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Mecca Bos

Meet Mecca Bos

For centuries, food and eating have helped connect lives and cultures. As part of the North Star Journey project, MPR News reached out to Twin Cities food writer Mecca Bos to share some  stories about iconic cultural dishes and around how the rituals of making and eating food can pull people together.

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