…Kate is a sweet Lebanese British national… tall, fit and fun to be around, she is also a food connoisseur, her husband Leopold on the other hand is of Italian descent, equally tall, handsome, with that wide white toothed smile a la Johnny Bravo, his modelling career doesn’t prevent him from accompanying Kate in her...
The story and the passion goes back to the late eighties, with the merry cream machine operation… do you remember? Those grey metallic machines with 2 ice cream flavors? Vanilla & Chocolate? Swirled up in a cone? Ouiiii! Those! The passion drove Mme Tchopourian to Italy, with several visits… learning the art of making fine...
They have Merguez!?!? I’ll be there… I’ve been wanting to eat Merguez since a long time… real merguez… pork or mutton… spicy… juicy… chargrilled Merguez just the way it’s supposed to be… then Chicho calls me to tell me that Prune French Bistro in Mar Mkhayel has them on the menu and that we’re invited… Of course...
Chicho and I were invited to try the new brunch menu of Junkyard Pub Restaurant … the sun was shining… it was a beautiful day, we arrived at noon as specified… Made out of Junk, old containers, paint buckets, old stuff, but arranged with taste, the Junkyard is a unique venue in Mar Mkhayel, it...
The Souk El Akel, Christmas Edition at Mar Mkhayel was a first in Lebanon, thanks to No Garlic No Onions (NGNO)… people were all over the place… we were hungy… we went straight to the street food section… My wife and I were waiting for Chicho since we arrived a bit early… so we decided...
Verdun, is one of the trendiest shopping places in Beirut, also, the most crowded area, holding prestigious hotels and shopping centers … Then came a restaurant, not just any restaurant mind you… a restaurant with an unconventional, yet renowned name… a factory… Cheesecake Factory… a new American chain in Lebanon… The traffic was dense, especially in...
You could write a lengthy review about a place, about a person, use metaphors, descriptions… dig deep in the “tournures” of the language to pass a message, however sometimes… sticking to what simply is true does wonders… Because I mean, here she is… Mme Hala Audi Baydoun… sitting in front of me with a smile...
I have always had a fascination for Japanese traditions, history and art which inevitably attracted me to the Japanese cuisine… the traditional Japanese cuisine, not the one we are served here in Lebanon (actually, Lebanese mostly only know Zushi (Sushi) and its derivatives) So it was with great anticipation and pleasure that we were heading...
… So you mean to say that you have no idea what this voucher is… but you’re pretty sure it is not valid during weekends…? I asked flabbergasted… Wait… Let’s rewind a bit so you get a sense of context of what is about to unfold… A bit over two weeks ago, we were invited...
The road to Jounieh was… well… crowded… to say the very least… My wife and I were running late to our next food tasting: El Gringo the Food Truck… Food truck? Couldn’t he come to you and spare you the traffic me demanderiez vous? Well yes… valid question, however the answer lies with the Lebanese...