Several thousand people have come to the tent for suhoor so far this Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
Chef Yahia Al Mustafa and his Ramadan tent team prepare a range of regional delicacies for guests to the Emirates Palace suhoor tent. Victor Besa / The National
Running from 10pm until 2am, the team are under pressure to get things right in difficult circumstances. Victor Besa / The National
Chef Al Mustafa makes sure his Ramadan tent team maintain the high standards expected from a luxury hotel spread. Victor Besa / The National
Chefs are recruited from Egypt to make fatayer. They whirl thin pieces of dough into the air and fold them with cheese and salt before they hit the oven and are then shipped out to guests. Victor Besa / The National
Mixed grills and steaming rice. Victor Besa / The National
Guests enjoy suhoor at a tent at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Victor Besa/The National
There are dozens of cooking and cleaning stations, with streams of servers ferrying food in and out. Victor Besa / The National
Mr Al Mustafa is fasting and his team starts work at 5pm, chopping vegetables and preparing marinades. Victor Besa / The National
Several thousand people have come to the tent for suhoor so far this Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
Chef Yahia Al Mustafa and his Ramadan tent team prepare a range of regional delicacies for guests to the Emirates Palace suhoor tent. Victor Besa / The National
Running from 10pm until 2am, the team are under pressure to get things right in difficult circumstances. Victor Besa / The National
Chef Al Mustafa makes sure his Ramadan tent team maintain the high standards expected from a luxury hotel spread. Victor Besa / The National
Chefs are recruited from Egypt to make fatayer. They whirl thin pieces of dough into the air and fold them with cheese and salt before they hit the oven and are then shipped out to guests. Victor Besa / The National
Mixed grills and steaming rice. Victor Besa / The National
Guests enjoy suhoor at a tent at the Emirates Palace Hotel. Victor Besa/The National
There are dozens of cooking and cleaning stations, with streams of servers ferrying food in and out. Victor Besa / The National
Mr Al Mustafa is fasting and his team starts work at 5pm, chopping vegetables and preparing marinades. Victor Besa / The National
Several thousand people have come to the tent for suhoor so far this Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
Midnight at the Emirates Palace Ramadan tent suhoor kitchen
Thousands have attended suhoor at the luxury hotel so far this year, with a range of regional favourites being prepared under the watchful eye of chef Yahia Al Mustafa