The Chef JKP Podcast

Why Getting Rejected By A Restaurant Changed Everything | Lidija Abu Ghazaleh

September 17, 2026·1h 43m
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Send us Fan Mail How does one birthday cake turn into a career bringing food, fashion and Dubai’s chefs together? Lidija Abu Ghazaleh shares how her Serbian upbringing in Montreal shaped her love for cooking, why she chose a different path after modelling, and how hosting dinners in Dubai eventually led to a catering business. She takes Chef JKP through the early days of Lydia’s Kitchen, including a rejected request to film at COYA that eventually opened the door to chef collaborations. The...

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