food
Saigon Bleu: French-Vietnamese Fusion
Food
April 29, 2010
Saigon Bleu: French-Vietnamese Fusion
If it were up to me, I’d never dine in Cairo’s hotels. Too often, the food is over-priced and under-spectacular,…
Egypt suffers from 5-day freeze on exports to Europe
Egypt
April 23, 2010
Egypt suffers from 5-day freeze on exports to Europe
The crisis of the volcanic ash cloud resulted in a five-day export freeze on all goods from Egypt to any…
The Supper Club: Neither supper nor club
Food
April 11, 2010
The Supper Club: Neither supper nor club
The Supper Club, tucked away in a corner of the Fairmont Nile City Hotel lobby, has very little supper to…
Inflation up to 11.8%
Business
April 11, 2010
Inflation up to 11.8%
Prices in Egypt increased 0.7 percent in March, as inflation hit an annual rate of 11.8 percent, according to figures…
Meat market mystery
Business
April 2, 2010
Meat market mystery
The past three months have witnessed a sudden increase in food prices that has forced most Egyptians to make the…
Frosting the night away
Food
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’
Food
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
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…
Long meat lines
Egypt
March 18, 2010
Long meat lines
Smuggling subsidized meat
Egypt
March 16, 2010