Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Chef JKP Podcast, Stasha shares her journey from Serbia to the UAE and her vision of serving modern Balkan cuisine. She opens up about the challenges she faced in the hospitality industry and how she turned strangers into friends at her restaurant. Stasha also shares his experience with previous head chefs and the e ... Show More
Apr 23
What a Life in Storytelling Really Looks Like | Keith Dallison
Send us Fan MailThis episode of the Chef JKP Podcast steps outside the kitchen and into the world of storytelling, with actor, voiceover artist, and video editor Keith Dallison, for a conversation about craft, creativity, and what it really takes to bring stories to life.Chef Jam ... Show More
1h 47m
Apr 16
He Started Cooking In His 40s And Reached The Top Of Fine Dining
Send us Fan MailThis episode of the Chef JKP Podcast features Chef Alvin Leung, better known around the world as The Demon Chef, for a conversation about reinvention, ambition, creativity, and the unconventional road that took him from engineering into the highest levels of globa ... Show More
1h 9m
Apr 9
The Chef Who Said No To Engineering And Built An Empire Instead
Send us Fan MailThis episode of the Chef JKP Podcast features Saradhi Dakara, chef and co-founder of Stellar Society, for a conversation about food, identity, entrepreneurship, and what it truly takes to build something of your own from the ground up.Chef James Knight-Paccheco si ... Show More
1h 58m
Mar 2022
Good Food, Good Life | Legendary Chefs Take the Mic
<p>Ever hear the phrase, “food is life?” Well, it rings true in so many ways. It’s not just about nutrition, it’s about love, it’s about your relationship with each other, with family, friends, the environment and beyond. It’s above service, joy, connection, sacrifice, salvation, ... Show More
1h 23m
Apr 2022
“I’m half woman, half to-do list!” Stasha Toncev on her improbable journey from Belgrade to Dubai and what it took to launch Balkan bistro 21 Grams
This week we sit with Stasha Toncev, founder of Dubai’s award-winning Balkan bistro, 21 Grams. Hailed in the media, Stasha’s restaurant was praised as “charming” and “brain melting” by The Financial Times supplement, How To Spend It, and Bill Addison, the Los Angeles Times’ celeb ... Show More
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