Life Style: Recipes for success: Chef Marcus Routbard offers advice, a tasty short-rib recipe

DUBAI: Even as a child, Marcus Routbard was determined to be a chef. Born and raised in Canada, the cluster executive chef at The Warner Bros. Abu Dhabi Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton Brand and DoubleTree by Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island Residences, spent much of his childhood in the kitchen, discovering the flavors of Cantonese cuisine through his mother and European cuisine from his father. He quickly developed a passion for cooking.