# The Chef Who Said No To Engineering And Built An Empire Instead (E157)

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Podcast: [The Chef JKP Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chef-jkp-podcast-1251632)
Published: 2026-04-09T02:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Chef JKP Podcast features Saradhi Dakara, chef and co-founder of Stellar Society, for a conversation about food, identity, entrepreneurship, and what it truly takes to build something of your own from the ground up. Chef James Knight-Paccheco sits down with Saradhi to trace a journey that began in a small town in Andhra Pradesh, wound through some of Dubai's most high-profile hotel kitchens, and ultimately led to the founding of Oria and a bold new chapte...

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