Over the years, Chef Zakia has let her remarkable imagination run free while drawing inspiration from leading chefs' works, through collaborations and culinary encounters with Michelin-starred chefs such as the Pourcel brothers. Chef Zakia, the artist… Chef Zakia has clung to the dishes of her childhood, studying them deeply and imbuing them with much of herself. She takes traditional Moroccan recipes as her foundation, which she has completely revamped by merging flavors and spices from both near and far, creating new and unlikely taste sensations with studied madness.
Perfect masterpieces from a born artist. Chef Zakia; Achievements & Awards Chef Zakia, one of the icons of Moroccan gastronomy revisited, has made quite a name for herself: References - Currently behind the stoves of the splendid MALAK Emeraude restaurant in Marrakech - Participation in the culinary and folk arts festival at Imperial Palace Annecy in 2008-2009-2010. - Representing Morocco at the Red by Marrakech festival 2010 in PARIS, LONDON, AND NEW YORK. - Menu creation at Potel et Chabot lab in PARIS. - Preparing and presenting a dinner for 600 people in London at the Red by Marrakech festival - Opening several restaurants in Morocco and abroad: Bab Dar in Brussels, Le Marrakchi in Nantes, Groupe Al Omrane in Dubai… - Partnership with La Tanjia restaurant in Paris - Jury member at MasterChef France 2012, and Crem'AI 2012 in Morocco. Filming various culinary shows in Morocco, France (TF1 AND TV5), Belgium, and Dubai. - Gold medal at the Dubai world hospitality championship. - Gala dinner in ABUDAHBI (inauguration of the Moroccan Tourism Office) - Participation in ABUDAHBI's international salon of Moroccan traditions as a head chef (show cooking) under the high patronage of his majesty Mohammed 6.
