PEOPLE
OPERATIONAL MANAGER
Michaela Bulakova
Michaela was born in Slovakia but lived all her adult life in the UK where she gained 9 years of experience working in hotels and restaurants. She moved to Dubai in 2021 on her new venture.
Ever since she came to Dubai, she has worked for Chef Sperxos which is definitely a highlight in her career. She is working closely with the Chef Sperxos, her passion is to communicate with the clients daily but at the same time deal with the team.
CHEF IN CHARGE
Sijo Joseph
Chef Sijo was born in India, he began his culinary journey at a young age in India for 2 years. He moved to UAE and started to work for One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel in 2016 where he met with Chef Sperxos.
The last six years, he is working with Chef Sperxos. Chef Sijo is passionate about creating culinary experiences and new recipes in the kitchen.
PASTRY CHEF IN CHARGE
Gayan Devinda
Chef Gayan is Sri Lankan nationality chef. In his very young age, he moved to UAE for developed his professional carrier as chef in pastry since 2012. He has more than 6 years of experience in 5-star hotel as Metropolitan, Grosvenor house etc. Moved to restaurants saw his passion about cakes, French desserts etc.
He met with Chef Sperxos many years ago in the Food competition and he join the team of chefsperxos in 2022. He loves to use unique ingredients and created different desserts.
CHEF DE PARTIE
Algeline Sicosana
Chef Algeline is a lady chef from Philippines. She started her career in hospitality after she finished the university in 2015 and had experience in a 5-star hotel in Qatar.
She started to work with Chef Sperxos in 2022 as a Cher De Partie. She is always happy when she creates her own dishes and prove the talents to the team.
ASSISTANT CHEF
Samantha Kumara
Chef Samantha comes from Sri Lanka. He started his career straight after school 7 years ago in the hometown. In 2018, he made his decision to come to UAE and continue as a chef in a restaurant.
He is working with Chef Sperxos since 2021 mostly at hot kitchen, he always happy to get a picture of the new creative dishes.
ASSISTANT CHEF
Rijo George
Chef Rijo is from Kerala, India, he studied Hotel Management in 2009 and graduated with Diploma. In 2010 he came to Dubai and started working as a junior chef. Few years later he moved to Muscat, Oman in 2014 where he worked in Bin Zaid International Cafe for 7 years as a chef.
In July 2022 he decided to come back to Dubai where he met with Chef Sperxos and since there he is part of the Chef Sperxos kitchen team. He loves and enjoys every single new recipe he can create.
DEMI CHEF DE PARTIE
Junrie Ostos Ocay (Bam)
Junrie Ostos Ocay best known as “Bam”, a Filipino raised from the beautiful province of Mindanao. At the age of 16, his humble beginnings started in the Entertainment Industry wherein he had played as the Main Man or Band Lead Vocalist from the Philippines until he had reached and gracefully performed in both Bahrain and Dubai UAE.
Until the day came, he decided to change his career from Vocalist (Singer) to Chef Cook. Subsequently as of today, for six beautiful years he had been passionately embracing the life in the Kitchen. Keeping the fire burning, aiming for even higher while learning even bigger and bigger day by day.
ADMIN/ACCOUNT
Shun Lai
Shun is from Monywa, Myanmar. She has 9 years’ working experience at admin & finance department, in her home country. She moved to Dubai in 2022 to growth her carrier and to get international experiences.
She got opportunity to work for Chef Sperxos as an Admin & Accountant. Shun, she loves to play with the numbers since her young age. She will be happier to help you to have the best quotation for your private dining experience.
PEOPLE
I always believed that people are the ultimate force behind every successful endeavor. With that in mind, when I began to create team Sperxos, I looked for the most talented as well as ambitious and hard working chefs from around the globe.
Let’s get to know each one of them. . .
OPERATIONAL MANAGER
Michaela Bulakova
Michaela was born in Slovakia but lived all her adult life in the UK where she gained 9 years of experience working in hotels and restaurants. She moved to Dubai in 2021 on her new venture.
Ever since she came to Dubai, she has worked for Chef Sperxos which is definitely a highlight in her career. She is working closely with the Chef Sperxos, her passion is to communicate with the clients daily but at the same time deal with the team.
CHEF IN CHARGE
Sijo Joseph
Chef Sijo was born in India, he began his culinary journey at a young age in India for 2 years. He moved to UAE and started to work for One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel in 2016 where he met with Chef Sperxos.
The last six years, he is working with Chef Sperxos. Chef Sijo is passionate about creating culinary experiences and new recipes in the kitchen.
PASTRY CHEF IN CHARGE
Gayan Devinda
Chef Gayan is Sri Lankan nationality chef. In his very young age, he moved to UAE for developed his professional carrier as chef in pastry since 2012. He has more than 6 years of experience in 5-star hotel as Metropolitan, Grosvenor house etc. Moved to restaurants saw his passion about cakes, French desserts etc.
He met with Chef Sperxos many years ago in the Food competition and he join the team of chefsperxos in 2022. He loves to use unique ingredients and created different desserts.
CHEF DE PARTIE
Algeline Sicosana
Chef Algeline is a lady chef from Philippines. She started her career in hospitality after she finished the university in 2015 and had experience in a 5-star hotel in Qatar.
She started to work with Chef Sperxos in 2022 as a Cher De Partie. She is always happy when she creates her own dishes and prove the talents to the team.
ASSISTANT CHEF
Samantha Kumara
Chef Samantha comes from Sri Lanka. He started his career straight after school 7 years ago in the hometown. In 2018, he made his decision to come to UAE and continue as a chef in a restaurant.
He is working with Chef Sperxos since 2021 mostly at hot kitchen, he always happy to get a picture of the new creative dishes.
ASSISTANT CHEF
Rijo George
Chef Rijo is from Kerala, India, he studied Hotel Management in 2009 and graduated with Diploma. In 2010 he came to Dubai and started working as a junior chef. Few years later he moved to Muscat, Oman in 2014 where he worked in Bin Zaid International Cafe for 7 years as a chef.
In July 2022 he decided to come back to Dubai where he met with Chef Sperxos and since there he is part of the Chef Sperxos kitchen team. He loves and enjoys every single new recipe he can create.
DEMI CHEF DE PARTIE
Junrie Ostos Ocay (Bam)
Junrie Ostos Ocay best known as “Bam”, a Filipino raised from the beautiful province of Mindanao. At the age of 16, his humble beginnings started in the Entertainment Industry wherein he had played as the Main Man or Band Lead Vocalist from the Philippines until he had reached and gracefully performed in both Bahrain and Dubai UAE.
Until the day came, he decided to change his career from Vocalist (Singer) to Chef Cook. Subsequently as of today, for six beautiful years he had been passionately embracing the life in the Kitchen. Keeping the fire burning, aiming for even higher while learning even bigger and bigger day by day.
ADMIN/ACCOUNT
SHUN LAI
Shun is from Monywa, Myanmar. She has 9 years’ working experience at admin & finance department, in her home country. She moved to Dubai in 2022 to growth her carrier and to get international experiences.
She got opportunity to work for Chef Sperxos as an Admin & Accountant. Shun, she loves to play with the numbers since her young age. She will be happier to help you to have the best quotation for your private dining experience.