Master Chef & Owner – Fathiya Ismail
Fathiya Ismail is a Le Cordon Bleu certified chef and a YouTube sensation known for exquisite food creations and Zanzibar foods. Her YouTube channel (Aroma of Zanzibar) has a huge following with a reward plaque from YouTube for having a very high volume of subscribers. She is also an Artisan Chocolatier making chocolates from scratch, the quality only appreciated by a few who really know what chocolate quality is.
On a side note, Chef Fathiya was the very first Tanzanian/Zanzibari YouTuber to create cooking video content in both English & Swahili. She probably is still the only one, with others having stemmed up later from Kenya, the UK, etc.
Since she was not in it to become a superstar, she did not register her trade name (Aroma of Zanzibar), today several Restaurants have opened with that name and using her recipes. Of course, this is an honor, with the exception to the fact that none of them either give credit to her or even ask or mention to her their intentions nor does any of them give thanks. So if you are in some country and you see an Aroma of Zanzibar restaurant, you can be sure it is not hers. Should she open one, then she would publicize it on all her social media channels.
So in short, Ms. Fathiya is a Chef, Chocolatier, YouTube sensation, and entrepreneur.
The Sweet Suite is another extension that she is confident will bring class pastries and beverages to add to a few quality eatery places in Oman.
She is joined by Johnson, who is a Master Barista sought after for his skills and knowledge. Johnson has tutored many Baristas in Oman and abroad and is held to high esteem in Barista Communities both in Oman and abroad.
Her assistant chef and barista is a student of Johnson. She is a fast learner, hard worker and produces masterwork as mentored by Chef Fathiya Ismail.