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CURA at the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon

Ann Abel — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:18:00 +0000

It’s always a challenge for a sous-chef to assume the top spot in a fine dining kitchen, especially when the departing chef has a Michelin star and the charisma of Pedro Pena Bastos. But that’s exactly what Rodolfo Lavrador did when he took over the kitchen at Cura at the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon at the beginning of 2025. And he is doing it well. True to the name Cura—short for the Portuguese curadora, or curatorship—Lavrador is continuing the […]

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Kabuki at the Four Seasons Ritz in Lisbon

Ann Abel — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:04:18 +0000

In Spain, Kabuki is well-known for its Japanese-Mediterranean fusion—the original, in Madrid has a Michelin star. Recently, the brand made its arrival in Lisbon. It landed in an enviable location, in the Galerias do Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon, a subterranean space that had been going unused. In less than a year, Chef Paulo Alves and the team earned a Michelin Star. Although front of house is minimal in design, behind the scenes the attention is on maximum quality. Chef […]

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