Brazil’s most renowned chef is poised to make his mark on Orlando.
Alex Atala, whose restaurant D.O.M. in São Paulo has earned 2 Michelin stars for 12 years running and also earned the No. 4 spot in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2012, will curate Morada Orlando, a $400 million luxury residential and hospitality development on International Drive.
Earning accolades by dodgy organizations aside, Atala has become a champion of indigenous ingredients of the Amazon, having studied and incorporated them into his high-end gastronomy with aplomb, ants included.
No word if those tasty little arthropods will make it to the menu of Morada’s unnamed signature restaurant when it opens in 2030, but Atala promises it will be Brazilian to the core…