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Oct 13
41m 9s

Marmellata’s Raj Dagstani: “A restaurant...

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This week, co-hosts Tiffany Eslick and Devina Divecha are trekking down to Marmellata in Abu Dhabi to sit down with Raj Dagstani. They trace the origins of Marmellata, from a one-night-a-week pizzeria to its expansion today with two locations, Barbassi and Lucky 2000. 

Raj also shares his vision for moving the industry forward through Marmellata’s team culture, which includes a five-day work week, hiring for character and having the team interview new candidates.

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