Hotelier Editon 29 2017

ALILA JABAL AKHDAR WELCOMES
AWARD WINNING EXECUTIVE CHEF
ALEX ENSOR
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LILA JABAL AKHDAR
WELCOMES AWARD
WINNING EXECUTIVE
CHEF ALEX ENSOR
Alila Jabal Akhdar is thrilled to welcome
the arrival of star-studded Chef, Alex
Ensor, who will be bringing his culinary
skills to the kitchen in Juniper restaurant
as their new Executive Chef.
With over 20 years experience in many
reputable establishments across the
southern hemisphere in Australia, New
Zealand and Jakarta, Chef Alex has made
a name for himself in the culinary world
with his success and winning an extensive
list of awards.
Coming into Alila Jabal Akhdar right
after his 2-year tenure at Alila Jakarta,
Chef Alex started out his career back in
1997 in New Zealand, his home country,
working at the Huka Lodge in Taupo and
has since travelled and worked through
Australia and Jakarta. He continued to
build his career at award-winning restaurants
such as Sydney’s Level 41 (winner
of 21 Best Restaurant Awards), Guillaume
@ Bennelong (winner of three hats SMH
3 stars in Gourmet Traveler), Jakarta’s SHY
fine-dining restaurant, Buddha Bar and
wowed the well-heeled at Alila Jakarta.
Having worked alongside master chefs,
Guillaume Brahimi and Dietmar Sawyere,
Chef Alex took his heightened skills and
went on to receive his first Hat Award
and feature in Australian Gourmet Pages.
Chef Alex has over the years maintained
his image in the public eye by doing
various guest chef dinners around the
world and receiving coverage in food
magazines and press reviews as well as
some TV shows!
“I am thoroughly excited to be starting at
Alila Jabal Akhdar Oman. It’s an amazing
opportunity to be working on top of the
world! I look forward to creating new
menus with the fresh, local mountain
produce, to further elevate the culinary
experience which Alila Jabal Akhdar has
become famous for” commented Chef
Alex Ensor. “I am proud to be on the Alila
team and I am eager to showcase the
artisanship which brand Alila is known
for in Oman and the rest of the world.”
For reservations, email:
jabalakhdar@alilahotels.com OR call:
+968 2534 4200 / +968 99104204
www.discoveryloyalty.com
ALILA JABAL AKHDAR
IS THRILLED TO WELCOME
THE ARRIVAL OF STAR-STUDDED
CHEF, ALEX ENSOR
“I am proud to be
on the Alila team
and I am eager
to showcase the
artisanship which
brand Alila is
known for in Oman
and the rest of the
world.”
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