UROSH MITRASINOVIC 21 GRAMS
Urosh Mitrasinovic’s love for food began with his passion for experimentation at a young age. Family gathering around a table for all meals, no restaurant outings, just the inspiration around him. He particularly liked the Sunday lunches at his grandmother’s house – which forever will be his favourite. At 21, Urosh took a trip to the US to work at a small Mexican place on Cape Cod. All it took was one rush hour and he was hooked on to cooking. Returning to Serbia, he began cooking around the country and exploring his love of the diverse local ingredients, dishes and cultures that make his homeland unique. In 2017, one injuryfated break landed him an opportunity, making his way to Dubai as a head chef of 21 Grams. 21 Grams is a family-style, homegrown, neighbourhood bistro that brings an honest yet daring Balkan soul food inspired by the diverse ethnicities, cultures and cuisines of the Balkan Peninsula. With freshly sourced ingredients, Urosh executes traditional and family recipes where he tells a story starting from an amuse-bouche to the dessert, he combines emotions and techniques and strives that each dish satisfies at least two of three conditions: memory, texture, and surprise.
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