Best Restaurant of the Year 2025

Markus Iten Culinary Trophy Challenge

Sponsored by Juhayna

 1st Place, Trophy and Silver Medal

Osteria Restaurant

Donia Ismail Mustafa, Demi Chef de Partie

Karam Ramadan, Demi Chef de Partie

Doaa Ramadan, Demi Chef de Partie

2nd Place & Silver Medal

Pier 88

Abanob Farag Fadel, Junior Sous Chef

Waseem Karas Saleh, 1st Commis

Abanob Ishaq, 1st Commis

3rd Place & Bronze Medal

Casa di Napoli – Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel

Mohamed Sabry Yassen Oraby, Junior Sous Chef

Ahmed Sayed Araby, Chef de Partie

Amr Khalid Hassan, 2nd Commis

Merit Certificates

Granada Restaurant & Pub Hurghada

Walid Abdel Rahman Abdallah, Executive Chef

Ahmed Al Sayed Mohamed, Chef de Partie

Moamen Khaled Abdel Fattah, Chef de Partie

Jasmine Restaurant – Hilton Pyramids Golf

Peter Yousry Nazir, Sous Chef

Islam Samy Mohamed, Chef de Partie

Moaaz Ashraf Abdallah, 1st Commis

Nooraï Restaurant – Palace Beach Resort Marassi

Hussein Haggag Hussein, Junior Sous Chef

Mohammad Adel Ali, Demi Chef de Partie

Hassan Mahmoud Mohamed, Chef de Partie

The Beach House Restaurant – El Gouna / Orascom Hotels

Ahmed Hammad Mohamed Ibrahim, Sous Chef

Mohamed Galal Basyony, Chef

Abdel Rahman Walid Abdel Razik, Trainee

Chef of the Year 2025

Sponsored by Emkay Foods

1^st Place, Silver Medal

Mohamed Ahmed Khalaf

Demi Chef de Partie, Cairo Marriott

Assistant: Ahmed Diab Ahmed, 1st Commis

2^nd Place, Bronze Medal

Bilal Mustafa Abdel Raouf

Chef de Partie, Holiday Inn Maadi Hotel

Assistant: Alpier Erian Bareh, Commis

3^rd Place, Bronze Medal

Ramadan Sayed Ahmed

Branch Chef, La Pizza Al Forno Restaurant City Stars

Assistant: Mustafa Farag Mahmoud, 1st Commis

Bronze Medals 

Bahaa El-Din Adel Mohamed, Senior Sous Chef, Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel

Assistant: Ziad Mahmoud Osama, 1st Commis

Ahmed Abdel Moneim Sahabi, Chef, Khufu Bistro

Assistant: Mohamed Ibrahim Kamel, Chef

Merit Certificates

Karim Adel Ali Mohamed, Chef, Semiramis InterContinental

Assistant: Omnia Hussein, 3rd commis

Abdel Aziz Ahmed Al-Qubasy, Chef de Partie, The Grand Theatre Restaurant

Assistant: Ziad Ayman Abdel Hamid, Demi Chef

Fekry Ahmed Agoumy, Trainee, The Chedi Hotel El Gouna

Assistant: Mawada Mahmoud Mohmed, Chef

Atef Ibrahim Ahmed, Executive Chef, LSG SKY CHEFS

Assistant: Ahmed Hassan Hamed, 1st Commis

Nabil Mohamed Nabil Bayoumi, Executive Chef, Mori International – Teds

Assistant: Mazen Hamed Abdel Ghani, Chef

Best Young Chef of the Year 2025

Sponsored by Dixie Mills

1^st Place and Silver Medal

Abdel Rahman Mohsen Abdo Khalil

Chef de Partie, Khufu Restaurant

Assistant: Ahmed Yasser Mahmoud, Student

2^nd Place and Silver Medal

Essam El Din Mohamed Abdel Naeem

Sous Chef, Bkry Space Restaurant

Assistant: Mahmoud Sayed Ramadan, Student

3^rd Place and Bronze Medal

Abdel Rahman Tamer Farouk, Chef, Bouy by Kiki’s

Assistant: Yousef Talaat, Graduate

Bronze Medals

Mahmoud Emad Ibrahim, 1st Commis, Khufu Bistro

Assistant: Kamal Mohamed Mahmoud, 1st Commis

Ahmed Ismail Mohamed Ali, Chef, Semiramis InterContinental Hotel

Assistant: Ali Reda Ibrahim, Graduate

Abdel Ghani Mohamed El Sayed, Chef de Partie, Lemon Tree

Assistant: Fathi Adel Fathi, Chef

Kamal Mohamed Abdallah, Chef de Partie, Esca (Ragù)

Assistant: Bassem Eid Mohamed, Student

Mahmoud Salah Mahmoud Mohamed, Chef, Pier 88

Assistant: Youssef Ayman Mohamed, Graduate

Mohamed Gabrel Farag, Chef de Partie, Casa Cook EL Gouna / OHM

Assistant: Ibrahim Mohamed, Student

Ahmed Mosaad Mahmoud, Demi Chef de Partie, Coral Sea Sensatori Hotel Sharm El Sheikh

