Michelin-starred chef
Paulo Bastos
- Discipline
- Michelin-starred chef
Portrait of Paulo Bastos
i. Biography
Today At Morimoto Doha, Paulo Bastos works in the register of service that depends on timing, sequence, and control of detail. As Multi-outlet General Manager, he is responsible for keeping a large operation aligned without losing the standard at any one point of contact. His signature is cinnamon roll, a telling marker in a profile shaped by management: one item, handled well, can say as much about discipline as scale does. That perspective is not abstract. The domestic memory he gives is specific to equipment, heat, and repetition: a house in Cotia, in Granja Viana, with kitchen utensils close at hand, a wood-fired oven, and a wood-fired stove. For Paulo Bastos, that setting meant more chances to cook, and the result is a relationship to food grounded in access, habit, and practice rather than ceremony.
In Their Words “ I lived there in Cotia, in Granja Viana, in a house, and I even miss it because in the house I had a lot of kitchen utensils, a wood-fired oven, a wood-fired stove, so I had many more opportunities to cook than here. ”
Career - General Manager, The St. Regis Doha, QA (2025–present) - General Manager, Morimoto Doha - General Manager, Hakkasan Abu Dhabi (2014–2016) - General Manager, Hakkasan Dubai (2016–2017) - General Manager Ling Ling by Hakkasan, Fursetgruppen, Oslo (2017–2019) - Multi-outlet General Manager, Siegelman Investments (2019–2025) Education: ISPA University, Lisbon
Acclaim
The cinnamon roll is the named specialty attached to Paulo Bastos, and it sits neatly against the scale of his management roles. It is a small signature, but that is often how operational discipline shows up: in one item kept consistent, one reference point that can hold its own beside a broader house. The kitchen memory behind that specialty is equally practical. In Cotia, in Granja Viana, the presence of utensils, a wood-fired oven, and a wood-fired stove created room for more frequent cooking. That is the environment that builds familiarity through repetition, and it gives his profile a grounded domestic line without turning it into a myth.
FAQ What is Paulo Bastos's current role? Paulo Bastos is Multi-outlet General Manager. Where did Paulo Bastos train or study? Paulo Bastos trained at ISPA University, Lisbon.
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