# What MENA 50 Best 2026 really feels like inside Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi (E152)

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Podcast: [The Chef JKP Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chef-jkp-podcast-1251632)
Published: 2026-02-10T13:00:00+00:00
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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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