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    Happy International Women's Day!
    marcomexe
    • Mar 4
    • 3 min

    Happy International Women's Day!

    Women should always have equal opportunity in life. At KOTO, women currently make 60% of our intake! We checked in with Huong from Class...
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    Class 38 spills the beans
    marcomexe
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Class 38 spills the beans

    We sat down for a chat with Class 38 as they described their first few days at the training centre. We’re beyond excited to share more...
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    Check in with Class 35
    marcomexe
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Check in with Class 35

    As you may know, our beloved Class 35 have been completing internships in Phu Quoc working in 5-star hotels, Fusion Resort and New World...
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    Message from Jimmy Pham
    marcomexe
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Message from Jimmy Pham

    Dear Friends, COVID-19 has reared its head once again in Vietnam with the latest wave closing down all restaurants and cafes. This has...
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    A dry martini with a Mu Cang Chai twist
    marcomexe
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    A dry martini with a Mu Cang Chai twist

    “The first drink I ever made was a Martini,” Hung Sung says. “I chose it because I like the strong flavour of Vodka.” Hung reaches for a...
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    Trainees Taste Success in Flavours of Vietnam Final Assessment
    marcomexe
    • Apr 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Trainees Taste Success in Flavours of Vietnam Final Assessment

    It was a night like no other. On the Hafele rooftop, overlooking Hanoi’s Westlake, KOTO’s Class 35 prepared a five course degustation...
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    First day of class brings hope to 27 Vietnamese young people!
    marcomexe
    • Apr 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    First day of class brings hope to 27 Vietnamese young people!

    KOTO has welcomed it’s 38th class at the training center in Yen Vien. In total there are 27 new students. They come from four ethnic...
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    KOTO is recovering from Covid, but we need your help!
    marcomexe
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    KOTO is recovering from Covid, but we need your help!

    Dear Friends, It feels like the coronavirus came out of nowhere. One day our KOTO on Van Mieu restaurant was packed full with hungry...
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    Cooking Up A New Dream: KOTO's Covid Story
    marcomexe
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 16 min

    Cooking Up A New Dream: KOTO's Covid Story

    (Tiếng việt bên dưới) The First 30 Days Schools in Hanoi were the first to close to ward off the spread of the Coronavirus, immediately...
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    Resident romantic Hang Quang talks margaritas and life as a KOTO trainee
    marcomexe
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Resident romantic Hang Quang talks margaritas and life as a KOTO trainee

    “Margaritas are a classic cocktail,” says Hang Quang of KOTO’s class 35. “That everyone can enjoy, but I really like it because it has a...
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    Taste the Story: Ngoc from Class 35.
    marcomexe
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Taste the Story: Ngoc from Class 35.

    Ngoc was born in a small village in Lai Chau, Northwest of Vietnam. She comes from the Giáy minority; one of the most ancient ethnic...
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    Development two-way street for KOTO & US Peace Corp
    marcomexe
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Development two-way street for KOTO & US Peace Corp

    KOTO’s ‘know one, teach one’ philosophy was put into action today at Tay Ho’s KOTO Villa when the US Peace Corp stopped by. The team met...
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    Stirring up a storm: Vinh Le, KOTO’s Negroni Master
    marcomexe
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Stirring up a storm: Vinh Le, KOTO’s Negroni Master

    One of our favourite southerner trainees, Vinh Le, has mastered the art of the Negroni and he says it’s all in the twist. “Having the...
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    Vietnam's Cooking School of Hope
    KOTO
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Vietnam's Cooking School of Hope

    The Al Jazeera team visit us providing disadvantaged and at-risk youth a pathway out of poverty. Thanks Al Jazeera English for showcasing...
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    Adam Liaw with KOTO on SBS Dateline
    guy6932
    • Feb 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Adam Liaw with KOTO on SBS Dateline

    SBS Dateline, with Adam Liaw, explored what it means to be a disadvantaged youth in Vietnam and why an organisation like KOTO is crucial...
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    Why this Australian started a cooking school for street kids in Vietnam
    guy6932
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why this Australian started a cooking school for street kids in Vietnam

    Sauce: Dateline Seven million people, many of whom are kids, live in poverty in Vietnam. When Jimmy Pham dreamed of helping break the...
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    KOTO on Hanoi TV
    guy6932
    • Feb 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    KOTO on Hanoi TV

    Thank you Hanoi TV for sharing our story. Meet Do and Mo from Class 34 who are currently halfway through their 24-month program at KOTO....
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    VNExpress - Nhà hàng 'truyền cảm hứng nhất Việt Nam'
    guy6932
    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    VNExpress - Nhà hàng 'truyền cảm hứng nhất Việt Nam'

    HÀ NỘI KOTO được CNN vinh danh là nhà hàng truyền cảm hứng nhất Việt Nam, nơi tạo cho người trẻ gặp khó khăn cơ hội nghề nghiệp trong...
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    Dan Tri newspaper features KOTO
    guy6932
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Dan Tri newspaper features KOTO

    "KOTO không chỉ nổi tiếng là một nhà hàng từng đón tiếp các nhân vật quan trọng, mà đây còn là một doanh nghiệp xã hội với hướng đi nhân...
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    KOTO profiled on CNN
    guy6932
    • Nov 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    KOTO profiled on CNN

    Thank you CNN for profiling KOTO on Iconic Hanoi this week! Listen to the story of one of our current trainees, Uyen, as she articulates...
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    KOTO - Know One, Teach One - is a not-for-profit social enterprise transforming the lives of at-risk and disadvantaged youth in Vietnam through its holistic hospitality training programme.

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