Matbakh | Food of the Arab World

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Ziyad Ayass | Innovation & Nostalgia in F&B Startups

Join us for the second live episode of Matbakh in collaboration with What The Food, featuring Ziyad Ayass, the founder and managing partner of Wonder Restaurants, with Dubai F&B outlets like Ka'ak Al Manara – a Lebanese bakery specialising in kaak), and an upscale dining experien ... Show more

. 47min 20sec

Leen Al Zaben | Building a Real Arab Culinary Community

Vanessa Zuabi interviews Leen Al Zaben in this one in two Matbakh special recorded live on stage at What The Food by alserkal in Dubai. They discuss Leen's unexpected journey into the food industry, which began 15 years ago as a food blog and evolved into a full-blown career. The ... Show more

. 29min 39sec

What Is Armenian Food? | Aline Kamakian

Over a shared meal at Mayrig restaurant in Beirut, we sit down with Aline Kamakian, the restaurant's creator, to discuss and get a taste of Armenia's rich food history and the diasporic evolution of what she calls this "cuisine of contrasts". Aline shares her own family's history ... Show more

. 1h 16min

The History of Coffee From Yemen to the World | Mokhtar Alkhanshali

Mokhtar Alkhanshali is a historian, community organizer, and coffee innovator. He is the founder and CEO of Port of Mokha, which seeks to reverse Yemen’s nearly lost art of coffee cultivation. He has also established the Mokha Institute.Explore the Port of Mokha 👉 https://portof ... Show more

. 56min 35sec

How Did the Emirates Evolve Into a Food-Loving Country? | Sahar Parham Al Awadhi

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 ... Show more

. 48min 1sec