Food
Shoppers might give up luxury Ramadan foods this year
August 2, 2011
Shoppers might give up luxury Ramadan foods this year
Every year, the holy month of Ramadan comes with more food diversity and special dishes served only during this time.…
Daily Ramadan Recipe #2: Keshk
August 2, 2011
Daily Ramadan Recipe #2: Keshk
Keshk has a reputation for being a difficult recipe to follow; but thanks to our moms, the amazing chefs in…
Matam Al-Khartoum: A Sudanese outpost downtown
July 11, 2011
Matam Al-Khartoum: A Sudanese outpost downtown
Sudan may have now broken into South Sudan and Sudan but in Cairo, among the Sudanese here, you’d never believe…
Café Mex: A boost to Cairo’s emerging street scene
July 4, 2011
Café Mex: A boost to Cairo’s emerging street scene
The gentrification of 26th of July St. in Zamalek rolls on. Though it still maintains its character, straddling Cairo’s socialist…
Cupcake madness: Searching for Cairo’s best
June 27, 2011
Cupcake madness: Searching for Cairo’s best
It was only last year that the cupcake storm hit Cairo and names like Nola, Crumbs, Sugar & Spice and…
Balbaa: Follow the Alexandrians to fresh seafood
June 9, 2011
Balbaa: Follow the Alexandrians to fresh seafood
After getting recommendations from every Alexandrian I know to eat at Balbaa the next time I visit the city, I…
Barakat: Authentic Uighur food near Al-Azhar
June 4, 2011
Barakat: Authentic Uighur food near Al-Azhar
This restaurant may have no name - at least no name recognizable to anyone restricted to Arabic or English -…