The Beirut Café That Will Outlive Us All

Food
It seems that every week in Beirut there’s a new café or restaurant and every other week, we see some of them close down. It’s not easy to keep up in such a small city and even harder when the clientele is as picky as the Lebanese. Some choose a place based on the vibe,

The Beirut Café That Will Outlive Us All

Food
It seems that every week in Beirut there’s a new café or restaurant and every other week, we see some of them close down. It’s not easy to keep up in such a small city and even harder when the clientele is as picky as the Lebanese. Some choose a place based on the vibe,

The “Bassara”: Can coffee really reveal your fate?

Food
Don’t walk on a crack or you’ll break your mother’s back. If you break a mirror you get 7 years of bad luck. If a black cat crosses your path you are cursed. If you walk under a ladder, you’ll have bad luck for all eternity and let’s not forget Friday the 13th!   Superstitions are

Manoosheh: The Breakfast of Champions

Food
No matter how old you are, you will never outgrow the little voice in your head that sounds exactly like grandma, telling you to eat your Zaatar. Sworn in the book of all things “Teta”, zaatar apparently can make you into the next Albert Einstein. However, lucky for us, it comes in the form of

Mais Oui, Oui love Paris: An escapade in the city of lights

Travel
They say “Paris is always a good idea”, but we’d actually like to disagree with that: Paris is always a great idea. What could be better than to spend the weekend in the City of Lights? We had just four days to discover this beautiful, iconic capital – and we planned on filling our itinerary with
Mais Oui, Oui love Paris: An escapade in the city of lights

Mais Oui, Oui love Paris: An escapade in the city of lights

Travel
They say “Paris is always a good idea”, but we’d actually like to disagree with that: Paris is always a great idea. What could be better than to spend the weekend in the City of Lights? We had just four days to discover this beautiful, iconic capital – and we planned on filling our itinerary with […]

12 Pictures that prove there’s nothing like India

Travel
What do 4,470 km and a jar of nuts have in common? Oh, nothing just a little country we are taking you to this week. A country where spices and herbs run deep in food just like the culture’s roots – and is home to one of the greatest architectural buildings ever known. Haven’t quite

NUTS ABOUT MY MOTHER: 4 IRRESISTIBLE WAYS TO MAKE HER SMILE

Food
WE LOVE OUR MOTHERS SO MUCH, WE’RE NOT SURE JUST ONE DAY TO CELEBRATE HER IS ENOUGH! However, we are embracing this lovely holiday with open arms. The tough question is how do you repay someone that has given you so much? Well the answer is easy- you can’t. The sacrifices and love of a

Without Traces: Sculpting the heritage of Beirut

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Whether we want to admit it or not we live in an era that takes almost everything for granted. There are so many details that are part of our everyday lives that we don’t even acknowledge. They could be things as small as your friend’s new haircut or as big as landmarks being toppled over

These Fashion Icons are NUTS!

Art
What if we told you we’ve seen Karl Lagerfeld, Anna Wintour, and Kanye West go nuts? Okay, maybe we haven’t actually seen them go nuts but we’ve seen them as nuts! Donald Robertson a.k.a Donald Drawberston is known for his magic in New York Publishing, as well as being a guru in the cosmetics industry

ONNO: BEIRUT’S BEST THIRTY-YEAR-OLD SECRET

Food
Hidden culinary gems are commonplace in cities like London or New York. In the vast landscape of streets and avenues, it’s easy to stumble on a restaurant you’ve never heard of and be amazed by its unexpected menu. However, in Beirut, being a city that could probably fit into a neighborhood in any of the world’s

Move over H2O, Coconut Water is here to hydrate

Food
Whether it’s coconut flavored ice cream, coconut water, or just the plain fruit, we can’t seem to get enough of it! The delicious smell has us craving summer and with the launch of the new Al Rifai coconut water, it helps quench our thirst for happier times. Aside from the cool packaging we knew there

Move over H2O, Coconut Water is here to hydrate

Food
Whether it’s coconut flavored ice cream, coconut water, or just the plain fruit, we can’t seem to get enough of it! The delicious smell has us craving summer and with the launch of the new Al Rifai coconut water, it helps quench our thirst for happier times. Aside from the cool packaging we knew there […]

From Hollywood to Roses: The Strange Journey of Takkoush Flowers

Travel
The day of love is finally approaching; of course we are talking about none other than Valentine’s Day. Whether cupid shot you with his arrow and made you a fan of the holiday or you avoid every red object in sight, you can’t help but sense love in the air. With emotions about the holiday

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