Thomas Straker

British Chef and owner of STRAKER’S, ACRE, STRAKER’S DINING ROOM, STRAKER’S NYC, and the viral ALL THINGS BUTTER

Gino D’Acampo

Loved especially for his great sense of humour and his love for all things Italian.

Faisal Naser

Co-founder of Lento, the cult-favorite artisanal burger and street-food.

Jenny Morris®

Aka The Giggling Gourmet - a celebrated culinary creator.

Richard Stratton

Worked at Michelin level, now cooks for love and fun.

Fred Casagrande

The Ace of Flames™, BBQ champion, and founder of Smoking Beards®.

Annika Panikker

Chef turned food Content Creator.

Andrew Dickens

BBQ Expert, Stage Chef, Actor & Guinness World Record Holder.

Joseph Nesbitt-Larking

Chef, Musician, Writer & all-round live fire food fiend from the UK.

Tomlin George Graham

Taste of Abu Dhabi Cook School Chef.

Simone De Vivo

Originally from Naples, Simone De Vivo is now Executive Chef at The WB™ Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton.

Amna Alhashmi

Co-founder of Lento. Known for blending rustic slow-crafted techniques with modern street food.

Vanessa Bayma

Female Fusion Business Woman of the Year and recognized on Caterer Middle East’s Top 50.

Dave Kimmerly

Co-Founder of Exit 10 BBQ and the engineer behind it's custom pit smokers.

Hunter Burkall

American pitmaster and co-founder of Exit 10 BBQ.

ICCA Chef Shamal More

ICCA Chef Instructor - Baking & Patisserie.

ICCA Chef Rene Cerda

ICCA Chef Instructor - Baking & Patisserie.

ICCA Chef Omkar Padwal

ICCA Chef Instructor - Baking & Patisserie.

ICCA Chef Michelle Tredoux

ICCA Chef Instructor - Hot & Cold Kitchen.

ICCA Chef Francisco Araya

Centre Director - ICCA Abu Dhabi.

ICCA Chef Durgesh Dabral

ICCA Chef Instructor - Hot & Cold Kitchen.

ICCA Chef Bilal Louna

ICCA Chef Instructor - Hot & Cold Kitchen.

ICCA Chef Adetoyosi Odufuye

ICCA Chef Instructor - Hot & Cold Kitchen.

George Bournelis

Buaban C. Tucker