Joey ghazlan bio

Commercial developer, serial gastropreneur and all-around tastemaker, Joey Ghazal has dedicated the past 15 years of his life to creating authentic & inspired experiences.

Joey ghazlan bio and wife

His work on wildly popular concepts across two continents, have launched nearly a dozen dining fads and has been crowned the Top Restauranteur in the Middle East 2018 by Caterer Magazine which also recognized him as the 4th Most Powerful Independent Restauranteur in the Middle East in their yearly ‘Power 50’ issue for the impact he has made on the Middle East Dining Scene.

Born in Montreal and raised in Dubai, Joey's love for the restaurant business started at the young age of 18 and has endured for over 20 years. He has worked his way up the ranks from busboy, to waiter, to manager to head of concept development and marketing for the Morentzos Restaurant Group (MRG), a Canadian based restaurant development company that has opened over 80 outlets since 1989.  After leaving MRG in 2010