and Chef Jhaneen Dela of W Hotel The Palm and Chef Suraji Sivadas and Chef Ronnie Sicat of Waldorf Astoria The Palm compete for Golden Chef’s Hat Award; Sanjaya Dhanushka ER Rathnayake, executive pastry chef, Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre; Chef Alhassan Ali Alfalasi; Exclusive images from the 7th International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO); column by Rohit Bassi