On the cover: Chef Daniel Hiltbrunner, Senior Instructor at the International Centre of Culinary Arts in Dubai; Interview with Tim Cordon, regional director of the Rezidor Hotel Group; Chef Roland Eitzinger, executive pastry chef at Raffles Dubai; Golden Chef’s Hat competition; chefs round table with Uwe Micheel, Radisson Blu; Sebastian Nohse, JW Marriott Marquis; Harald Oberender, DWTC; Mohammed Bahzad Barafi, Jumeirah Group; Omar Harbaly, Al Safadi Restaurants; and Chef Jean Westhuizen, UFS; images from Emirates Culinary Guild meeting, IFCA Congress in Chennai and ICCA’s win at the Innovation challenge; East Coast Salon rules and regulations; Aquin George, Editor Note; Gulf Gourmet is the leading magazine for professional chefs in the Middle East. It is also the official magazine of the Emirates Culinary Guild and recognised by worldchefs.org