Tag Archives: bread
Carpe (Café) Diem
A Review of Café Diem, in Sodeco
Overall, the meal was a solid B+; a great place for a cozy breakfast or satisfying lunch. It’s cute little places like these that make life in Lebanon just the tiniest bit less stressful and nauseating. Nothing fancy, and certainly not the best food you’ll ever eat, but you leave happy and that’s what matters.
Failure to Launch
A Review of Bar Tartine, in Mar Mikhael
Bar Tartine is a microcosm of this generation’s singles scene: inconsistent with frequent disappointments and glimmers of greatness, and a menu full of so-so choices that may satisfy your hunger for a while, but not one notable dish that keeps you coming back for more.
Welcome to Beirut
A Review of The Hangout, in Gemmayze
Comfort food well executed: the croissants are incredible, the scrambled eggs are wonderful, and the breadbasket is killer.
When Life Hands You Lemons
A Review of Villaggio, in Kantari
Back in 2005, the toothpaste brand Close-Up aired one of those commercials that no matter how hard you try to forget, you just can’t get it our of your head. Eight long years later, I walked into Villaggio and suddenly, without warning or expectation, felt like I just walked onto the set of Lemon Mint Close-Up Commercial, The Sequel.
Bringing Sexy Back
A Review of Villa Clara, in Mar Mikhael
There are very few moments when I find myself walking out of a restaurant in Beirut absolutely blown away by the meal. This Tuesday, I left with a happy tummy (albeit slightly bloated), a giddy smile on my face, and hope for a more gastronomically promising future in Beirut.
Where Parties Go To Die
A Review of Abu Jbara and Sufra, in Amman Jordan
Though my friends and I each gained a good 3kgs in a matter of 3 days in Amman, at least we fed the poor along the way. I say we did our part for humanity. Sloth and gluttony aside, how’s that for good karma to jumpstart 2013?
The Basketball Diaries
A Review of Falafel Sahyoun, in Achrafieh
For 5,000LL a pop, Falafel Sahyoun is the answer to all my basketball stress-related woes, expertly wrapped up in khibiz Arabi. If only I could send a batch to D’Antoni, Kobe could finally be sporting his 6th ring come summer.
“I Like it Spicy!”
A Review of Al Hindi, in Ain El Mreisseh
There are a few spots in Beirut that make you keep coming back for more. This week, I found one such restaurant. It’s not new and it most certainly isn’t trendy, but it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Home Away from Home
A Review of D’Chez Eux, in Paris France
In a city where there are more three Michelin-star restaurants than there are cabs, you’re never a few blocks away from an absolutely incredible meal in Paris. But the motto at D’Chez Eux is this: “Si on peut pas faire c’qu’on veut chez les autres, autant rester chez soi.” I couldn’t agree more.
‘Momo’ry Lane
A Review of Momo at the Souks, in Downtown
Remember when you used to call Momo to reserve a table for dinner and the gracious and well-trained hostess would tell you that the earliest possible date was two months from now? I do. And I look back fondly.
Worth a Taste 