Alila Jabal Akhdar, a luxury resort in Oman, has announced the arrival of Chef Alex Ensor, who will be bringing his culinary skills to the kitchen in Juniper restaurant as its new executive chef.

With over 20 years experience in many reputable establishments across the southern hemisphere in Australia, New Zealand and Jakarta, Chef Alex has made a name for himself in the culinary world with his success and winning an extensive list of awards.

Before arriving at Alila Jabal Akhdar, Chef Ensor started out his career back in 1997 in New Zealand, his home country, working at the Huka Lodge in Taupo and has since travelled and worked through Australia and Jakarta. He continued to build his career at award winning restaurants such as Sydney’s Level 41 (winner of 21 Best Restaurant Awards), Guillaume @ Bennelong (winner of three hats SMH & three stars in Gourmet Traveler) Jakarta’s SHY fine-dining restaurant, Buddha Bar and Alila Jakarta.

Having gained hands on experience at such establishments working for master chefs Guillaume Brahimi and Dietmar Sawyere, Chef Ensor took his developed skills and began on his own path receiving his first Hat Award and feature in Australian Gourmet Pages in his first three months. Chef Alex has over the years maintained his image in the public eye by doing various guest chef dinners around the world and receiving coverage in food magazines and press reviews as well as some TV shows!

“I am thoroughly excited to be starting at Alila Jabal Akhdar Oman. It’s an amazing challenge and I look forward to using the fresh local produce when creating the menus, while maintaining the high standard of cuisine Alila Jabal Akhdar has become famous for” said Chef Ensor. “I am proud to have been a part of Alila for the past two years and I am eager to continue to showcase the values which the Alila brand is known for in Oman and Worldwide.” - TradeArabia News Service