Is Dubai a food destination? What expectations are true and untrue of its culinary scene? What's it like working in the kitchen of places like Burj Al Arab? Award-winning pastry chef Sahar Parham Al Awadhi gives us the answers on this episode of Matbakh, and shares her take on Dubai's culinary fabric – from Sudanese street vendors to Michelin-starred, fine-dining restaurants. She advises us on where and what to eat in Dubai, and shares her take on creatively recreating traditional desserts into a sophisticated pastry menu.

0:00 Introduction
0:38 Is Dubai a Food City?
3:00 Dubai vs Las Vegas
6:23 Dubai’s Import Culture
8:25 Journey Into the Food Industry
12:50 Pastries in the United Arab Emirates
22:23 Evolving Emirati Cuisine
23:38 Where To Eat in Dubai
29:50 Working at Burj Al Arab
38:25 Realities of Being a Pastry Chef
41:22 Favorite Pastries

Sahar Parham Al Awadhi is an award-winning pastry chef who was the inaugural winner of the Best Pastry Chef Award of the 50 Best's Middle East & North Africa list. She started her career at La Serre Bistro & Boulangerie in downtown Dubai and in 2016, joined Burj Al Arab becoming the first Emirati to cook at the hotel, and a few years later, the first Emirati woman to be a pastry chef in Dubai.

Connect with Sahar 👉 https://www.instagram.com/saharyp/?hl=en

Theme music: Peninsular, Tarek Yamani 🔊 https://spoti.fi/47I59ns

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