Hugh Sato Gardiner, Okku Luxury Japanese Restaurant and Lounge Hugh Sato Gardiner, Okku Luxury Japanese Restaurant and Lounge

Chef of the Year – Standalone restaurant

Overview
The outlet itself, even if based in a hotel, operates entirely independently in terms of its income. The award is open to any chef in the Middle East, who is in charge of the kitchen — or kitchens — in a freestanding restaurant and plays a significant role in the day-to-day running of these premises.

Checkpoints

  • Chef can balance admin work and kitchen hours with team training and diner satisfaction
  • Chef has implemented a technique(s), outside of his/her job description to ensure the operation is profitable
  • Chef has in some way gone the extra mile to support the regional F&B industry
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  • “Chef has dedicated hours of research into working with a network of contacts worldwide to improve the supply and pricing of produce from farmers, not just to his own outlet, but to those across the city too.”
  • “He is always available to his staff at any given hour.”

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