Moevenpick's David Bedinghaus. Moevenpick's David Bedinghaus.

“But at the same time, we still want to provide what the market is demanding, in terms of food items themselves.

“And after all, part of Ibn Battuta’s food was Asian,” pointed out Bedinghaus.

“Not necessarily Japanese, but that’s the food that is in demand, so we want to give people what they want, but then it also has to happen within the historical realm.

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“So you’re trying to satisfy several areas all at one time, in order to create the experience that we want to provide.”