Food
Lebanese Cuisine
November 16, 2009
Lebanese Cuisine
Al Dabke - HeliopolisAddress: Fairmont Heliopolis, Uruba St.Tel.: 2267 77 30 / 40Opening Hours: 1PM – MidnightDetails: very expensive
Egyptian Cuisine
November 16, 2009
Egyptian Cuisine
Abou El Sid Restaurants:Opening Hours:1PM - 2AMDetails: Minimum charge LE 30, Shisha and Alcohol available ABou El Sid - Zamalek…
Dancing cocktails
November 14, 2009
Dancing cocktails
Watermelon, pineapple, mangos and peaches, Sessie Shoghi is turning the bar into a fruit shop Walk into the Jazz Club,…
Sweets of ancient Egypt
November 14, 2009
Sweets of ancient Egypt
In Upper Egypt, sweets are generally made of flour, yeast, ghee, honey and fruits (and, recently, sugar). The dough can…
Koshary confidential
November 14, 2009
Koshary confidential
That nifty fusion of rice, pasta (including vermicelli noodles, spaghetti, and macaroni), brown lentils and chickpeas with a tomato-based salsa…
Akla Beyti in Ramadan
November 11, 2009
Akla Beyti in Ramadan
Mona Amer appears in a new Ramadan cooking show, inspiring the homebound chefs of the city just in time for…
Mona Amer’s Charkasseya
November 11, 2009
Mona Amer’s Charkasseya
A recipe from one of Egypt's most familiar faces in the kitchen
Break from tradition
November 11, 2009
Break from tradition
Deep inside me is a voice that wants to sustain everything old-school about Cairo. If I have the choice, I’ll…
Disturbing menu
September 26, 2009
Disturbing menu
Academics have long known that too much choice can be a bad thing. If you walk into a supermarket and…
Okra, now one of the most commonly eaten dishes in Egypt, can be cooked in a variety of ways.
September 14, 2009
Okra, now one of the most commonly eaten dishes in Egypt, can be cooked in a variety of ways.
Weeka Okra is one of the most famous Upper Egyptian recipes, where the instrument (mefraak) is used to mash the…