Iftar at The doha Marriott Hotel
We caught up with doha marriott’s new ExECutiVE ChEF who is set to bring your iFtar expectations to a whole new level.
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OHLALA!
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t’s not unusual for a chef
to show an incredible amount of passion for his or her culinary prowess. What is a breath of fresh air, however, is the humility portrayed by German chef Oliver Weber, the new Executive Chef at the Doha Marriott hotel, and his honest assessment that the key to great cooking is in its simplicity – going back to the roots and focusing on fresh, flavourful ingredients.
It was at the age of six that Weber knew he wanted to be a chef. Bizarrely, he believed that his destiny was to be a culinary master on a cruise ship, but it transpired that it would be on land with some of the world’s biggest hotel brands which helped carve his career. The chef has been working for the Marriott brand across the globe and his latest stop sees him take on all the restaurants at the Doha Marriott. Oliver has been at the helm for three months now and he has stamped www.ohlala-magazine.com