Hatem, a native of Port Said, Egypt, is a self-taught chef with no formal training. He is a man with a mission to bring the cuisine and culture of the greatest civilization the world has ever known to the sophisticated palates of the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1999, Chef Hatem opened Al Masri. Today, Hatem holds a coveted reputation for authenticity while striving to revolutionize modern Egyptian cuisine. Hatem’s recipes create the aromatic character that accents his signature dishes and defines the region of origin. His menu offers a mixture of all the elements that comprise Egyptian cooking. The meat dishes of Cairo, the lovely vegetarian creations of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, and the sophisticated court cuisine of Alexandria to Upper Egypt. “Of course cuisine began in Egypt. We invented the oven in the 18th Dynasty,” he says proudly. Hatem holds a Ph.D. Chef Paul Prudhomme and Chef Hatem El-Sayed Both with great down home cooking!
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