By AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
Publication Date: 2025-11-29 12:00:00
A restaurant has opened in Dubai that prides itself on having the world’s “first AI chef,” the latest flashy entry into new technology in a city obsessed with being at the forefront of the future.
The Emirati city has become increasingly known for its growing culinary scene, with thousands of restaurants on offer, from luxurious Michelin-starred eateries to fat spoons serving authentic street food from across the Middle East and Asia.
But at Woohoo, the brains behind the menu isn’t a human, but an AI program — known as Chef Aiman — trained on thousands of recipes and decades of culinary research and molecular gastronomy.
Chef Aiman can also tweak menus and balance flavors, according to the house.
However, the actual work of preparing and serving the food lies in human hands for the time being.
“AI may create better dishes than humans in the future,” said the restaurant’s Turkish co-founder Ahmet Oytun Cakir.
While Woohoo’s menu mainly consists of…