Travelers always want to soak in local experiences and taste local cuisine when they are visiting new countries and regions. But let’s face it – when you spend five to ten days in another country and you’re eating three meals per day, you’re going to crave some of your favorite foods from back home. In […]
Food & Dining
RESTAURANT REVIEW – FAYRUZ (Lebanese)
Levantine Mediterranean cuisine, specifically of the Lebanese variety, is quite popular on Cairo’s upscale food scene despite its similarity in many ways – and incorporation into – local Egyptian cuisine. Nevertheless, many of Egypt’s top hotels host fine dining Lebanese restaurants, and the InterContinental Citystars is no exception. However, what is truly exceptional about Fayruz […]
RESTAURANT REVIEW – AL KHAL (Egyptian)
Sampling local cuisine always ranks right up there alongside seeing the most famous sites and monuments when visiting a country as culturally rich as Egypt. Like many countries around the rim of the eastern Mediterranean, Egyptian food is a mixture of regionally inspired dishes combined with some very traditional local options that are uniquely native […]
The Best Dang Food 30 Cents Can Buy
I’ve always been a YUGE fan of carbs, especially pasta. But nothing on the entire planet beats the carbo-loaded awesomeness of the closest thing Egypt has to a national dish. It’s called koshari, and it’s ahh-mazing! Oh and it costs like 30 cents at today’s exchange rates. Koshari looks like a super simple meal to […]
The Deaf KFC
If you really want a heartwarming experience in Cairo with a side of fried chicken, go check out the deaf KFC over in the Dokki neighborhood of Cairo. This place has been there for at least a decade, and it’s right around the corner from my very first apartment in Cairo. It’s right off of […]