From a small town in Chittagong to London's finest kitchens, Arfatul Islam is a Head Chef, published author, and culinary anthropologist. Having cooked at the Gordon Ramsay Group and with Jean-Christophe Novelli, he now leads Qima Cafe — the UK's first Tree-to-Cup café. Vice-President of the Chefs Federation of Bangladesh — a 25,000-strong network — and Craft Guild of Chefs member, he has mentored 10,000+ chefs while pioneering research into Bangladesh's erased culinary heritage.