Jumeirah Group has appointed Chef Gabi (Gabriele) Kurz as the company’s first ‘Resort Wellbeing’ chef responsible for all healthy dining alternatives for guests at Madinat Jumeirah. In her new role, she will develop ‘wellbeing’ menus that are both wholesome and nutritionally well-balanced for the resort’s signature restaurants, in‑room dining and Conference & Incentives events, as well as being responsible for the entire menu at Talise Spa. Chef Gabi originally joined Madinat Jumeirah in 2007 as Chef de Cuisine and developed the concept for a fine-dining restaurant specialising in wellbeing.