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Founder · Chef · Operator

Tunji Oladipo.

Marco Pierre White in London, then Dubai five-star hotels, then Chef Director of Mamo Michelangelo’s expansion — Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha, Kraków, Antibes and MamoLiti. Twenty years as a chef and operator.

What a session is for

  • Reading your numbers — the part the Health Check will not do.
  • A site, a lease or a concept you are about to commit to.
  • Kitchen design and the food-cost model behind it.
  • An opening: critical path, team, soft launch.
  • A competitive audit of the market you are entering.

The record

Twenty-five years of openings.

A career-long focus on the consistency of guest experience: engineering financial feasibility and tailored design into the foundation of every concept, then curating teams to bring projects to life. Specialisms: kitchen design and food-cost engineering, brand creation, food product R&D, opening operations and post-launch optimisation.

  1. Mamo Michelangelo — Riyadh

    Opened 2020. Recreated an iconic South-of-France restaurant, now ranked among the best in Saudi Arabia. Chef Director for the expansion to Jeddah, Doha, Kraków and Antibes.

  2. Bateaux Dubai

    Culinary operations 2004–2010. Number one restaurant in Dubai on TripAdvisor.

  3. Sugar Reef & Red Cube — London

    Sous chef on the opening team under Marco Pierre White and Gary Hollihead.

  4. Gaucho Grill — Hampstead

    Head chef. Designed the kitchen for the unit that started the group’s UK expansion.

  5. Fujairah Palace — UAE

    Cattle, dairy and dry-ageing facility development; bespoke food R&D from bread to vegan menu programmes.

Ways to work together

Three formats. Plain prices.

Consultation session

Rate to be confirmed

Quoted in AED before you pay. Nothing is charged until the rate is confirmed on the booking page.

Thirty-minute slots, up to 4 per booking. 16:00–20:30 Riyadh, closed Fridays. At least 2 days’ notice. Video call.

Book

Plan review

SAR 4,500

Ninety minutes on your numbers.

You send the plan or the model ahead. Tunji reads it before the call and spends the ninety minutes on what it says and what it is missing.

Request

Opening and competitive work

Scoped

Proposal after a first conversation.

Competitive analysis, pre-opening support, kitchen and equipment input, recruitment and training, soft launch. Scoped and priced for the project.

Start a conversation

Product prices are quoted in SAR for Saudi customers. Consultation is invoiced by Tunji FZE in the UAE and quoted in AED. Whether UAE VAT applies depends on where your business is; the booking page asks before it prices.

Book a session

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