Food
Paris’ Salon Du Chocolat comes to Cairo
April 7, 2010
Paris’ Salon Du Chocolat comes to Cairo
Egypt has bid farewell to the Salon Du Chocolat international chocolate exhibition, held for the first time in the Middle…
Fighting the fast food addiction
April 6, 2010
Fighting the fast food addiction
Welcome to fast food rehab. This is my own version of the 12-step recovery program to get you out of…
Feseekh for the holiday!
April 4, 2010
Feseekh for the holiday!
It is 12:00 PM and people are pouring into Shaheen el-Fasakhany’s little shop on 183 Tahrir St., Bab el-Louq. Vendors…
Frosting the night away
March 28, 2010
Frosting the night away
The weather in Cairo has been erratic lately, but on Wednesday the 24th, it was unusually cold in the Grill…
Redefining the Jazz Club ‘Happy Hour’
March 25, 2010
Redefining the Jazz Club ‘Happy Hour’
Any Cairo Jazz Club old timer has seen the bar go through two major renovations, a number of entertainment experiments…
Low budget restaurants, high quality food
March 23, 2010
Low budget restaurants, high quality food
Every one of us had one of these days: You're hungry, too tired to cook, you want something that doesn't…
Not so Bella
March 22, 2010
Not so Bella
Four Seasons hotels stand at the pinnacle of Cairo’s luxury service experience. But every once in a while, gaps in…
Bobby Chinn: The Vietnamese chef who loves fuul
March 10, 2010
Bobby Chinn: The Vietnamese chef who loves fuul
Diwan bookstore in Zamalek held its first ever cooking session on Saturday with chef Bobby Chinn, who entertained the audience…
Meat pie and oven sweet potato wedges
March 7, 2010
Meat pie and oven sweet potato wedges
Stuck with ground beef and sweet potatoes? (It happens!) I went out on a limb with the pie crust... but…