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Karim A., a private chef in a dark chef jacket, standing in a warm villa kitchen in Jumeirah.
Karim A.
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Karim A.

I cook Levantine and Gulf dinners in your home for 6 to 30 guests, so you can sit at your own table instead of standing in the kitchen.

Karim plating slow-cooked lamb over spiced rice in a villa kitchen.
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About Karim

Your guests arrive at eight. You should be with them.

A family dinner for twenty in Dubai usually means the host spends the night between the stove and the door. The food is good, but they barely taste it, and the cleaning runs past midnight.

I grew up between Damascus and Beirut, cooking beside my mother for big family tables, and spent years in hotel kitchens before I started cooking in people’s homes. Now I bring the shopping, the cooking and the clearing up, and I leave your kitchen as I found it.

Languages
Arabic, English, French
Based in
Jumeirah, Dubai
Cooking in homes since
2017
Extra hours · AED 900 an hour, quoted first

What I cook for

Three kinds of evening. One menu planned with you.

  1. 01

    Family gatherings

    A full Levantine table for 6 to 30 guests at your home.

    Mezze, a main to share and dessert. I shop on the day, cook in your kitchen and clear up before I leave.

  2. 02

    Iftar and suhoor

    Ramadan menus timed to the minute of sunset.

    Dates, soup and juices ready at the call to prayer, the main course after Maghrib. Suhoor can be left ready for later.

  3. 03

    Small company dinners

    A seated dinner for a team or visiting guests, at a home or a private space.

    A set menu agreed a week ahead, with notes for any guest who does not eat meat, gluten or nuts.

Extra hours · AED 900 an hour, quoted first

From recent dinners

Generous plates, slow cooking and a long table.

  • A Levantine mezze spread with hummus, muhammara, fattoush, labneh and warm bread.

    The mezze table

    On the table before the first guest sits down.

  • Slow-cooked lamb shoulder over spiced rice with toasted almonds on a brass platter.

    Slow-cooked lamb

    In the oven from early afternoon, carved at the table.

  • Knafeh with pistachio and rose petals beside dates and a cup of Arabic coffee.

    Knafeh and coffee

    Baked to order, so it reaches the table warm.

  • A long dinner table set in a villa garden in Jumeirah at golden hour.

    The long table

    Twenty guests in a Jumeirah garden, just after sunset.

Extra hours · AED 900 an hour, quoted first

What happens next

From a WhatsApp message to dinner on the table.

  1. 1

    Message me

    Tell me the date, the number of guests and the area. I reply the same day.

  2. 2

    We plan the menu

    A short call about your guests and what they love. I send a written menu and price.

  3. 3

    I cook, you host

    I arrive in the afternoon with everything, cook, serve and clear up.

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From hosts I have cooked for

“For the first time in years I sat through my own family’s iftar.”
Host, family iftar for twenty
“Our guests from Riyadh asked who cooked. The kitchen was clean before they left.”
Managing partner, consulting firm
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Questions people ask

Do you need a big kitchen?

No. A working oven, a hob and some counter space is enough. I bring my own knives, pans and serving platters.

How far ahead should I book in Ramadan?

Two to three weeks for iftar, as evenings fill quickly. Outside Ramadan, a week is usually fine.

Is everything halal?

Yes. All meat comes from halal butchers I have used for years, and I never cook with alcohol.

A villa garden in Jumeirah at dusk, a long table lit by brass lanterns.

Hosting a dinner soon?

Send me the date and the number of guests. I reply the same day.

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