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Sep 20
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Meet Chef Hadrien Villedieu: When Food a...

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Chef and co owner of Chez Wam in Dubai, Hadrien approaches a restaurant as much more than what happens on the plate.


In this episode, we explore cooking as an art form, restaurants as storytelling, and how food, interiors, objects, music, service and community come together to create something we remember.


Season 4 of The Design Pod, in collaboration with Tanagra.  https://bit.ly/4yuUFoe

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