Lucas Leonardi Varin Joins Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan Villas as Executive Chef

The Anantara Rasananda Koh Phangan Villas has appointed Lucas Leonardi Varin as Executive Chef.

Brazilian born and hailing from Sao Paulo, Lucas has over a decade of culinary experience working in France, the Caribbean, Luxembourg, Australia, Japan, Maldives and Thailand.

Lucas started his career at the age of twenty-two in France at the renowned Relais & Châteaux Cazaudehore hotel in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and later at the famous Lucas Carlton 2-star Michelin restaurant in Paris under the guidance of Chef Alain Senderens.

After stints in Corsica, the Caribbean and Australia, Lucas moved to Thailand as Executive Chef of the Kanda Residences in Koh Samui. After almost two years there, he moved to Maldives to work with Amilla Fushi and then Lux Resorts & Hotels.

Lucas has cooked for some of the world’s best-known celebrities including singers Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Noel Gallagher and Rita Ora along with actors including Oscar winner Adrian Brody, Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevigne.

“I have had a passion for cooking since I was a little boy, my mother and grand-mother passed down their love of cooking to me,” said Chef Lucas. “Visiting over forty countries gave me the opportunity to learn different techniques, discover new ingredients and dishes as well as speak different languages. When I moved to Thailand in 2015, it was my dream to learn the secrets of Thai herbs, spices and intense flavours. I’ve also learned to speak Thai, one of the most positive points of my journey in the Land of Smiles.”

Lucas speaks fluent Portuguese and French as well as Spanish, English and Thai.

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