Rustam Aliyev – Brand chef. Mr. Aliyev is a highly qualified chef with almost 25 years of experience in restaurant and catering. Experienced chef, very enthusiastic and hardworking.
Likes to cook and arrange food presentations. Very focused, can take control of the kitchen and work well in a team. Has the ability to take initiative and perseverance to achieve results.Over his long professional career Mr. Aliyev worked as the chef in all major restaurants in Ashgabat. He also possesses rich international experience in restaurant business, mainly in GCC (Bahrain, UAE, Yemen). His cuisine portfolio includes Malaysian, European, Turkmen, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Indian and Russian.
Professional experience:
1999 - 2006, Hotel Sheraton Grand Turkmen, Ashgabat – Su-Chef Restaurant
2006 – 2009, Sheraton Hotel, Bahrain – Senior Confectioner
2009 – 2014, Restaurant Déjà Vu, Bahrain – Chef-Confectioner, Chef
2014 – 2015, German bakery, Bahrain – Chef, manager
2015 – 2016, Restaurant Nichols, Bahrain – Su-Chef
2016 – 2017, Restaurant Nomad, Bahrain – Chef, twice the best restaurant in Bahrain 2017-2018, the best new restaurant in the Persian Gulf in 2017
2018 - 2022 Arassa Deniz, Mandarin Restaurant, Chef.
Cuisine expertise:
Malaysian, European, Russian, Turkmen, Arabic, French, Italian, American, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Indian.
Education:
1997 – 1998, Professional Lyceum of the Ministry of Education , Cook - confectioner