Nigel Joseph Lobo
Participating Chef - United Arab Emirates
Chef Nigel J. Lobo is currently the Group Executive Chef at the Royal Orchid Hospitality Group in Dubai. Prior to this, he was the Chef de Cuisine at The Eloquent Elephant at the Taj Dubai. Nigel earned his BA in Tourism Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Kitchen Management from the renowned Oberoi Centre for Learning and Development (OCLD). He spent his early years training at Miramar with two-Michelin-starred Chef Paco Perez, and at Compartir with Chef Thomas Buhner in Germany. Nigel remains passionate about modern European cuisine, having grown up in the UAE, and has leveraged locally available produce to create menus that he has rolled out across all of the group's outlets.
Student: Juan Manuel Adames
School: Miami Culinary Institute