Food

Cairo’s best croissant

Cairo’s best croissant

Throughout its long history, the buttery croissant has represented France’s best known “viennoiserie." Its yeasty dough is layered, rolled and…
A recipe from one of Egypt’s most familiar faces in the kitchen

A recipe from one of Egypt’s most familiar faces in the kitchen

Beyond her extensive TV appearances and her history of cooking and innovating in the kitchen both through her career and…
Saigon Bleu: French-Vietnamese Fusion

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,…
Feteer frenzy in the desert

Feteer frenzy in the desert

Long weekends mean a number of things to Egyptians in the summer – Sahel (North Coast playground of choice) will…
Happy kahk

Happy kahk

In the Arab World, the sweet pastry known as kahk represents an integral part of the Eid el-Fitr feast. Other…
The Supper Club: Neither supper nor club

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…
Paris’ Salon Du Chocolat comes to Cairo

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

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!

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

Frosting the night away

The weather in Cairo has been erratic lately, but on Wednesday the 24th, it was unusually cold in the Grill…
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