Max Raide and his vision
Max Raide co-founded Casa Las Cujas with his brothers Juan Pablo and Domingo, turning a beach kitchen in Cachagua into one of Chile’s best-known seafood restaurants, now also in Vitacura, Santiago. His role is as much about direction as it is about ingredients: pushing for a menu that stays close to the coast, respects seasonality, and introduces diners to the breadth of Chile’s seafood, including species that rarely make it onto restaurant menus. He speaks about beach cuisine as a way to honour the coast and the people who work it, through simple, high-quality food.