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Jan 2023
32m 31s

Slow and Steady, with Chef Faisal Naser

Amaeya Media
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We’re kicking off the year with Chef Faisal Naser. His restaurant, Lento, opened in Abu Dhabi in 2020 and then in Dubai in 2022, which is where co-host Devina Divecha spoke to him about how he got started in the world of food and his musical influences.

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