How did The Moroccan Chef come about?
Using his unique mix of knowledge gained from working in Michelin star restaurants throughout England and his background in Moroccan cuisine, Abdul started The Moroccan Chef as a way to spread his insight and love of cooking. Tom, who has worked in multiple restaurants across London for half a decade, met Abdul while working together as chefs in Mayfair and they decided to switch their focus to the more personal and more real side of Moroccan cuisine and so began offering classes to people in private settings.
We’ve discovered that we can share our love of good food with people who may have found it too daunting or too different to even know how to start cooking it themselves. It’s a great joy to teach people the confidence and skill needed to create their own dishes with ease, which they can work into their weekly meals.
What do you think families get most out of The Moroccan Chef’s classes?
What we’ve seen from the families who have taken our classes is that they not only get to develop new skills and learn how to cook in a whole different way; they get to share a great experience with their family and friends while doing so. We offer our classes and catering anywhere from people’s own homes to schools and in our kitchen. Meaning no matter your needs, you can have a fun and exciting experience with your friends and family while learning to cook delicious, nutritious and affordable meals for yourself and your loved ones.
How does it help make family life easier?
We believe everyone should be able to cook. Taking our classes will give you the confidence and skills to make new dishes at home which are easy, tasty and fun, never again being stuck for ideas, while also teaching children basic skills to get them started on their culinary journey.
What is next for The Moroccan Chef?
While we will be continuing our stall in the Barnes market every Saturday and our Chiswick market every Sunday, we’re introducing a new line of sauces and spices for people to enjoy at home. Using our connections with rural farming communes in Morocco we can source harder to find ingredients like argan oil at a very reasonable price so we can provide traditional products like amlou which are near impossible to find at a good price in England.