Chef Omar Anani is a Palestinian-Egyptian American restaurateur. He is the chef-owner of the James Beard-nominated Saffron De Twah, an award-winning modern Moroccan bistro on the eastside of Detroit. He is a two-time finalist for the James Beard Award for Best Chef - Great Lakes, with nominations in 2022 and 2023. His food truck, The Twisted Mitten, was the first halal food truck in Michigan and has been recognized as one of the best food trucks in the country by USA Today and the Food Network. In 2023, Chef Omar became a Chopped champion after competing on Chopped: All-American Showdown representing the North.

Chef Omar's culinary background includes a degree in culinary arts and experience at fine dining establishments including Michael Symon's Roast and in kitchens across the globe. His food trucks and brick-and-mortar restaurants have featured cuisine from multiple cultures, fusing flavors and textures from all around the world, and include the Fat Panda Kitchen truck, Jekyll and Slide burger joint, and Grill Billies, the first halal barbecue joint in the United States.