Hugo Sato Gardiner, Head chef, Okku Hugo Sato Gardiner, Head chef, Okku

10 Hugo Sato Gardiner, Head chef,
Okku

OKKU’s corporate chef is a man who comes highly recommended: his creations have won over big names including Ed Norton, Denzel Washington and Benicio Del Torro.

As his career blossomed, Gardiner worked in high profile East and West coast eateries in the US before joining OKKU co-founder Markus Thesleff on his team at Pangaea in Marbella and London in 2001, then OKKU Dubai, where he’s been recognised as ‘Chef of the Year’ at the Caterer Middle East Awards 2011.

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