CELEBRITY CHEFS FLOCK TO WATERFRONT MARKET

It is not just residents and tourists who are attracted by the vast range of fresh offerings at the Waterfront Market. Celebrity chefs too have begun making a pit stop at what is undoubtedly the largest integrated fresh food destination in the emirate. Recently, multi-Michelin starred chef Gordon Ramsay visited the market while in Dubai. As a chef who gives premium value to sourcing and serving fresh food in his numerous restaurants around the world, Chef Ramsay expressed a pleasant surprise at the diversity of the choicest fresh ingredients available in the market. It won’t be long before produce from the Waterfront Market makes its way onto the tables at his Bread Street Kitchen & Bar at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai.

Early last month, Noboyuki ‘Nobu’ Matsuhisa, globally known as Chef Nobu, took a recent tour of the Waterfront Market in search of some fresh fish. ‘I am very impressed with the diversity of fresh fish as well as fruit and vegetables on offer at the Waterfront Market,’ he said, after having surveyed the fresh produce here. ‘Having opened Nobu Dubai at Atlantis, The Palm, 10 years ago, I can see such a notable improvement on the range of fresh seasonal produce now available in Dubai. There are so many items here that you just couldn’t find 10 years ago.’

The market has also hosted other chefs including Chef Barza, chef Boy Logro and Chef Levant Karahan from Pullman Hotel. The Waterfront Market seems to be rising in popularity as an ideal and convenient source for fresh food.

Chef Ramsay has expressed pleasant surprise at the diversity of the fresh ingredients available in the market