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By Margaux Devereaux, the Dining Room desk2h agoGermany2 min read
“Chef of the Year” from Namibia: In Germany she has to start over as an apprentice

“Chef of the Year” from Namibia: In Germany she has to start over as an apprentice

Elizabeth Isai reaches for a baguette, adds lettuce, chicken, and sauce, pushes it aside, and picks up the next one. This is her current task in the à la carte kitchen of the Hotel Baltic in Zinnowitz. The 25-year-old has been working here as a first-year apprentice for just a few days.

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“Chef of the Year” from Namibia: In Germany she has to start over as an apprentice.

She has competed in competitions in Dubai, Sharjah, and Wales. In Zinnowitz, Elizabeth Isai is starting again as an apprentice – because of a missing piece of paperwork.

Elizabeth Isai waited almost two years. Now the internationally acclaimed chef is working on Usedom – as a trainee.

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