Chefs

A rising star in the food world, British-born Omani-Zanzibari chef Dina Macki explores the unique foodscape of Oman in the first Omani cookbook written by an Omani person. The proposal for this, her debut cookbook Bahari, won the prestigious Jane Grigson Trust Award for New Food and Drink Writers 2023. Dina is a chef, recipe developer, food writer, and presenter. She has quickly garnered over 52k followers on Instagram and works with British and international brands across socials and TV to present and develop recipes, including Waitrose, Tesco’s, Cuisinart, Middle East Eye, Vita Coco, and Tastemade. She has written for gal-dem magazine, Pit magazine, BBC Good Food magazine, and appeared on Channel 4 Sunday Brunch.