A special guest Executive Chef, Vinzenz Klimmer, from Almhof Schneider Hotel in Lech, Austria was welcomed at the Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel in Beirut. To celebrate this unique event, an exclusive six-course dinner was prepared for a select few. I was lucky to have been one of them. After I learned more about the guest Executive [...]
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Located on the main highway two minutes past the Forum de Beyrouth, is a beautiful reddish-pink building with white windows. This beautiful structure is home to Harbor 201, a new trendy venue with delicious food and mind-blowing, entertaining live music. The décor is modern and chic yet grungy with just the right touch of class [...]
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A recent treat for my taste buds came as a quite a surprise to me, since I thought I had already tried all the Japanese restaurants in the country. I had accidentally left one out, and it turned out to be one of the best. Maki is a Japanese fusion restaurant located in the Beirut [...]
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Being quite the fan of éCafé Byblos, I did not know what to expect of the newly opened éCafé Sursock. éCafé Byblos’s loyal clientele living in Beirut, simply could not drive all the way to Byblos as much as they’d like to, so the same people that brought us éCafé Byblos opened another éCafé that [...]
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Located in the charming and authentic Byblos Souk, éCafé Eddé Yard was the first restaurant to open in that area in 2004 as part of the “Byblos Destination” campaign. It has ever since been a destination for food lovers all around the country, targeting tourists who are visiting the Byblos fort, port, or any other [...]
Ever since Rikky’z opened in Faqra in 2007, it has set the bar higher for every restaurateur looking to open their own venue in the Faraya/Faqra area. When you’re high up in the mountains, surrounded by breathtaking sights of nature, just imagine a place you’d like to be sitting – and that’s Rikky’z. For regular [...]
It’s official; London’s trendiest Argentine restaurant is now open in the Phoenix Tower in Beirut. Why is this is a big deal? Because Gaucho is not a franchise; in fact, Gaucho Beirut is the first branch to open outside England and it is equal in elegance and high standards to its other branches. Why Beirut? [...]
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After the tremendous success of his signature album “Belaaks”, which included a Jean Paul Gaultier special edition, Jean-Marie Riachi has released an exclusive compilation under the “Oreole” label, for and inspired by the new Rosé restaurant. This release includes a special edition, signed Zuhair Mrad, who designed the VIP room overlooking the restaurant’s water-cooled garden. [...]
Do you ever talk about that certain place that’s ‘historic’ in a way, a place where you go to over and over again and never get bored? Some places are just special for what they are… One such place is definitely the Hard Rock Café Beirut – A place that promises to rock your senses [...]
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Well lit yet cold; cavernous yet comfortable; at first glance, the eye does not know what to make of the spacious interior, stone walled chamber of Beirut’s newest sushi house. Yet there’s something to its ambiance, something that draws you in, like a softly whispered secret. Maki is the newest in Beirut’s long and flourishing [...]
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