NEW ORLEANS – The Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFAB) announced that Chef Badr Fayez, a member of a new generation of chefs working in the Middle East, will host a cooking demonstration on Saturday, April 29, at SoFAB’s Rouses Culinary Innovation Center by Jenn-Air, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Admission to the museum and culinary demonstration is free and open-to-the-public with the support of Washington, D.C. based Middle East Institute.
Offered in the state-of-the-art Rouses Culinary Innovation Center by Jenn-Air, Chef Fayez will lead a demonstration and tasting while discussing his mission of elevating Saudi Arabian cuisine. Guests can enjoy close-up action while the talented Chef demonstrates how to prepare authentic dishes from his native country.
Fayez has opened two restaurants and a bakery in Jeddah. Both restaurants specialized in seafood, one a high-end seafood restaurant and the other a sushi bistro; his bakery, Wheat and Butter Factory, is quickly becoming a presence in the city as one of few by-hand bakeries using only ethical, sustainable, whole ingredients. In addition, Fayez is the CEO of Badr Fayez Catering company, has served as a judge on Master Chef Arabia, and has made countless appearances on live cooking shows. Fayez has a bachelor of culinary arts and an M.B.A. in marketing from the College of Culinary Arts at the University of Johnson and Wales in Rhode Island. He also holds a degree from Le Cordon Bleu Institute in Basic Cuisine.
The demo begins promptly at 1:00 p.m. and samples are available on a first come, first served basis.
