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NDTV
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
This Dubai Restaurant Is Going To Be Led By An AI Chef Named "Aiman"
In September this year, downtown Dubai is set to welcome WOOHOO, a trailblazing AI-powered restaurant. It has made headlines already for being the world's first restaurant to be fully conceptualised by an artificial intelligence chef. This unique kitchen leader has been named Aiman (a combination of the words "AI" and "man"). While human chefs go through rigorous training, Aiman has been put through rigorous culinary programming focused on global cuisines, food science, and molecular gastronomy. To be clear, Aiman is not actually going to wield a pan or saute ingredients. Rather, its job is to come up with ideas, deconstruct dishes into data points, and craft recipes that push boundaries. Human chefs handle the execution, but Aiman writes the playbook. Also Read: Who (Or What) Is Chef Aiman? Chef Aiman is an AI-powered culinary intelligence system created by Gastronaut, a tech-food company. It's designed to be like a chef's mind, not hands. It will offer original dish ideas, techniques, and plating concepts based on a deep training in food data. Chef Aiman already has a social media page. Its Instagram bio reads, "The world's first and only AI chef." The page is full of human-like posts and reels. The AI avatar of this chef shares recipes, snippets from 'podcast' appearances and other updates. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CHEF AIMAN (@ How Does Chef Aiman Work? Chef Aiman uses machine learning to analyse and remix flavour profiles, ingredients, cooking methods, and plating aesthetics. As per its developers, Aiman divides food into categories like sweetness, acidity, umami, texture, and temperature, and reconstructs them into novel recipes. Human chefs execute its vision, taste-test, and give feedback, refining Aiman's understanding in real time. Dubai-based celebrity chef Reif Othman leads the human kitchen team. His crew prepares dishes suggested by Aiman and provides essential human insight. Also Read: More About The World's First Restaurant With An AI Chef WOOHOO is slated to open at a location not far from the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The space is envisioned as a high-tech dining destination with a cyberpunk vibe. AI-assisted cocktail pairings are also expected. AI will be used for the ambience and service, too. Can An AI Chef Truly Help Restaurants? The goal here is to combine human intuition with algorithmic intelligence. "Human cooking will not be replaced, but we believe (Aiman) will elevate the ideas, creativity," said Oytun Cakir, the chief executive of hospitality company Gastronaut, as quoted by Reuters. He added that Aiman can help develop recipes that re-use ingredients often discarded by restaurants, like meat trimmings or fat. Thus, by using the full potential of each ingredient, it aims to promote zero-waste cooking. Gastronaut reportedly plans to license Aiman globally to boost its presence and use. Dubai has long been a land of firsts. With Aiman, it seems it's all set to now it's cook up a new kind of future for gastronomy. What will this mean for human chefs and their human customers? We'll have to wait and see.
Gulf Today
10-07-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
Dubai to debut restaurant operated by AI chef
In Dubai, your dinner might soon come with a side of source code. WOOHOO, a restaurant that bills itself as "dining in the future", is set to open in September in central Dubai, a stone's throw from the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Food at WOOHOO will be assembled by humans, for now, but everything else – from the menu to ambience to service – will be designed by a culinary large-language-model called "Chef Aiman." Aiman – a portmanteau of "AI" and "man" – is trained on decades of food science research, molecular composition data and over a thousand recipes from cooking traditions around the world, said Ahmet Oytun Cakir, one of WOOHOO's founders. While Chef Aiman can't taste, smell or interact with his dishes like a chef normally would, the model works by breaking cuisine down to its component parts like texture, acidity and umami, and reassembling them into unusual flavour and ingredient combinations, according to Aiman's developers. These prototypes are then refined by human cooks who taste the combinations and provide direction, in an effort led by renowned Dubai-based chef Reif Othman. "Their responses to my suggestions help refine my understanding of what works beyond pure data," Aiman explained, in an interview with the interactive AI model. The goal, Aiman's creators say, is not to supplant the human element of cooking but to complement it. "Human cooking will not be replaced, but we believe (Aiman) will elevate the ideas, creativity," said Oytun Cakir, who is also chief executive of hospitality company Gastronaut. Aiman is designed to develop recipes that re-use ingredients often discarded by restaurants, like meat trimmings or fat, he said. Longer term, WOOHOO's founders believe Aiman could be licensed to restaurants across the globe, reducing kitchen waste and improving sustainability. Reuters
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
World's first-ever restaurant operated by AI chef is soon opening in...
A new restaurant named WOOHOO, billing itself as "dining in the future," is set to open in central Dubai this September, near the Burj Khalifa. While humans will assemble the food for now, the restaurant's menu, ambience, and service will be designed by a culinary large-language-model (LLM) called " Chef Aiman ." According to a report by the news agency Reuters, his LLM that gets it name from combining "AI" and "man," has been trained on decades of food science research, molecular composition data, and over a thousand recipes from global cooking traditions, Ahmet Oytun Cakir, a co-founder of WOOHOO claimed. Aiman's developers explain that the model works by deconstructing cuisine into components like texture, acidity, and umami. It then reassembles these elements into unusual flavour and ingredient combinations. These culinary prototypes are subsequently refined by human chefs who taste the combinations and provide further direction, an effort led by Dubai-based chef Reif Othman. In an interview with Reuters, the interactive AI model Aiman explained: 'Their responses to my suggestions help refine my understanding of what works beyond pure data.' What Is Artificial Intelligence? Explained Simply With Real-Life Examples Aiman's creators emphasise that the aim isn't to replace the human touch in cooking, but to enhance and support it. "Human cooking will not be replaced, but we believe (Aiman) will elevate the ideas, creativity," Oytun Cakir, who is also chief executive of hospitality company Gastronaut , said to Reuters. Aiman is built to create recipes that make use of ingredients commonly discarded by restaurants, such as meat trimmings and fat, Cakir explained. Looking ahead, the founders of WOOHOO envision licensing Aiman to restaurants worldwide, aiming to cut down kitchen waste and promote sustainability. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Business Recorder
10-07-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Dubai to debut restaurant operated by an AI chef
DUBAI: In Dubai, your dinner might soon come with a side of source code. WOOHOO, a restaurant that bills itself as 'dining in the future', is set to open in September in central Dubai, a stone's throw from the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Food at WOOHOO will be assembled by humans, for now, but everything else - from the menu to ambience to service - will be designed by a culinary large-language-model called 'Chef Aiman.' Aiman - a portmanteau of 'AI' and 'man' - is trained on decades of food science research, molecular composition data and over a thousand recipes from cooking traditions around the world, said Ahmet Oytun Cakir, one of WOOHOO's founders. While Chef Aiman can't taste, smell or interact with his dishes like a chef normally would, the model works by breaking cuisine down to its component parts like texture, acidity and umami, and reassembling them into unusual flavour and ingredient combinations, according to Aiman's developers. These prototypes are then refined by human cooks who taste the combinations and provide direction, in an effort led by renowned Dubai-based chef Reif Othman. 'Their responses to my suggestions help refine my understanding of what works beyond pure data,' Aiman explained, in an interview with the interactive AI model. The goal, Aiman's creators say, is not to supplant the human element of cooking but to complement it. 'Human cooking will not be replaced, but we believe (Aiman) will elevate the ideas, creativity,' said Oytun Cakir, who is also chief executive of hospitality company Gastronaut. Aiman is designed to develop recipes that re-use ingredients often discarded by restaurants, like meat trimmings or fat, he said. Longer term, WOOHOO's founders believe Aiman could be licensed to restaurants across the globe, reducing kitchen waste and improving sustainability.
