DUBAI: Chef Claudio Cardoso traces his path to becoming a chef back to his childhood.
“I come from a background of a family in hospitality,” he tells Arab News. Born in South Africa to a Mozambican mother, with Portuguese roots on both sides, Cardoso grew up immersed in the world of food.
“My family in Portugal were pretty much in the industry. So I was always at bakeries and vineyards. My great grandmother was a chef. My grandmother was a chef and a baker,” he adds.
Cardoso was director of culinary at Saudi Arabia’s Leylaty Group when we spoke to him in June, but has since left the position.
Claudio Cardoso is the director of culinary at Saudi Arabia’s Leylaty Group. (Supplied)
