CHEF AYMAN A HADY
What was your earliest childhood ambition?
To become A Chef, I am glad I have lived to achieve this.
What inspired you to become a Chef?
I have been inspired by my uncle, he was head chef for Hilton in Egypt, while we used to go for holiday, I
was just talking to him all the time about what he is doing and this inspired me a lot to be a Chef.
What was your worst Culinary catastrophe?
We were having a one day Egypt fair/event and one of my staff instead of putting sugar, he put salt in
some dessert, which he is still calling me to remind me about it, that was worse for me and it was fun
the same time.
Tell us about the Menu at Double Tree and what guests should expect once they get here?
Our menu at Double tree, we usually try to fix it for everyone, international foods, international cuisine,
local cuisine, also we think about people who are vegan or vegetarian, so our menu is complete for
everyone to come and have a meal with us.
Who is the most famous person you have cooked for?
The most famous person I have cooked for which was in 2016 was Egyptian President, where I used to
work, he was there for the opening at the hotel and he had a meal with us which was lunch with most of
the Ministers.
What’s your signature dish and what are your favorite ingredients you work with?
My Favorite cuisine which is Stretch, it’s Italian food…ahh I love pasta a lot that’s my favorite ahh
spaghetti bolognese I am dying for it that is my best.
Will the world right now going through a battle with Corona Virus a Chef what measures and precautions do you take in preparing your meals?
With the corona virus right now, it doesn’t mean actually it is just for a big hotel like us, it is for everyone
even at home you have to use sanitizer, you have to us tablets for washing vegetables, you have to be
cleaning and sanitizing everywhere, tables everything it is not just about big hotels, it is everywhere at
home even you also have to be safe make sure you clean everything.
One last question…. Is it true that cooking can make a person less hungry? What is your opinion about this?
Cooking never make people that less hungry because we are always eating whatever we cook so you will
find us not having similar days, we might have a lot every five minutes we are just tasting, eating. That’s
why we don’t sit to have a proper meal because we are always eating everything.