Dubai temporarily had a hot new dining destination last week, when the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management launched its inaugural food fair and dinner initiative.
The event saw three groups of final-year students take it in turns to ‘host’ a dinner for the public, overseeing everything from devising the menu to cooking and serving it.
EAHM head chef and senior lecturer Michael Kitts introduced the three-day challenge to provide students with first-hand experience of every element of a meal.
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“The elective ran for 20 days, during which time the students studied how to pair beverages with food, global food trends, various master-classes, plating and displaying dishes — and finally, organising a six-course gastronomic meal for thirty covers,” explained Kitts.
The food fair element of the event saw dinner guests welcomed into a ‘market place’ at the start of the evening, where they were served drinks and could enjoy a stroll round the attractive courtyard set-up, where a handful of Dubai’s top suppliers had stalls showcasing their wares.
“Gastronomy all starts from the ‘basic’ ingredient, so I felt the ‘market place’ set-up would be a great way to see what really is available here in Dubai,” Kitts explained.
“And secondly, it was a great way to showcase some fantastic suppliers.”
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