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Chef JKP shares insights from the MENA 50 Best Restaurants 2026 event held at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.

Send us Fan Mail Front row at Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026, from a night at Mandarin Oriental Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. There’s a certain kind of tension in the air before the list is revealed. The chefs arrive, the teams gather, the community tightens up, and for a few hours, the region’s hospitality story sits in one room. In this special event episode, Chef JKP speaks to chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and key voices from across the MENA dining scene, captur...

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Host: Chef JKP

Topics covered

• MENA dining scene
• restaurant awards
• hospitality industry
• chef interviews
• culinary events

Keywords

• MENA 50 Best
• Emirates Palace
• Abu Dhabi
• restaurant awards
• culinary community
• hospitality
• chefs
• Mandarin Oriental

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants, Mandarin Oriental

Places: Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

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