For most people in the United Arab Emirates , the holy month of Ramadan is a restful time . But not for Karsten Gottschalk , executive chef at the Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel in Abu Dhabi . His restaurant serves 20,000 meals a day during January -- 600,000 meals through the month . That means preparing more than 600,000 meals throughout the month . By year 's end , 800,000 kilos of food will have been prepared in the UAE .
For most people in the United Arab Emirates , the holy month of Ramadan is a restful time . But not for Karsten Gottschalk , executive chef at the Armed Forces Officers Club & Hotel in Abu Dhabi . His restaurant serves 20,000 meals a day during January -- 600,000 meals through the month . By year 's end , 800,000 kilos of food will have been prepared in the UAE .