Recreation Africa

Meet Sabbir Ahmed

Chef Sabbir Ahmed is one of two Indian chefs from India who form part of the Recreation Africa culinary team (Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa and Kedar Heritage Lodge, Conference Centre & Spa). He comes from Lucknow city in India. Lucknow is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India and is a major metropolitan city of India. Lucknow is also the administrative headquarters of the District and, according to Sabbir, “by far the best city in India!” It is the second largest city in north and central India, after New Delhi. Chef Sabbir then moved to Delhi where his wife, three daughters and two sons live today.

Sabbir’s journey into becoming a chef was almost non negotiable as he comes from a long line of chefs in his family. His grandfather and father were both chefs and this left little choice for Sabbir and his brother (who is also a chef) as any deviation would have been “breaking tradition”. Fortunately for Sabbir, he never felt any pressure to pursue the culinary arts and it came naturally as something he is passionate about.

Chef Sabbir been a chef since 2002 and he joined the Recreation Africa group in June 2014. He is taking the establishment’s Indian cuisine to the next level through imparting the wealth of experience that he gained at various restaurants. These restaurants include the ITC Maurya (5 star luxury Hotels) & New Delhi; Le Meridean (5 star luxury Hotels), New Delhi; Fortune in Garazia hotel and 5 star Delax hotel and world renowned restaurants including the iconic Bhukara.