Meet Tarek
& Ola.

2020. The world stopped. Everyone's inner foodie woke up.

Ola went the polished route, online cooking classes, the whole deal. Tarek went feral: smoking and grilling massive cuts of meat like a man possessed. The kitchen paid the price, so Ola banished him to the garden.

His exile turned into the creation of an outdoor kitchen. The outdoor kitchen turned into Cucina del Sul (Kitchen of Sultani).

Word got out. Friends, family, and chefs started crashing the party. Foodies followed. And what began as a backyard experiment became private intimate dinners and events at home with a slowly growing community of foodies, devouring burgers one week, paellas the next, braais, BBQs, whatever cuisine caught their obsession that month.

Ola and Tarek

The birth
of Cucina.

Those backyard gatherings became the seed of something bigger. Strangers walked in, left as friends, united by great food and company.

Cucina del Sul has since grown into a full-blown culinary experience company: producing large-scale food events, championing homegrown culinary talent, and building a platform where food culture actually thrives (not just gets talked about).

We've hosted thousands of guests, worked alongside world-class chefs, helped turn emerging food concepts into household names that have taken over the city today, and partnered with some of the region's biggest brands and destinations to create unique events that gather people around our favourite thing in the world: food.

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Years in food culture
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Guests through our events

Built on food.
Driven by craft.

Food first

Every decision starts with the food. Not the venue, not the logistics. the culinary experience. That's what makes Cucina events different.

Homegrown heart

We champion the region's culinary talent. the chefs, the food entrepreneurs, the producers who make Dubai's food scene one of the most exciting in the world.

Community over everything

Cucina was born from gathering people together. That spirit runs through everything. from our open-fire festivals to our corporate events and community kitchen sessions.

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