Director of Food & Beverage Dinesh Jayasanka at Anantara Veli

Executive Pastry Chef Soufiane Ait Boumallassa

With more than 17 years of professional pastry-making experience, with a background in several notable patisseries in France and Germany, Soufiane has been our executive pastry chef for all three resorts in the lagoon since February 2018. Before relocating to the Maldives, Soufiane supervised operations across three Sri Lanka Minor resorts, inventing the dessert menus for all three of their five-starred restaurants - in addition to an impressive array of special event and banquet menus. He began his culinary career in leading hotel brands Kenzi Hotels & Sofitel Hotels and Resorts in his home country of Morocco, after receiving his diploma in professional culinary arts in France.