Chef
Hugo Araújo
Executive Chef, Solar dos Presuntos
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Portrait of Hugo Araújo
i. Biography
Hugo Araújo is the executive chef at Solar dos Presuntos in Lisbon, where he has led the kitchen since June 2021 and helped oversee the restaurant’s post-renovation relaunch with a larger dining room and updated culinary operations. A 2024 report says he is Lisbon-born, grew up in Trás-os-Montes, studied hotel management at the Estoril hospitality school, and worked in Angola before returning to Portugal.
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