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The lost art of hard work — through a german chef’s eyes | Robin Höfer, Germany

In this episode of Culture Mapping, we sit down with Robin Höfer, a German chef (Executive Chef at Kraken, Gault&Millau Future Great nominee, ex-Ossiano) who worked his way up from traditional kitchens in Europe to building his own culinary projects in Dubai.Robin talks about the ...  Show more

An American artist converted to Islam — here’s why | Jaime Brown, USA

In this episode of Culture Mapping, we sit down with Jaime Brown — a mural artist from the US whose life took an unexpected turn after she read the Quran one day and decided to convert to Islam. Before moving to Morocco, Jaime worked in Hollywood — but everything changed when she ...  Show more

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