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‘The way people react to my food, keeps me going’

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Hunters Room & Grill at The Westin Doha Hotel launched the festive season celebrations by hosting its first Thanksgiving week in collaboration with Chef Matilda Robinson from Washington. Chef Matilda Robinson began her culinary journey at the age of 10, as she catered events for both her community and her family of 16 siblings. In her own words, “Many people relate food to love, and with my very own hands, I can impact their hearts and help reassure them that I, and many like me, care about them, their health, and their future.” Chef Matilda followed her passion at the acclaimed Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Foundation studying Culinary Arts and Hotel Management. During her studies, she had the opportunity to learn from many esteemed culinary experts, such as John Krugelman, Pierre Monet, and Han Schadler. Focusing her expertise on early American cooking, Chef Matilda has notched up many accomplishments in her career, such as becoming the first female Chef Entre...

Up close with Celebrity Chef Richard Sandoval

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Global Restaurateur and celebrity chef Richard Sandoval opened his latest F&B venture Zengo in Doha on the 61st floor of the Kempinski Residences & Suites, the tallest residential building in Qatar. Zengo Doha is Sandoval’s fourth restaurant in Qatar along with Toro Toro, Isla in the Pearl and Z Lounge, which is also located on the 61 st floor of Kempinski Residences & Suites. The celebrity chef is at the helm of running his new venture offering Pan Asian cuisine in Doha. Born in Mexico, Sandoval was always influenced by his grandmother’s cooking. He started his career as a tennis player and travelled around the world. But his love for cooking brought him back into the kitchen, and there was no looking back since then. Richard Sandoval Restaurants (RSR) is now a leading international restaurant group with over 40 concepts spanning Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Virginia and Washington, as well as in Dubai, Hong Kon...