Interview with Chef Emerson Amelio de Oliveira of Oliveira Kitchen, London

Chef Emerson Amelio de Oliveira was born and raised in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, in the town of Ji-Paraná, and the of State of Rondônia, Porto Velho. He witnessed catastrophic deforestation and shrinking of the planet’s largest carbon capture system year after year, to serve global food production. He was trained in classic European cuisines and traveled the world in search of ideas and concepts, before opening Oliveira Kitchen in London. Chef Emerson strives to create a sustainable kitchen, serving a plant-based menu that doesn’t use gas or coal for cooking.

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