Food & Drink
Meet Hattem Mattar, the world’s first Arab pitmaster
Mon, March 15, 2021
It’s barbecue, but not as you know it. Hattem Mattar has taken community backyard grills and turned them into a culinary movement in Dubai, with The Mattar Farm.
It’s barbecue, but not as you know it. Hattem Mattar has taken community backyard grills and turned them into a culinary movement in Dubai, with The Mattar Farm.
![Hattem Mattar cooking brisket in Dubai](/-/media/gathercontent/article/c/chef-hattem-mattar-interview/media/dtcm-hattem-mattar11.jpg?rev=dcb2d8c6f8004d9aac05fcdd1415c204&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=580&ch=455)
![Hattem Mattar at the home farm with kids in Dubai](/-/media/gathercontent/article/c/chef-hattem-mattar-interview/media/dtcm-hattem-mattar3.jpg?rev=42de68cf61e24465857d293662e6809f&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=580&ch=605)
![Hattem Mattar at the home farm with kids in Dubai](/-/media/gathercontent/article/c/chef-hattem-mattar-interview/media/dtcm-hattem-mattar2.jpg?rev=8d7e5f1a4951497bb3ee7b7c8943ad30&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=580&ch=605)
![Hattem Mattar with baby goat in Dubai](/-/media/gathercontent/article/c/chef-hattem-mattar-interview/media/dtcm-hattem-mattar7.jpg?rev=8334d69450f94956a47a1554b8a3a38a&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=580&ch=455)