Super Fruit
A diet abundant with fruit from the region may be more beneficial than you could ever know while adding great variety to your culinary life discovers Iyad Kayali. Here’s a shopping list of fruit that the rest of the world would envy.
Cooking up a Storm
A forward-looking gastronomic company opened in 2006 in Kuwait, Umami Culinary Consulting & School is teaching cookery skills, advising restaurants and catering events like no other.
Taken Up A Notch
Vegetarian fine dining need no longer mean foregoing the main dish to only enjoy the sides. With Magnolia restaurant in Dubai comes the dawn of a new era in culinary perceptions. Bespoke’s restaurant of choice actually makes greens look good.
Well oiled
Like a bottle of fine wine, extra virgin olive oil has its own peculiarities. From variety to vintage bottles, tasting sessions and pressing requirements, there is more than meets the eye to this essential and ancient ingredient discovers Sabina Llewellyn-Davies.
The best bar none
While most people are content with mass-produced blended bean chocolate, for those that enjoy the best in life, there are a handful of companies that produce exceptional single bean products. These makers control every step of their process and are part of the coveted bean-to-bar club. Mak
Teetotaler
The age-old Arab fascination with tea is becoming more high-end and luxurious, with companies such as Mighty Leaf Tea bringing the finest leaves and blends to the Middle East. Fiona Walshe tries some of its best brews.
The great life? (*)
By Chef Hussein Hadid It’s the diet that has hit Hollywood by storm, but can the Japanese-based macrobiotic diet also conquer the Arab world? We asked Lebanese fine cuisine chef Hussein Hadid to give us his take on the discipline as well as some recipes that can easily be made at home. I m