In this issue, we close out the year by spotlighting the people, places, and ideas defining the Middle East’s culinary and hospitality landscape. From the standout achievements of F&B’s Finest, honouring the chefs, restaurants, bar teams, innovators and rising talents who shaped 2025, to Seychelles’ quiet, transformative beauty through Constance Ephelia and Constance Lemuria, this month’s stories reflect hospitality at its most intentional and human.
We explore Dubai’s shift toward experience-led luxury in Luxury Hospitality Outlook 2026, where immersion, authenticity and design shape a new era of high-end travel. Elsewhere, we examine the pastry philosophy of Ines Chatti, go behind the scenes of PATRÓN’s La Hacienda at Sole DXB, and highlight the restaurants and leaders redefining excellence across the region.
Across every page runs a shared theme: intention. Whether expressed through meaningful simplicity, design-led spaces, or the discipline behind flawless service, this issue captures an industry evolving with clarity, purpose and emotional resonance.
Here’s to the ideas, collaborations, and creative forces shaping hospitality’s next chapter, and to closing 2025 with pride, progress, and momentum.
