I have finally got down to it. After an entire year of saying: "I’m going to do a video post," I finally did it! As you can see it is quite amateur but I had fun and I broke the ice. Just so you know, I used a canon powershot, secured on a tri-pod. It [...]

I love Dates…
The fruit, of course!
And, what I love more are easy to make cakes.
As date season has just come to a start, I’ve met up with Bishnu, Chef spectaculaire, to get his secret date cake recipe.
Bishnu promised me it was easy to make.
So, we sat around the kitchen table and started de-seeding the dried [...]

As I begin writing this, the aromas of mloukhieh, cardamom, corriander, and garlic infuse the air, sending my stomach in mad rages. Mloukhieh, the Egyptian national dish, is extremely popular in Lebanon and is one of my favorite dishes. Mloukhieh leaves are a type of edible green similiar to spinach and in the English language are called [...]

 
I first had this dish at the tender age of 16, at the Planet Hollywood in Cannes, France. I still remember every second of that experience. It was mind blowing; like fireworks going off in my mouth celebrating the distinct marriage of rich, velvety smooth cream with the tanginess of tomatoes brought together by a [...]

 I’m at Bristol airport having a drink before I board my flight to Rome, Italy.