“I found my canvas in Dubai, the perfect place, the perfect spot, the perfect city,” with La Mar Dubai’s Chef Andreé Núñez

About this episode

Chef Andreé Núñez discusses his culinary journey and the fusion of Peruvian and Japanese techniques at La Mar in Dubai.

Co-host Devina Divecha sits down with Chef Andreé Núñez at La Mar by Gastón Acurio at Atlantis The Royal in Dubai. Chef Andreé talks discovering his love for cooking at an early age, and his dream to showcase Peruvian cuisine and its influences at La Mar. He also plates a tiradito, a beautifully-plated dish and brings together Japanese techniques with the power of Peruvian ingredients.

People in this episode

Host: Devina Divecha

Guest: Chef Andreé Núñez

Topics covered

• Peruvian cuisine
• cooking techniques
• culinary arts
• Dubai dining
• chef interviews

Keywords

• Peruvian cuisine
• Chef Andreé Núñez
• La Mar
• Dubai
• culinary techniques
• tiradito
• cooking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: La Mar by Gastón Acurio

Books & works: tiradito

Places: Dubai, Atlantis The Royal

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