NIGEL LOBO

Nigel’s career started in his late teens, finishing his Diploma in Kitchen Management from the famed Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development (OCLD). He then went on to train at Miramar under Paco Perez and at Compartir with Mateu Casanas in Spain; in Australia at Attica with Ben Shewry, in Germany at La Vie with Thomas Bühner and a local tapas bar in Valladolid-La Tahona with Jose. Nigel has managed to learn every aspect of the restaurant business both front and back of the house. Before taking on the role as Group Executive Chef for Stars n Bars, Nigel was the Executive Chef and Group Culinary Administrator at the Royal Orchid Hospitality Group and chef de cuisine at The Eloquent Elephant at the Taj in Business Bay, Dubai.