We catch up with Mr.Francisco Giles, the hotel General Manager at the Renaissance Dubai Hotel, which is part of the Marriott family of hotels. Franciso is also the winner of “Hotel GM of the Year 2007″ award at the Hotelier Middle East Awards. Francisco tells us about his career path, his beliefs and shares some valuable insights into the role of great General Manager. “God gave you...

Cocktails, Mocktails and Candy Floss Cocktails?! Have you ever eaten your Jack Daniels & Coke! Well you can! Younghotelier.com approaches a random passer by in Tang Restaurant Dubai to try out one of their signature molecular cocktail, the Molecular Pisco which uses Tequila, Candy Floss and liquid Nitrogen! Tang is the only restaurant in the Middle East to employ molecular gastronomy not just ...

We take a look behind the scenes at the world of Molecular Gastronomy at Tang Restaurant Dubai, the only one of it’s kind in the Middle East that employs these techniques and philosophy. A two part interview with Chef de Cuisine Stuart Sage, who talks about his career, molecular gastronomy, trend-setter chefs, offers advice to young people looking to make their mark in the kitchen and also l...

YoungHotelier.com interviews the creative and energetic Chef de Cuisine of one of the top “Fish” restaurants in Dubai…Willibald Reinbacher, also popularly known just as ‘Willi’. Willi decided at the age of 15 that he was always interested in food, cooking it, seeing how it evolved but admits there was a great influence and inspiration from his mother. She had her ow...

A video specially made to introduce the YoungHotelier TEA Lounge! We hope you find the video informative and entertaining You can also find a text overview below, if you prefer reading or printing this out for your reference.   What is it? An exclusive hospitality discussion forum.  Who can use it? Absolutely anyone! You do not need to be a hotelier, simply have an open mind and you are wel...

What is it? We call it the TEA Lounge (Talk, Engage and Ask) – this is an exclusive discussion forum geared towards hoteliers and is a place to ask and answer questions related to joining, learning about and working in the hospitality industry.   Who can access it? Everyone. Guests and visitors can browse through the forums. However for access to all features, you can register (for free) on t...

A YoungHotelier.com video interview with Annie Buckley, who is the Hotel Public Relations Manager (Hospitality PR & Marketing) at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai. Annie tells us about what got her into the role and what competencies are required of those looking to pursue this field, among other things. This is a 3 part series – the 1st video can be viewed above, while the other two parts follo...