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Jan 2023
30m 32s

Slow and Steady, with Chef Faisal Naser

Amaeya Media
About this episode
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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