Kitchen Confidential at Cairo Marriott - A Culinary Experience to remember

Well, 2 weeks ago, I got a phone call from MO4 Egypt inviting me to a very special culinary experience in Zamalek's Cairo Marriott under the name "Kitchen Confidential". They asked for my address to send a special invitation for the event. Like every other invitation, I expected a simple card, but when I received it I was surprised. In the above picture, that was the invitation and it included: A vintage tray, steak board, chocolate, hand made fusilli pasta and an awesome
card! Yes, I felt very special and intrigued to attend this event

By the time it was the event date, we were contacted and asked to head at the Nile's main entrance and we'll be welcomed by Marriott's Chefs and will lead us to the way. We were sent to a fancy ball room with high tables where 20 Egyptian food bloggers and foodies gathered for this event. High tables had some snacks on them and we were showered by drinks till everyone came.

Something else happened, they got us AWESOME aprons with our names/handles on it! (Below is my Serious Foods EG apron!

Not to mention how organized MO4 Team was (Specially those who showed up: Summer Nazif, Kristina) and from Marriott's side, Ghada Khalek Marriott's Marketing Manager and her team!

THEN, we went for a group photo and was taken straight to the amazing Kitchen. Of course we had to follow their health and safety instructions and wore hair caps and shoe covers in order to keep their environment clean. We found ourselves inside an awesome big kitchen (Which we found out that this was the small kitchen that feeds up to 200 people) and was introduced to the Argentinian head chef Marcello. He is a very nice guy, very informative and passionate about food!

He took us for a tour inside the kitchen then told us that we are FREE to do whatever we want in the kitchen and of course, EAT!

PS: We got to know some awesome secret tips and ingredients exclusive for us and we learned a lot about some cooking techniques!




Below are the foods I tried:

Cold bar that had a selection of awesome greens, ceviches, qinuoa salads and awesome Caprese Salad

Freshest Oysters found in Cairo... Also probably the only oysters you'll find in Cairo

Awesome Fish and Chips, well seasoned, Crispy from the outside, creamy from the inside. Not to mention how awesome the batter was

Quiches and Rice... Well, I devoured the Salmon and Cheese quiches. Loaded with flavors, crust was flaky enough and full of salmon

Rice, mashed potatoes and awesome herbed roasted chicken, I personally haven't tried the chicken and the rice, but fellow foodies loved them. Mashed potatoes were great as well and as creamy as it should be

Herb Marinated Tenderloin Steaks getting ready to hit the fire grill

Well, Grilled Steaks that was Juicy and tender and crisp from the outside, also, the amazing Argentinian Sausages with Chimichurri Sauce which reflects Chef Marcello's Background

Part of the desserts, restaurant made ice creams and sorbets. Also there was a pineapple shawarma with caramel sauce, apple and cherry cakes and brownies!

Last but not least, the group photo by the Marriott's Awesome team who planned and cooked all that awesome food

NB: After seeing how clean Marriott's Kitchens are, I'd highly recommend eating there. All of their restaurants use the freshest and healthiest ingredients. Also, what is really impressive is how stress free their kitchen is, the spirit is amazing and they look happy while cooking their food.

At last, Thank you MO4 and Cairo Marriott's Team for such an amazing culinary experience. This is a night we won't forget.

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