Favorite Chef: Chef Tiger, of course

Favorite Cooking show: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives

Favorite Cookbook: Ottolenghi

What experience most defined your decision and desire to get into the food industry?

Living abroad for 5 years, which allowed me to enhance my palate and gain a true appreciation for different cuisines.

Where’s your favorite place to shop for food and ingredients in Kuwait?

Dean & Deluca

What food most reminds you of your mother’s house, and why?

Mansaf. Because nobody makes it better than my mama.

When you want to go somewhere else to eat, where do you go and why? 

Ricardo, because I am a fan of Italian cuisine, and I think they provide the best Italian cuisine in Kuwait.

Who in the world would you most like to cook for?

For my wife. I’m not exactly a great cook, and she spoils me with delicious food, so I’d like to have the ability to cook for her every once in a while.

If you were to leave Kuwait and could take only one kitchen gadget with you, what would it be?

Nespresso machine.