Chef Emiliano Bernasconi has joined JAS Hospitality as the new Group Director of Culinary, heading up the teams at Qbara Restaurant, Lounge & Bar and Fümé Neighborhood Eateries as well as all future JAS Hospitality brands.

Chef Emiliano Bernasconi has brings tremendous experience to the role , gained from over 20 years in 5-star hotels worldwide where he contributed a to the success of many internationally renowned restaurants from London to Dubai.

Despite spending time with executive chefs at The Fat Duck and Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, and catering for Arsenal and Chelsea football clubs, Chef Emiliano doesn’t forget what it was like starting out and looks for opportunities to help young and promising cooks, working closely with several culinary schools in Dubai and Italy.

Not one to rest on his laurels, he says he is constantly searching for, or creating, new gastronomic experiences, which can only be good news for Dubai.