AI is cooking up something delicious.
WOOHOO, a restaurant opening in central Dubai later in September 2025, has been built on just one principle — “dining in the future,” as the operation’s leaders put it.
Chef Aiman, a large language model (LLM) specifically trained for culinary environments, will take point on developing a menu, deciding ambience and coordinating service at WOOHOO.
Aiman — a clever, if not on-the-nose portmanteau of ‘AI’ and ‘man’ — has been trained with food science principles, culinary technique, and thousands of pre-existing recipes and food traditions from around the world, according to Ahmet Oytun Cakir, one of WOOHOO’s founders.
However, AI-anxious diners need not steer clear — Chef Aiman doesn’t actually do any of the cooking. Instead, it develops new, unique recipes by analyzing flavor profile, texture and seasonality of a wide variety of ingredients.
