Scottish tennis pro Andy Murray turned up at the Dubai Food Festival’s Beach Canteen unannounced over the weekend. On Saturday, Murray surprised festival-goers by joining celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor and chef Uwe Micheel, president of the Emirates Culinary Guild (ECG), and whipped up what he called ‘Murray Curry.’
He also served up Emirati dishes with young chefs from the ECG’s Young Chefs programme. The group was hosting a (3-day) pop-up in the Beach Canteen’s special celebrity pop up cafe. World Number 4 ranked Murray is in Dubai for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The tournament starts tomorrow and runs through February 28.
While we don’t think Murray will make a return appearance to the Beach Canteen between his matches, you can still get plenty of grub served up by notable chefs. The celebrity pop-up has already hosted acclaimed Saudi Arabian chef Yousef Khumayes (winner of LBC’s Top Chef) and chefs from the American restaurant The Inventing Room. The pop up is now hosting Chef Manal Al-Alem (Queen of the Arabian Kitchen) until February 23. And on February 26, Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton will take over the pop-up until February 28, the final day of the food festival.
For more, visit dubaifoodfestival.com.
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