Entrance at NOMA Mexico shot for The Washington Post
![Thomas Frebel prepares Pinuela in Tamarind paste in the kitchen at NOMA Mexico](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440023356-7D0WGOOW2ECYKBS2E7S0/noma_tulum_food_photographer-4.jpg)
Thomas Frebel prepares Pinuela in Tamarind paste in the kitchen at NOMA Mexico
![Salbute with grasshoppers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440026030-S7SLNI1M6F1DYN878T9W/noma_tulum_food_photographer-2.jpg)
Salbute with grasshoppers
![Dishes using local materials commissioned from nearby communities at NOMA Mexico](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440028703-J08HD48RDQ2LDL5AQM7A/noma_tulum_food_photographer-5.jpg)
Dishes using local materials commissioned from nearby communities at NOMA Mexico
![Octopus before it is cooked](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440032110-04SYFI1P78WRMHJOPK1N/noma_tulum_food_photographer-8.jpg)
Octopus before it is cooked
![Staff preps for dinner service in the kitchen](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440074046-HXHLQPRBPXN53WJ90JWH/noma_tulum_food_photographer-12.jpg)
Staff preps for dinner service in the kitchen
![Banana ceviche in ant juice at NOMA Mexico](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520446918579-5L2PRZ4IINR0XXKODSU8/jennifer_chase_photography-24.jpg)
Banana ceviche in ant juice at NOMA Mexico
![Sommelier Lars Korby prepares a drink at the bar](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440088332-QUZLNKFVY4942BI5HSM0/noma_tulum_food_photographer-18.jpg)
Sommelier Lars Korby prepares a drink at the bar
![René Redzepi and chefs in the kitchen at NOMA during dinner service](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440097765-W640EBVBRCD1MZSF7TGI/noma_tulum_food_photographer-20.jpg)
René Redzepi and chefs in the kitchen at NOMA during dinner service
![The lounge area at NOMA Mexico](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520444376547-RFL497VLGZX71IW2M0TX/jennifer_chase_photography-5-3.jpg)
The lounge area at NOMA Mexico
Staff preps for dinner service in the kitchen
![Norberto Coxub is picking vegetables in his small Mayan farm. NOMA is working with Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya to supply local products](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440156040-W7WPVX8CUX4V8EF336C9/IMG_0281.jpg)
Norberto Coxub is picking vegetables in his small Mayan farm. NOMA is working with Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya to supply local products
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![Women from Yucatan villages prepare tortillas in the kitchen at NOMA](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520443959024-4RTBENQ8MY5XSR766A4W/jennifer_chase_photography-6-2.jpg)
Women from Yucatan villages prepare tortillas in the kitchen at NOMA
![Tortillas makers from NOMA on the beach across the street from the restaurant. Some of the women have never been to the ocean before.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520443672539-7WOA3901QG8SO63BI2H3/jennifer_chase_photography-18.jpg)
Tortillas makers from NOMA on the beach across the street from the restaurant. Some of the women have never been to the ocean before.
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![Mole with dried scallops](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520443927334-PHNIPF0SKUJ8MP39QENO/jennifer_chase_photography-8-2.jpg)
Mole with dried scallops
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![A farmer shows heirloom tomatoes from a small Mayan farm. NOMA is working with Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya to supply local products.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520440159425-O9R0ULB0Y9GYRGP28BV4/IMG_0282.jpg)
A farmer shows heirloom tomatoes from a small Mayan farm. NOMA is working with Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya to supply local products.
![Rosalia Chaiy Chuc makes tortillas outsider of her home and small restaurant. Rosalia is one of the women employed by NOMA to make fresh tortillas every night at NOMA.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520443964470-ZF5554V5ZRJXUM7UO6UY/jennifer_chase_photography-3-3.jpg)
Rosalia Chaiy Chuc makes tortillas outsider of her home and small restaurant. Rosalia is one of the women employed by NOMA to make fresh tortillas every night at NOMA.
![Beekeeper Carlos Xeque shows his melipona bees. Beekeepers do not need any protective gear as melipona bees do not sting. These bees produce a unique honey used in NOMA Mexico recipes.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520444389843-TA3UUWPCWW2MZLHSD2SQ/jennifer_chase_photography-2-4.jpg)
Beekeeper Carlos Xeque shows his melipona bees. Beekeepers do not need any protective gear as melipona bees do not sting. These bees produce a unique honey used in NOMA Mexico recipes.
![Melipona bees produce a unique and very valuable honey used in NOMA Mexico](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/559f1cabe4b07b97e35f5673/1520444398187-T3577X9216H22GO39YH3/jennifer_chase_photography-23.jpg)
Melipona bees produce a unique and very valuable honey used in NOMA Mexico
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