Waterfront Cebu introduces Executive Pastry Chef

CEBU, Philippines - Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino is pleased to welcome Schihab Ahmed as Executive Pastry Chef.

Fondly known as Chef Adam, the 32-year-old Maldivian joins the legendary business and conventions hotel with an impressive slate of accomplishments that stretches over 10 years and 3 continents.

Educated in France, Chef Adam gained entrée into the competitively prolific world of food creation as Chef Patisserie at the Condé Nast Traveller’s luxury resort in Maldives. Working his way up the hospitality chain, Chef Adam enriched his work experience with employments at venerated hotels like the Waldorf Astoria Maldives, The Ritz Carlton Doha, the Four Seasons Hotel in Maldives, and Dusit Thani in Cairo.

An avid traveler and an advocate of continuous learning for enhanced success, Chef Adam looks forward to acquiring his Master’s Degree in International Management from the University of Liverpool, a feat he has been aiming for since childhood.

Chef Adam’s enthusiasm for new experiences has taken him to over 30 countries, exchanging his double-breasted jacket for a backpack and trekking bootsto venture outdoors for days on end.

Dynamic and innovative, Chef Adam’s contagious energy has been an exhilarating force in the reinvention of the city hotel’s pastry offerings. His wickedly delicious macarons have made quite an impression on Cebu’s sweet-toothed market since their debut at Madeleine in April 2013.

Sample Chef Adam’s delightfully saccharine treats at Madeleine, located at the Gourmet Walk of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. For inquiries and reservations, please call 232-6888 Local 8629. (FREEMAN)