< PreviousGurunath Naik Head mixologist Bahri Bar, Mina A' Salam, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai Jayan Vidanage Senior bartender Trader Vic's Souk Madinat Dubai Jervis Rosales Umana Bartender Cargo Dubai Kadek Ari Sutrisna Mixologist Gold on 27, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Nalin Lahiru Madusanka Head bartender, Plantation Brasserie, Bar & Terrace Sofi tel Dubai Jumeirah Beach Oleksandr Uvarov Lead bartender Luna Sky Bar Robel Grill Bartender Bistro Des Arts, Dubai Suman Dangol Head mixologist Treehouse, Taj Dubai BARTENDER OF THE YEAR BARISTA OF THE YEAR Jamie Elfman Head barista The Sum of Us, Dubai Luba Barista Grounded, Renaissance Downtown Mamerto Soriano Head barista The Lighthouse, Dubai Caterer Awards 2019 Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Middle East | June 2019 20/ www.caterermiddleeast.comCASUAL DINING TEAM OF THE YEAR Derrick Menezes Director, resort stew- arding, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai Manvi Singh Hygiene and steward- ing manager, Sofi tel The Palm, Dubai Pradeep Gopi Stewarding team leader Zero Gravity, Dubai Ramesh Bittla Chief steward Jumeirah Mina A' Salam, Dubai Vimal Kumar Melethil Stewarding manager, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Dubai Smijith Mohan Stewarding supervisor JW Marriott Marquis Dubai CHIEF STEWARD OF THE YEAR 56th Avenue Diner Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya Lido Queen Elizabeth 2, Dubai BASTA! Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai Reform Social & Grill Dubai Flow Dubai Spectrum Fairmont Ajman The Eloquent Elephant Taj Dubai Wavebreaker Beach Bar & Grill Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Awards 2019 /21 June 2019 | Caterer Middle East www.caterermiddleeast.comEVENTS CATERING TEAM OF THE YEAR HEAD CHEF OF THE YEAR - HOTEL MANAGED OUTLET Events Department of Grand Hyatt Dubai Arif Mohammad Chef de cuisine Little Miss India, Fairmont The Palm Dubai Mathew Goodlet Executive chef Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort Capital Hospitality Abu Dhabi Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre Sharjah Events Hub, Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Avinash Mohan Executive chef Palace Downtown Dubai Murry Lane Chef de cuisine Queens Grill, Queen Elizabeth II Dubai Conference and Events Team of Jumeirah Creekside Hotel Dubai MiX Dubai by Alain Ducasse Kempinski Emerald Palace Jin Chul Kim Speciality head chef Armani/Hashi Armani Hotel Dubai Nordine Lahssini Executive sous chef Sofi tel The Palm Dubai Event Catering Team Steigenberger Hotel Dubai Signature Catering Team by Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek Mariangela Ruggiero Chef de cuisine Certo Italian Restaurant, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City Walter Joseph Head chef Turtle Bay Bar & Grill, Saadiyat Rotana Resorts & Villas, Abu Dhabi Caterer Awards 2019 Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Middle East | June 2019 22/ www.caterermiddleeast.comHEAD CHEF OF THE YEAR - STANDALONE OUTLET KITCHEN HERO OF THE YEAR Diego Fernando Sanchez Head chef LIMA Dubai Dennies Rional Bondoc Kitchen artist Fairmont The Palm Dubai Maria Naya Commis 1 Nomad Jumeirah Creek Side Hotel Dubai Antony Jardella Head chef The Duck Hook and Hillhouse Brasserie Dubai Alessandro Miceli Executive chef Roberto's Club Dubai Louis Kenji Huang Group executive chef Maki Kuwait Iren Pangantihon Commis 1 Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre, Sharjah Mashael Iprahim Almushawwah Commis 56th Avenue Diner, Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, Saudi Arabia Bobby Geetha Executive head chef Ashas Restaurants Wafi Dubai Mauricio Amador Head chef Streetery Dubai Jeff erson Aguho Senior steward Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre, Sharjah Rere Reynaldi Commis 1 Zero Gravity Dubai Christopher Kinsley Head chef Flow, Jumeirah Emirates Towers Dubai Maxime Le Van Head chef DRIFT Beach Dubai Kusumsiri Balapitiyage Commis de cuisine The Noodle House, Dubai Tehrim Jamilkader Campwala Commis 1 Garde Manger JW Marriot Marquis Dubai Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Awards 2019 /23 June 2019 | Caterer Middle East www.caterermiddleeast.comPASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR RESTAURANT TEAM OF THE YEAR - HOTEL MANAGED OUTLETS Cyril Dupuis Executive pastry chef Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach Roise Anthony Junior sous chef Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre, Sharjah Bombay Brasserie Taj Dubai Nahaam Restaurant at Ju- meirah at Etihad Towers Abu Dhabi Eranda Liyanage Pastry chef Fairmont Ajman Samith James Resort head pastry chef Sofi tel The Palm Dubai Farmhouse Team at Al Wadi Desert The Ritz-Carlton, Ras Al Khaimah Nobu Atlantis The Palm Dubai Saw Khaing Pastry chef Shangri-La Hotel Dubai Little Miss India Fairmont The Palm Dubai Shabestan Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek Pravin Ramakrishnan Executive