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Anthony Bourdain taught me to look beyond the food on my table.

Photographs by William Mebane for The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/13/anthony-bourdains-moveable-feast)   "Anthony Bourdain was the first inspiration in my foodie life to quit commercial top-10 restaurant lists, venture off the beaten path...
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Black Lives Matter through food - 5 soul food you must know

Black Lives Matter through food - 5 soul food you must know

Two days ago, we shared a Google map of black-owned restaurants with just 5 cities in the US. That list now covers restaurants in 20+ cities worldwide (link in bio)!...
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Black-Owned Restaurant Map 🗺️

Black-Owned Restaurant Map 🗺️

As a company whose mission is to inspire cultural mindfulness and enrichment through food, we’re saddened by the racial injustices that have resurfaced across America this past week. We’re doing a couple of things to show that we stand by #blacklivesmatter and ask that you join us.
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Mamakoo is 1-year-old today

Mamakoo is 1-year-old today

We still vividly remember staying up all night preparing for our launch event at TechDay 2019, the largest startup event in the US. We were furiously adding more content, fixing bugs and praying that Apple would please approve the app in time. We went live on the AppStore at 4:20am and it has been a blur ever since!
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Mamakoo remedy for the blues

Mamakoo remedy for the blues

Hope you’re staying safe wherever you are in the world. Many of us have been in lockdown for weeks by now. We miss seeing family & friends. We’ve exhausted Netflix. Securing a delivery slot for online groceries is like playing whac-a-mole. We’re with you. So here are a couple of Mamakoo remedies that might make your life just a little bit brighter during these difficult times. 

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How it all began

How it all began

Hello, Mamakoo community around the world! My name is Irene. 👋 I grew up in sunny Los Angeles and was fortunate to have lived in New York, Seoul and Hong Kong for work. In 2016, I had a near-death experience. I thought to myself: Shoot, if I don't wake up after this operation, I would regret not having traveled around the world. By January 2017, I was fully recovered and set out solo. 
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