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Christmas Special on Food, Hospitality, and What Really Mattered This Year (E147)
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- The Chef JKP Podcast
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- Dec 25, 2025
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Summary
Send us Fan Mail Season 11 closes with the annual festive conversation that has become a tradition on the Chef JKP Podcast. In this Christmas special, Chef JKP welcomes back two of MENA region's most respected food writers, Courtney Brandt and Liam Collins, for an unfiltered year-end conversation on everything that shaped hospitality, dining, and food culture in 2025. From Michelin milestones and major restaurant openings to media responsibility, service standards, awards fatigue, and the r...