The chef de cuisine of 99 Sushi Bar shares what it means to him, as a South African, to receive a MICHELIN Star, and what it takes to run a MICHELIN-starred Japanese restaurant in Abu Dhabi.

With Hakkasan Abu Dhabi being newly bestowed with its first MICHELIN Star, the veteran of Hakkasan speaks to the MICHELIN Guide about cooking, art, and the secret behind running a successful kitchen.

Italian chef and Young Chef Award winner Luigi Stinga shares how the MICHELIN Guide has influenced his career and his ambitions for Talea by Antonio Guida, one of the new restaurants recognised with One MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Abu Dhabi 2023.