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Chef Daniela Damasceno
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Daniela Damasceno is Executive Chef at Restaurant Awasi Santa Catarina in Governador Celso Ramos, Brazil, where her work now defines the restaurant’s gastronomic identity through a coastal register and measured control.
Where They Are Now
A training path that moved between Univali (Universidade do Vale do Itajaí), Escuela de Cucina y Hostelería in San Sebastián, and Bologna, Italy gave Chef Daniela Damasceno a cross-current of classroom structure, hospitality training, and regional culinary exposure. The sequence matters: this is the kind of formation that builds range without losing discipline. Auxiliar de cozinha at Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort in Governador Celso Ramos, Brazil is where Damasceno learned the daily mechanics that hold a kitchen together. Early service roles are where timing, repetition, and precision become habit, and that foundation is visible in a career built on steady execution. Leadership followed from there. Damasceno now commands the gastronomy of Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort and serves as Executive Chef of Restaurant Awasi Santa Catarina. The work spans oversight and execution: setting standards, maintaining coherence, and making sure flavor, planning, and service stay aligned. The line from Univali (Universidade do Vale do Itajaí) to Escuela de Cucina y Hostelería, San Sebastián, then Bologna, Italy and the kitchens of Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort, reads as stepwise advancement. Education, service, and management sit in sequence here, each one adding another layer to the same craft. At Restaurant Awasi Santa Catarina in Governador Celso Ramos, Brazil, Damasceno’s role carries both authority and accountability. Executive Chef means the point where a kitchen’s standards are held together; her parallel responsibility at Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort places her at the center of the resort’s culinary identity as well.
Honors
None.
Profile updated July 2026
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What is Chef Daniela Damasceno's current role?
As of 2026, Chef Daniela Damasceno is Executive Chef.
Where did Chef Daniela Damasceno train or study?
Chef Daniela Damasceno trained at Univali (Universidade do Vale do Itajaí) and Escuela de Cucina y Hostelería, San Sebastián.
