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Chef Saradhi Dakara discusses his journey from a small town in India to building a culinary empire.

Send us Fan Mail This 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 sits down with Saradhi to trace a journey that began in a small town in Andhra Pradesh, wound through some of Dubai's most high-profile hotel kitchens, and ultimately led to the founding of Oria and a bold new chapte...

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Host: Chef James Knight-Paccheco

Guest: Saradhi Dakara

Topics covered

• food
• identity
• entrepreneurship
• career journey
• cooking
• restaurant industry

Keywords

• chef
• entrepreneur
• Stellar Society
• Oria
• Dubai kitchens
• food identity
• career change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stellar Society, Oria

Places: Andhra Pradesh, Dubai

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