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    James Beard Award winner

    Rabii Saber

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    James Beard Award winner
    Portrait of Rabii Saber

    Portrait of Rabii Saber

    i. Biography

    Rabii Saber’s work sits in the pastry discipline where control matters as much as range: training at ITHT in Sale, Morocco, then service across Morocco, Spain, the United States, and Hawaii, and now a post at one of Central Florida’s most polished resort kitchens. In Lake Buena Vista, Florida, he serves as Executive Pastry Chef at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort, where the sweet course is handled with precision, restraint, and enough imagination to stay useful.

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    Coming Up

    At ITHT in Sale, Morocco, Rabii Saber earned a Diploma in Hostelry Technique, Culinary Arts, the kind of foundation that sets a pastry career on technique rather than ornament. From there, executive pastry roles in Rabat, Tangier, Madrid, White Sulpher Springs, Nevada, and Hawaii gave his work a broad working range, with each kitchen adding another context for the same core craft. In 2010, Rabii Saber took on the role of Executive Pastry Chef at Four Seasons Resorts Lanai, where the ingredient set required a practical kind of inventiveness.

    His own words make the trade clear: “There was a huge selection of exotic ingredients to work with in Lana’i, but I had to be very creative to put it to good use.” The point is not abundance alone, but how a pastry chef translates it into structure, balance, and service. That approach now carries through Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, where his pastry program draws on work across continents and on the discipline that turns variety into consistency.

    Where They Are Now

    Rabii Saber now serves as Executive Pastry Chef at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Pastry is his specialty, and the path to that position runs through executive pastry roles across Morocco, Spain, West Virginia, Nevada, and Hawaii. Read together, those postings show a chef built for different kitchens, with technique and adaptability doing the heavy lifting.

    Signature

    Rabii Saber’s signature dishes include Curtain Rise, a name that signals anticipation and reveal, and the kind of controlled drama that pastry can carry without overstatement.

    In Their Words “There was a huge selection of exotic ingredients to work with in Lana’i, but I had to be very creative to put it to good use.”

    Honors

    Rabii Saber’s honors include Outstanding Pastry Chef Semifinalist (2019).

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    FAQ

    Asked of Rabii

    • What is Rabii Saber's current role?

      As of 2026, Rabii Saber is Executive Pastry Chef.

    • Where did Rabii Saber train or study?

      Rabii Saber trained at ITHT, Sale, Morocco.

    • What recognition has Rabii Saber received?

      Outstanding Pastry Chef Semifinalist (2019).

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