Cláudia de Brito

Dubai-based journalist, host, moderator and content creator

episode : 100

On this episode of the High Tea series, Gabriel Ornelas sits down with Cláudia de Brito, Dubai-based journalist, host, moderator and content creator.

Born to Portuguese-Cape Verdean parents in Singapore, raised in Dubai and educated in London, Cláudia’s depth of experience and global perspective has helped her cover hospitality and travel for over a decade. She’s was the Editor of several publications including Caterer Middle East and Hotelier Middle East. In 2021, she was appointed Gulf Academy chair for MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants and is now also a Middle East Academy Chair for World’s 50 Best Restaurants. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Worlds 50 Best Restaurant 2024, Las Vegas

• MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy Chair 

• Champions of Change Award 2023 | Nora Fitzgerald Belahcen of Amal in Marrakech, Morocco

• Dubai’s current culinary scene 

• What defines Middle Eastern hospitality?

• Where her chef friends are eating in Dubai

• Dubai as a culinary destination!

Follow Cláudia on Instagram @claudebrito