Kumi King

Passionate about Japanese cooking. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others and also learning new culinary skills and techniques. I’m focused and practice mindfulness in the kitchen.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Kumi is a lifelong learner and extremely adaptable. From her Hospitality Degree in Switzerland to her years in Luxury goods, Kumi thrives in and adds to capable high-performance teams. She has also developed a passion for teaching and the Covid years saw her teach over a 1000 students in a variety of Japanese Classic recipes. More recently, Kumi has completed a double Advanced Diploma in Patisserie and Cookery from a renowned Culinary Institution in Dubai. Her next steps will be to apply this experience and knowledge in a top Restaurant. Watch this space.

Experience

  • Asdistant Instructor Chef at ICCA - International Centre for Culinary Arts (Dubai & Abu Dhabi)
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    I am responsible for assisting Chef Instructors during their practical classes and ensuring the smooth date to day operations. I am also involved in production of pastries and bread items for any events and special classes which are organized at ICCA.

  • Commis 1 Chef at Hilton Hotels & Resorts
    Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 · 4 mos

  • AVATARA Internship Trainee at Passion F & B
    Oct 2022 - Nov 2022 · 2 mos

    Intensive internship at Avatara restaurant. Dubai’s Michelin-selected, first all-vegetarian, degustation fine dining experience.

  • Chef instructor at Cozymeal, Inc.
    Oct 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Organizing and conducting online Japanese cooking classes. The main responsibilities included creating class content, texts for the students, recipe creation and testing, class delivery and answering any questions participants may have about Japanese cuisine. Up to 50 international customers per class. More than 1000 customers in a year of content delivery.