Food

Though we've been teased with moderate temperatures for the past two weeks, summer is here in Cairo and it is…

There’s a certain buzz these days along Brazil St. in Zamalek. Not far from the Mobinil store on the north…

Beyond its delightful baladi bread, Cairo isn't known for the quality of its breadmakers. Unlike the French in Vietnam or…

Want to have a quick, yet healthy and luxurious dinner? Gourmet Egypt is the first retail company that serves fine…

Recipes from the Pharaohs' Kitchen is Magda EL Mahdawi's new release, Al Masry al-Youm met the writer and revisited the…

In Hakaza Takalam Ibn Arabi (That's How Ibn Arabi Spoke, Al-Markaz Al-Thaqafi Al-Arabi, 2004) Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid writes,"It's difficult…

Throughout its long history, the buttery croissant has represented France’s best known “viennoiserie." Its yeasty dough is layered, rolled and…

Beyond her extensive TV appearances and her history of cooking and innovating in the kitchen both through her career and…

If it were up to me, I’d never dine in Cairo’s hotels.  Too often, the food is over-priced and under-spectacular,…

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