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With more than 15 years of invaluable culinary experience both locally and further afield, Executive Chef Mohamad Chabchoul has a wealth of expertise in the F&B and catering industry. Originally from Lebanon, Chef Chabchoul began his career as Commie Chef 1 at le brasserie restaurant at Le Meridian Hotel in Damascus. He then re-located to Dubai where he assumed more senior role of Chef De Partie at InterContinental Dubai Festival City as part of the hotel opening. After two years at the helm of Belgian Beer Café Kitchen and Bistro Madeleine within InterContinental, Chef Chabchoul was appointed Room Service Chef at Fairmont Bab Al Bahar in Abu Dhabi in 2009. In 2010 Chef Chabchoul returned to Dubai to become the Garde Manger De Cuisine at The Ritz Carlton DIFC where he stayed for almost three years. From there, he worked at a range of restaurants within the IHG Group at Dubai Festival City, leaving as Chef De Cuisine Cluster before embarking on his next role as Executive Chef at Fauchon Paris. Two years later he took on a new challenge working for Binhendi Enterprises in its hospitality division as Executive Chef. Chef Chabchoul has continued to set the culinary pace throughout his career in terms of both quality and growth. His passion for kitchen operations and innovative concepts knows no bounds and in his role as Executive Chef at Grand Millennium Business Bay, he brings his wealth of culinary knowledge to seven different restaurants. He is highly experienced, creative and dedicated to the food and beverage industry; his drive is certain to keep each and every outlet within the hotel ahead of its competitors.