Assistant: Alaa Hamza Sayed, Student

Yassin Mohamed Aref, Chef de Partie, Rixos Elmontaza Alexandria Hotel

Assistant: Ashraf Samir, 1st Commis

Mahmoud Gamal, 1st Commis, St Regis Cairo Hotel

Assistant: Omar Ayman Farouk, Chef

Merit Certificates

Mohamed Said Abdel Naby, Assistant Chef, Alei’s Factory

Assistant: Mohamed Ahmed Salah, Student

Abdallah Mahmoud Abo Bakr, Demi Chef de Partie, Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan

Assistant: Mahmoud Khaled Nasr, 1st Commis

Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Chef, Umami Restaurant

Assistant: Abdel Salam Mohamed Abdel Salam, Chef

Moamen Khaled Abdel Fattah, Chef de Partie, Granada Restaurant & Pub Hurghada

Assistant: Islam Hussein Ahmed, 1st Commis

Mohamed Taha El Sayed, Chef de Partie, The Grand Theatre Restaurant

Assistant: Youssef Ashraf Mohamed, Graduate

Mohamed Ashraf Mohamed, Chef, Lè Méridian Cairo Airport

Assistant: Ahmed Hani Mustafa, Student

Alaa Ali, 1st Commis, Ramses Hilton

Assistant: Amer Nasser Ibrahim, Chef

Amr Abdel Hamed El Feky, 1st Commis, Cairo Marriott Hotel

Assistant: Mohamed Mohamed Abul Fettouh, Student

Best Student Chef of the Year 2025

Sponsored by Juhayna

For the Students of the Nahdet Misr School for Applied Technology

1^st Place and Gold Medal

Yousef Ibrahim Abdel Rehim

2^nd Place and Silver Medal

Khaled Mohamed Ahmed

3rd Place and Silver Medal

Hagar Yasser Saad

Silver Medals

Judy Mahmoud Adel

Yasmin Ali Hassan

Jana Essam Thabet

Bronze Medals

Hana Hisham Ibrahim

Ahmed Essam Mohamed

Salma Sameh Ahmed

Merit Certificates

Shorouk Mostafa Saleh

Abdel Rahman Antar Mohie

Mohamed Yossry Mohamed

Best Burger Competition

Sponsored by Almera Foods

1^st Place and Gold Medal

Ahmed Salah Abdullah

2nd Commis, Holiday Inn Cairo Hotel

2^nd Place and Silver Medal

Mina Gerges Gayed Hagras

Junior Sous Chef, Casa Cook EL Gouna / OHM

3^rd Place and Silver Medal

Shaimaa Abdel Latif Ahmed

1st Commis, Cairo Marriott Hotel

Bronze Medals

Mona Mohamed Mustafa

Chef de Partie, Flamenco Hotel

Ahmed Sayed Hassan Mohamed

Demi Chef de Partie, Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel

Abdel Rahman Essam Mahmoud

Junior Sous Chef, Sakhra Hotel & Spa, Almaza Bay

Merit Certificates

Mariam Ibrahim

1st Commis, Hilton Pyramids Golf

Ali Ibrahim Ali Ahmed

Demi Chef de Partie, Odoriko Japanese Restaurant

Mahmoud Rashad Fouda

Chef de Partie, The Oberoi Hotel Sahl Hashish

Ali Attia-Allah Atta Ahmed

Junior Sous Chef, El Karma Beach Resort Aqua Park

Best Hot Pasta Dish Competition

Sponsored by Al Safy Foods and La Spiga

1^st Place and Gold Medal

Amir Osama Ibrahim

Demi Chef de Partie, Aroma Lounge

2^nd Place and Silver Medal

Ibrahim Yehia Ibrahim

1st Commis, The Chedi Hotel El Gouna / OHM

3^rd Place and Silver Medal

Ahmed Magdy Ghoneim

Chef, Cairo Marriott Hotel

Bronze Medals

Ramy Reda Khalil

Junior Sous Chef, Ramses Hilton

Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim
Chef, Khufu’s Restaurant

Armia Samir Zaki

Chef de Partie, Hilton Pyramids Golf

Omar Rabie

Chef, Hayati Food

Merit Certificates

Mohamed El Sayed Ahmed

Chef, Hilton Cairo Nile Maadi

Mahmoud Yousef Mahmoud

Junior Sous Chef, Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel

Vegan Cuisine Competition

Sponsored by Rehana

1^st Place and Gold Medal

Amira Mohamed Taha

Chef de Partie, Holiday Inn Hotel

Assistant: Hassan Al-Sayed Hassan, 2nd Commis

2^nd Place and Silver Medal

Abdel Rahman Nady Abdel Rahman

Chef, Khufu Restaurant

Assistant: Gehad Kasem Mustafa, Chef

3^rd Place and Silver Medal

Mahmoud Sayed Ramadan

Sous Chef, Umami Restaurant

Assistant: Essam El Din Mohamed, Sous Chef

Silver Medal

Ehab Salah El Din Abdal Alim

Executive Chef, El Basha Restaurant Nasr City

Assistant: Sayed Sherif Sayed, Chef de partie Pastry

Bronze Medals

Mahmoud Medhat Abdel Hamid, Chef, SYNE Restaurant

Assistant: Mahmoud Osama Ibrahim, Chef

Mustafa Samir Mohamed Radwan, Chef de Partie, Crowne Plaza West Cairo Arkane Hotel

