"In China, authorities recently announced that it would reopen borders and abandon quarantine after it downgrades its treatment of Covid-19 on January 8 2023 — something chef Xu Jingye of 102 House in Shanghai is particularly looking forward to: "As China gradually opens up, chefs will travel to other countries in search of inspiration and will have more opportunities to interact with the local chefs, generating new sparks in cooking." - Debbie Yong