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7 Cities You Can Travel Now Without Quarantine (Updated May 2022)

Where can I travel without quarantine or COVID restrictions? Summer is around the corner and COVID restrictions are loosening up, which means our itch for travel cannot wait anymore. Mamakoo team put together a quick table below for any restrictions in our destinations.  Source: Sherpa, Embassy websites Start planning your trip to 7 culinary destinations around the world with our food guides designed for travelers.Paris · London · New York City ·  Seoul · San Sebastián · Mexico City · Napa Valley & San Francisco.  Open Mamakoo  

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Dig In: The Woman Who Proved Gordon Ramsay Wrong

Meet one of the newest chefs who added another Michelin star on top of the two she already had for a four-year-old restaurant in London. While there are only a handful number of female chefs in the fine dining scene, Chef Clare Smyth and her passion for culinary art shattered the glass ceiling in January 2021.Chef Smyth, who started cooking at the age of 16, is living proof of sexism behind the kitchen counter.During her interview with The Guardian, she shared a reminiscence of when she first took off her journey in tough, heavily testosterone-driven kitchens. Even Chef Gordon Ramsay, who later made Chef Smyth the head chef of his flagship, told her she won't last a week. After her...

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Bienvenue en France: A Love Letter To My First Meal in Paris

    "This was my first proper French home-style meal I had after moving to Paris. When the barkeep offered me a glass of wine while waiting for a table, I was so scared because of all those horror stories I’d heard about a stranger offering me a drink in Europe, so I just said "no merci". Shortly after, the manager offered me a seat at the bar (making room for me by pushing one of their regulars to the side) and gave me a glass of wine with house-cured olives. That was when I realized they were simply being nice to me because despite my broken French, I still tried to speak to them, and unlike other Parisians, I...

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Dig In: Pujol [Mexico City]

  As the Netflix series "Chef's Table" portrays his journey through European culinary techniques to finally arrive back in the core of authentic Mexican food, you can experience how Chef Olvera celebrates his own definition of the beauty of Mexican cuisine in his restaurant in Mexico City, Pujol.   Find more restaurants featured in the series by searching "Chef's Table" in Mamakoo.𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘰 - 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺2021, MamakooPhoto: Pujol (@pujolrestaurant), Chef Enrique Olvera (@enriqueolveraf)Happy eating!

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Today I'm Grateful for... 🧡

Hello Everyone. It's Irene here. 👋 Saying 2020 has been a testing year would be a gross understatement. Running a startup in the food/travel space and watching NYC and then the world shut down before my eyes were not exactly encouraging.But I was able to make the most of it because I had my health, and this Thanksgiving I’m especially grateful for the health of family and friends. (Never mind for now I’m looking ghostly pale from staying indoors so much.)🍽️️ I’m grateful I got to check out some new restaurants in my area and support some of my favorites. Being part, albeit small, of one of the most dynamic hospitality communities in the world, I’m inspired by many chefs, restaurateurs...

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