Assistant: Bilal Saleh

Mohamed Ayman Gaber, Chef, Pier 88

Assistant: Youssef Ayman Mohamed, Chef

Merit Certificates

Islam Samy Mohamed, Chef de Partie, Hilton Pyramids Golf

Assistant: Moaaz Ashraf Abdallah, Chef

Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud, Junior Sous Chef, Hyatt Regency Cairo West

Assistant: Youssef Fathy Mohamed, Trainee

Peter Boulos Said Saad, Demi Chef de Partie, Sheraton Miramar El Gouna / OHM

Assistant: Ibrahim Said Ibrahim, 3rd Commis

Perfect Steak Competition

Sponsored by USMEF

1st Place and Gold Medal

Omar Tarik Mohamed

Chef de Partie, Crowne Plaza Hotel

2nd Place and Silver Medal

Mohamed Essam Mohamed

Demi Chef de Partie, JW Marriott Hotel

3rd Place and Silver Medal

Ibrahim Abdel Tawab Hemida

Demi Chef de Partie, Four Seasons the First Residence

Silver Medal

Hazem Alaa Hassan Mohamed

Chef, Hilton Pyramids Golf

Bronze Medals

Mohamed Sayed Abdel Sattar

Chef, Cairo Marriott Hotel

Doaa Hesham

Chef de Partie, Fairmont Hotel

Shahd Tarek

Chef, The Lemon tree

Kareem Said Ramadan

Chef de Partie, Odoriko Japanese Restaurant

Ahmed Mohamed Attia

Chef, Kalyva Restaurant

Merit Certificates

Ali Hamed Mohamed

Chef de Partie, Boucheè

Eid Ali Al-Sayed Ali

Chef de Partie, Arabia Azur Resort

Sushi Competition

Sponsored by Maxim Food

1st Place and Gold Medal

Youssef Taher Mohamed

Chef de Partie, Four Seasons Cairo at the First Residence

2nd Place and Silver Medal

Ahmed Amr Ragab

1st Commis, Fairmont Nile City

3rd Place and Silver Medal

Hanem Ibrahim Abdel Qawi

Chef, Cairo Marriott Hotel

Silver Medal

Ahmed Sayed Araby

Chef de Partie, Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel

Bronze Medal

Menna-Allah Ahmed Mahmoud

Chef, Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo

Merit Certificates

Mahmoud Samir Hussein

Sushi Chef, Holiday Inn Maadi Hotel

Adel Ahmed El Metwally

Sous Chef, LSG SKY CHEFS

Islam El Sayed El Metwaly El Sayed

Sous Chef, Steigenberger El Gouna / OHM

Ziad Waleed

Sushi Chef, Kazoku

Ahmed Salah

Sushi Chef, Geddo San (Sushi & Asian Cuisine)

Mahmoud Salah Taha

Demi Chef de Partie Sushi, Odoriko Japanese Restaurant

Plated Desserts Competition

Sponsored by Al Safy Foods and Callebaut

1^st Place and Silver Medal

Abdel Rahman Adel Ali

Pastry Chef, Lemon Tree

2^nd Place and Silver Medal

Kholoud Khaled Kamal

Pastry Chef, Khufu Restaurant

3^rd Place and Bronze Medal

Kerllos Atta Labib

Pastry Chef, Steigenberger Hotel Tahrir

Bronze Medals

Mohamed Karam Mohamed

Chef de Partie, Fairmont Nile City

Asmaa Mohamed Abdel Raouf

1st Commis. Ramses Hilton

Mohamed Nasr Mohamed

Junior Sous Chef, Kb Cake Studio

Ahmed Awaad Boughdady

Demi Chef de Partie, Steigenberger Nile Palace Hotel

Mohamed Abdel Tawab Ahmed

Pastry Chef, Azur One Eleven Hotel Alamein

Rehab Khalifa Ahmed

Pastry Chef, Cinnamon Cave

Merit Certificates

Tawfiq Rady Tawfiq

Chef de Partie, Hilton Cairo Nile Maadi

Ahmed Mousad Mohamed

Chef de Partie, Odoriko Japanese Restaurant

Alaa Emad Attia

Senior Sous Chef, Fou by Farah

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