One can feel the winter slowly creeping in on us daily, and with the feeling of that mild chill, one feels the need for foods that are more sumptuous, heavy and one that would fill the body with warmth. I enjoy steaks and especially during the winters as I feel they are the soul food [...]

Since we are so used to having tea , shaii, or chai everyday [and many times in a day] in Kuwait, I believe we have all become sort of Chai addicts. We have tea with family, friends, loved ones and colleagues at the drop of a hat. So here is one more traditional joint to [...]

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Last weekend we dropped by for dinner at Winners restaurant. This joint can be missed unless you look closely while driving from Salmiya City Center towards Marina Mall. Look for the directions below. Anyhow we have been there couple of times before and have found to be in the league of Mughal Mahal. As [...]

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..not exactly what they advertise, especially when its over priced at KD 1.500/-. This is KFC Fish Zinger, and you can check the amount of tartar sauce they ’spit’. Also the drink that goes with it is ‘half’ ice, and half the drink. Next time you go there as [...]

…and am lovin’em

Hello Kuwait and fellas…just arrived from Karachi after a two week break. Lots to share in the next couple of days. Had couple of Yan Jing’s in-flight…damn the thing was ugly. But something is better than nothing

[Source Time Inc]
Kuwait: The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City
Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45 Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice
Great photo-essay from Time Magazine. [LINK]

We decided to stop by for dinner at Cafe Sultan , on Gulf Road, near Marina Mall, last night. We had choice between buffet or a-la-carte. Had been long since we had decent buffet, so a quick glance around and buffet seemed good option. The hostess seated us in the non-smoking area, our table facing [...]

Baskin Robbins has been fined nearly US$500,000, by San Diego AG, for skimming the customers with short servings of ‘hand packed good stuff’ by nearly 4 oz. This was found in nearly 83% of servings. Damn! big businesses wont leave even the neighbourhood kids. Now I need to take some scales when I go [...]

A classy article on what might be landing on our plates, in our homes, in our businesses. The article deals with US customs and I can imagine what stringent checks they would be following, but does this hold true for us in GCC regions too? Well you know the answer to that very well, and [...]

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More weirdness in Tea names at Breadz! What do you think of ‘Jasmine Haze’ and ‘Ginger Calm’ ?!

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Breadz outlets serve beverages with weirdest sounding names. I think they are inspired by some chemical synthetic, old witch, ogre vocabulary. How many of you would drink something called ‘DETOX’ ?!

[image from Trapped By Dogma]

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