pastry chef Swissotel Al Ghurair & Swissotel Living Al Ghurair Fabien Fayolle Executive pastry chef Armani Hotel Dubai Thilina Kasun Pastry Chef Zero Gravity Dubai Mekong Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anan- tara, Oman Yalumba Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, Dubai Caterer Awards 2019 Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Middle East | June 2019 24/ www.caterermiddleeast.comAkshay Dosaj Managing director Purple Honey Group Bhupender Nath Founder and MD Passion F&B M. Oliver Zeitoun Founder and managing partner Maki Group Nicky Ramchandani Founder and managing director Streetery Food Hall Omar Saideh Founder Orange Hospitality Panchali Mahendra Managing director Atelier House Hospitality Paul Evans and Freek Teusink Group managing directors Solutions Leisure Tom Arnel Founder and managing director Bull&Roo Group Alex Kovalov Head sommelier Folly by Nick & Scott Dubai Ben Cracknell Head sommelier La Cantine Du Faubourg Dubai Bradley Pace Lead sommelier Four Seasons DIFC Jegan Babu Senior head waiter BiCE Restaurant Hilton Dubai Luca Gagliardi GM and head sommelier Pierchic Dubai RESTAURATEUR OF THE YEAR SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Awards 2019 /25 June 2019 | Caterer Middle East www.caterermiddleeast.comRESTAURANT TEAM OF THE YEAR - INDEPENDENT OUTLET WAITER OF THE YEAR Bosporus Dubai Mall Pierchic Dubai Antony Joseph Gomez Waiter Cargo Dubai Metha Harish Chef de rang Publique, Dubai Cargo Pier 7, Dubai STK JBR Dubai Kabir Ahamed Team leader Kitchen Connection, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai Momen Al Zghoul Waiter W Amman Hotel Kohantei Dubai Opera Streetery Food Hall JLT Dubai Lorna Adam Waitress Fish Market Restaurant, Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek Ryan Sincioco Waiter Karma Kafe, Dubai Maki Marina Waves Kuwait City Trader Vic's Souk Madinat Dubai Mafas Meerasaibu Waiter Bistro Des Arts Dubai Sagar Sawant Senior supervisor Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm Caterer Awards 2019 Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Middle East | June 2019 26/ www.caterermiddleeast.com Abhijit Gurav Restaurant manager Little Miss India Fairmont The Palm Dubai Ben Suarez Hipolito Restaurant manager Fish Market Radisson Blue Hotel Dubai Deira Creek Mohamed Sayed Restaurant manager Shabestan and Aseelah Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek Giuseppe Di Martino Restaurant general manager Trattoria Toscana Dubai Roma Gadi Restaurant manager Tesoro Taj Dubai Ivory Carino Venue manager, The Blacksmith American Smokehouse Wyndham Dubai Marina Soham Changrani Restaurant manager Streetery Food Hall Dubai JLT Jospeh Phrem Operations manager Kishmish Restaurant Dubai Waruna Rathnayake Restaurant manager Kaleidoscope Atlantis, The Palm Dubai Matt Connell Restaurant manager Common Grounds Dubai RESTAURANT MANAGER OF THE YEAR SPONSORS Laundry Equipment Trading LLC Kitchen & Shortlisted Nominees Caterer Awards 2019 /27 June 2019 | Caterer Middle East www.caterermiddleeast.comglass fi lled with ice. Add the three thin slices of cucumber for garnish and crushed lavender petals on top. “As beverage manager for one of the most famous nightlife and F&B hotpots in Dubai, I am always looking for new concoctions that create a lasting impact and refl ect our vibe and venues. The Tomorrowland MAKING MUSIC AMIT KHINDRI, BEVERAGE MANAGER AT FIVE PALM JUMEIRAH DUBAI HOTEL, EXPLAINS HOW GIFFARD HELPS CREATE HIS SIGNATURE TOMORROWLAND COCKTAIL Giffard fl oral honey syrup INGREDIENTS: • 50ml Grey Goose • 20ml Giffard honey syrup • 30ml lime juice • 3 slices of cucumber • Crushed lavender petals METHOD: Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake vigorously. Strain the cocktail into a rock cocktail is a very simple yet so fl avourful and refreshing summer drink with cucumber, hints of fl oral honey and a fragrance of lavender. Giffard Miel Syrup is made from natural aromas of honey, that adds a light nougat taste and is honeyed in the heart. This cocktail defi nes that ‘tomorrow is a mystery and nothing will ever break the illusion.’” Amit Khindri Drink 360° Tomorrowland www.caterermiddleeast.com 28 / Caterer Middle East | June 2019So you think you know Dubai? Hotelier Middle East and City Sightseeing Dubai - the largest open top bus tours operator - are searching for Dubai’s most knowledgeable hotel concierges to enter the inaugural Concierge Mastermind of the Year. Open to all concierges from hotels and serviced apartments in Dubai, the event will pit the wits of the people who know the city better than anybody against each other in a series of heats, before the grand final in October. The winner will be crowned at the Hotelier Middle East Awards in October and with amazing prizes up for grabs, the winner of the Concierge Mastermind of the Year will receive more than just bragging rights. For more information and to register your interest to enter the competition, please contact cmoty@itp.com #CMOTY Endorsed byNext >