Food
Reviewer’s pick: Kempinski’s Osmanly restaurant
April 5, 2012
Reviewer’s pick: Kempinski’s Osmanly restaurant
If you think Egyptians have mastered Turkish delicacies … think again. Osmanly at the Kempinski hotel offers an array of…
Ghengis Khan: Mongolian in Maadi
April 1, 2012
Ghengis Khan: Mongolian in Maadi
Maadi’s Road 233 has been blessed with a new restaurant —
Dahab, home of Egypt’s best Thai restaurant
March 15, 2012
Dahab, home of Egypt’s best Thai restaurant
Who travels to Dahab for food? Although eating spread on cushions represents one of the few activities slothy Cairenes indulge…
Women of Egypt: El-Set Ghalia
March 12, 2012
Women of Egypt: El-Set Ghalia
Ghalia is running around trying to set up the daily menu before air time. Despite the tension, a proud and…
Palas ’85: Gritty Malaysian food in Nasr City
February 23, 2012
Palas ’85: Gritty Malaysian food in Nasr City
Who says that repetition must be bad? Andy Warhol painted Marilyn Monroe endlessly, innovating constantly around the theme. It never…
Wings in Flavours: Arguably the best wings in town
February 22, 2012
Wings in Flavours: Arguably the best wings in town
Wings in Flavours has opened its first branch in Egypt on quiet Taha Hussein Street in Zamalek, catering to chicken…
Mid-week bites for the working Cairean
February 20, 2012
Mid-week bites for the working Cairean
As traffic worsens (doesn’t it always) and blockades and walls add to the fun of navigating Cairo mid-week, it seems…
Kiwi in Maadi: The bird that cannot fly
February 17, 2012
Kiwi in Maadi: The bird that cannot fly
As you walk down Road 9 in Maadi in the middle of the day, you are inundated with honking from…