Food
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 -…
Stavolta: A fresh new take on Cairo’s ice cream
May 26, 2011
Stavolta: A fresh new take on Cairo’s ice cream
There is considerable concern about the state of the economy in Egypt. The revolution, some say, is bad for business.…
Happy cooking
May 25, 2011
Happy cooking
I moved to study in Canada in 2005 and just like any pampered, “well brought up” Egyptian girl I had…
El-Brince: The king of Egyptian cuisine
May 23, 2011
El-Brince: The king of Egyptian cuisine
No matter what your educational level or social class, when you refer to this home-cooked-meals restaurant in Imbaba, you don’t…
Le Terrace
May 20, 2011
Le Terrace
Designopolis’ main eatery, Le Terrace, was on the path to party central when the revolution hit. In fact, a gathering…