Life & Style
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…
Zad el-Mosafer is worth more than the treasures of Qaroun
November 11, 2009
Zad el-Mosafer is worth more than the treasures of Qaroun
Abdo Gobair is taking it easy. He can afford to: he has already corrected one set of proofs of his…
HIP opens at the Four Seasons
November 4, 2009
HIP opens at the Four Seasons
With a flourishing boutique in Mohandessin and a new one opening in the First Mall at the Four Seasons, it's…
Sit back, relax, and close your eyes
November 1, 2009
Sit back, relax, and close your eyes
Stress is on the rise as the world becomes nosier and more crowded. We increasingly find ourselves inundated with thoughts,…