42. Michel Jost - Executive Chef, Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi
Bite-sized facts:
Restaurants under remit: 7
Size of team: 160
Number of years in the F&B industry: 30
Number of years in the Middle East: 6
Nationality: Swiss
Michel Jost has always dreamed of working at an iconic hotel over his 30 years in the F&B industry. While at the helm of the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi, Jost oversees 11 F&B outlets with 110 chefs and 50 stewards on his team.
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The hotel is home ground for one of the biggest events in the country, the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Jost is up to the task. In the last 12 months, in addition to successfully delivering F1 and the World Economic Forum, Jost has seen the reduction of kitchen staff turnover by almost half.
Jost’s team has also achieved 17 medals in culinary competitions during SIAL Middle East, compared to five the previous year and had 28 entries for the 2013 edition.
Jost completed his apprenticeship at the Culinary School of Geneva, with his first full kitchen position being at the InterContinental Hotel Geneva.
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