{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dubai","provider_url":"https:\/\/greatlist.com\/dubai","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/greatlist.com\/dubai\/author\/admin\/","title":"Omkar Walve - Dubai","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wSfqqY6Wyj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greatlist.com\/dubai\/person\/omkar-walve\/\">Omkar Walve<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/greatlist.com\/dubai\/person\/omkar-walve\/embed\/#?secret=wSfqqY6Wyj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abOmkar Walve\u00bb &#8212; Dubai\" data-secret=\"wSfqqY6Wyj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/greatlist.com\/dubai\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/greatlist.com\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chef-omkar-walve-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":2048,"description":"Chef Omkar Walve, born and raised in the vibrant city of Mumbai, discovered his love for cooking from a young age while helping his mother at local food stalls and fairs. His career trajectory took a significant leap in 2017 when he joined the Tr\u00e8sind Group and later emerged as a creative force in Dubai\u2019s all-vegetarian fine-dining restaurant, Avatara. In 2023, he was honoured with the prestigious MICHELIN Guide Dubai Young Chef of the Year award for his pivotal role in crafting Avatara\u2019s 16\u2011course vegetarian tasting menu. Inspired both by the guests he cooks for and the team he works alongside, Omkar is committed to learning, evolving and pushing the boundaries of vegetarian cuisine. This September, he steps into the role of Head Chef at Avatara, ready to lead with innovation, a celebration of heritage and the magic that happens when passion meets talent."}