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Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya has brought in Thierry Papillier as executive chef. He has spent the past 12 years with Four Seasons and will be the “culinary custodian” for the property, looking to elevate Kuwaiti dining as a whole.

Papillier joined Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza as executive sous chef before moving up to executive chef for the group in Mauritius.

He spent two years on the island archipelago before moving to Morocco as the executive chef for Four Seasons Casablanca. He stayed in the country for more than five, also working at Four Seasons in Marrakech.

Now in the Gulf, he said: “I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to relocate to Kuwait because I had heard great things about the dining scene here.

“Kuwait is blessed with an excellent collection of restaurants and while I am honored to be a part of that community, there comes a responsibility to keep our standards high and to deliver a memorable experience for our diners, whatever the occasion.”