The alliance to end hunger, with Paul Newnham
Tatiana is joined on this episode by Paul Newnham, Chair of the Public Engagement Task Force for the UN Food Systems Summit and Vice Chair of the Food System Champion
Food & Beverage
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“Most of the time I’m right when it comes to food.” Bedouinfoodie Hani Almalki on the multi-cultural cuisine of the Hijaz region, why Saudi’s culinary scene is about to pop and the real origins of Hummus
We met up with Hani AlMalki aka Bedouinfoodie, Dubai-based restaurant reviewer extraordinaire and food history buff.
“Food is an open ended problem, we’ll never perfect it.” Amir Allam, Founder of Elmenus on his obsession with problem solving & how he will meet his biggest challenge yet - building Elmenus to scale
On this week’s episode, Hashem caught up with Amir Allam, a fellow Egyptian and graduate of the infamous DEO, the German school in Cairo. Amir Allam is the Founder
Bobby Chinn
Bobby Chinn—celebrity chef, raconteur, comic, mimic and globetrotter—is perhaps best known in the Middle East as one of the judges on MBC’s highly rated show, Top Chef.
“Barbeque is an analogue experience.” Hattem Mattar on the subtle science of live fire cuisine and why he finally made the jump to a full time gig
The Lighthouse Conversations: Hattem Mattar 0:00 / 0:00 1× Welcome back, listeners! In our first episode post-summer, host Hashem Montasser caught up with Hattem Mattar, founder of The Mattar
“I had a feeling of hybridity that I wanted to both capture and express” Hashem Montasser on his journey from Wall Street to building The Lighthouse from the ground up
This week we reunited with one of our favorite podcast guests from 2020, Fatafeat founder and overall renaissance man, Youssef El Deeb. Having met last summer just as The Lighthouse
Time Out Market’s Sandy Hayek on homegrown concepts, and should subscriptions be ad-free?
Both Apple and Spotify announced this year that podcasters can charge subscriptions directly from listeners on their platforms. There are obvious advantages to building a direct and monetary relationship with
members
“When it comes to homegrown concepts in Dubai, this is only the beginning.” Sandy El Hayek on Dubai’s F&B scene & how to play it for the long haul
This week Hashem caught up with Sandy El Hayek, the newly minted General Manager of Dubai’s Time Out Market which launched in April in collaboration with Dubai mega developer
‘For a review, I have to be in the right state of mind.’ Samantha Wood AKA FooDiva on her restaurant review process, Dubai’s F&B scene & the ONE review that broke the internet
Grab a pen and notebook because this episode is brimming with life learnings! Samantha Wood AKA FooDiva, inimitable queen of Dubai’s restaurant review scene takes us along her transition
‘If your concept isn’t differentiated, you’re selling hot air.’ Samer Hamadeh on his mission as an F&B owner/operator and how to develop an edge
This week we caught up with our d3 neighbor Samer Hamadeh to doubleclick on his pivot from nightlife impresario as founder of Stereo Arcade–a Dubai staple–to F&
Jalal Abu Ghazaleh & Dalia Sultan
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‘Gear your life towards more than one legacy,’ Chef Daniel Boulud on wearing multiple hats to turbocharge a successful multi-decade career
Warning: Riveting birthday party anecdotes included, compliments of the Chef! 😉 This week we caught up with Chef Daniel Boulud on location at his newly launched Brasserie Boulud at the Sofitel