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Exploring Authentic Recipes from Around the World
Introduction to authentic recipes
When it comes to authentic recipes from around the world, it's all about experiencing the true flavors and traditional cooking methods of different cultures. By…
January 09, 2024
L’Auberge Nicolas Flamel: Dine with Harry Potter and Enjoy Excellent French Creations
French Food | Paris France Europe
November 27, 2019
French Food
L’Auberge Nicolas Flamel: Dine with Harry Potter and Enjoy Excellent French Creations
Known to be the oldest auberge of paris built-in 1407, the restaurant is preserved ever since with the famous prayer engraved on the wall. Back then, Nicolas Flamel offered free food for all, asking…
November 27, 2019
| Restaurants
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Paris
Mechwar Videos
MECHWAR: Lebanon Through the Eyes of a Curious Foodie!
Lebanon through the eyes of a passionate and curious foodie!
Mechwar: A popular television segment on youtube and on national television, MTV Lebanon, Mechwar takes the form of a 20-minute show…
Mechwar Videos
Touring Lebanon with Luke and Sabrina: Day 2 of 3 in Tripoli
AMAZING Lebanese Street Food in TRIPOLI, Lebanon with NoGarlicNoOnions
Lebanon Street Food (Beirut)
Tallet Nasr: My Choice for a Lebanese Mezze Experience in Naas. “Delicious Homey Food”
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
March 23, 2019
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Tallet Nasr: My Choice for a Lebanese Mezze Experience in Naas. “Delicious Homey Food”
I was expecting a casual Lebanese restaurant like all the rest around the villages until the waiter opened the door. I was here six years ago -time flies- and remember to have enjoyed my…
March 23, 2019
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Metn
Mechwar Videos
Walking Jounieh: Discovering an Old City and Amazing Old Houses
The luscious Keserwan Mountains slope downwards to the picture perfect crescent bay of Jounieh. Around 16 kilometers north of Beirut on the highway, Jounieh is the first city that you’ll arrive…
Bread & Bakeries
Francois Kamil Lebnen: Baking Since 1962 in Antelias
Located in Antelias, Byekout road, Francois Kamil Lebnen is still baking every mankousheh with love since 1962 and keeping the tradition alive!
March 14, 2019
| Breakfast & Coffee
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Antelias
Breakfast & Coffee
Saj Abou Anthony: Baking Love Since 1994 in Metn
Jean has been preparing amazing manakish for the last 25 years, and I didn’t know about his bakery. Saj Abou Anthony, open from the early hours of the morning until 1 pm prepares freshly baked…
Coffee, Wine & Drinks
"Jun": Lebanon's Second Gin!
Jun is juniper – and eight other botanicals. It’s the month of June – and every other month of summer too. It’s Arabic – and English, or maybe little of both? It’s…
Assaha Village: A Luxuriously Detailed Hotel Minutes Away from Beirut Airport
Hotels | Beirut Lebanon Middle East
April 30, 2018
Hotels
Assaha Village: A Luxuriously Detailed Hotel Minutes Away from Beirut Airport
More than 70 rooms, each room is different than the other but all built with great attention to design, finesse and luxury. The hotel is somehow a hidden treasure in Beirut as not many of us know or…
Taverna Dei Servi; The Taste of Simple Things in Modena
Italian Food | Italy Europe
February 01, 2018
Italian Food
Taverna Dei Servi; The Taste of Simple Things in Modena
Nestled in the old town of Modena, few meters from the main piazza, the restaurant can be accessed from a peaceful street. One small door opens to an ample space under old arcades of red bricks. The…
February 01, 2018
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Italy
Italian Food
Da Nello: Authentic and Traditional in Bologna
Traditional and authentic, Da Nello rated 4,3/5 on google maps is considered to be one of the best Italian restaurants in Bologna. When you see a hundred photos of the owner and his guests on all the…
February 01, 2018
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Italy
Bread & Bakeries
Manouchet El Khal, Mazraat Yachouh: It's Addictive!
There's a big center in Mazraat Yachouh, called Au Carrefour. On the lower side of this big center, you will find a small a small shop. Clean and simple, 3al Barakeh offers a super varied menu of…
December 30, 2017
| Breakfast & Coffee
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Metn
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Dar Hamad: A Fine Kuwaiti Restaurant
Dar Hamad will leave you amazed. Located in an impressive building, Dar Hamad boasts superb décor and a certain style. It’s a spacious restaurant with a high ceiling and round and square…
November 04, 2017
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Kuwait
Soufrat Al Oumara: Deir El Qamar’s Enjoyable Food Experience
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
October 01, 2017
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Soufrat Al Oumara: Deir El Qamar’s Enjoyable Food Experience
It was three in the afternoon visiting Deir El Qamar with my family when we stopped for lunch at Deir Al Oumara, a beautiful hotel up the mountains of the Chouf. Enjoying the beautiful October…
October 01, 2017
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Shouf
Desserts & Sweets
Patisserie Chidiac: The Best Karabeej in Lebanon
It's been a continuous mission of mine, to plunge into the vast amount of authentic and traditional bites this country has to offer. Whether sweet or savory, we have many places around and each…
Desserts & Sweets
Nassab Saida: My Favorite Maacroun, Ouwaymat and Mchabbak!
Searching for the best Maacroun, Mchabbak and Ouwaymat in town? There's only one address! Visit Nassab Sweets in Saida. They're different to any others I've previously tried. The…
September 17, 2017
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Saida
3end Arze: A Happy Place; An Amazing Host; Great Homey Food!
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East
July 29, 2017
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
3end Arze: A Happy Place; An Amazing Host; Great Homey Food!
I never thought that any restaurant existed in a forgotten spot up the road to Fatqa. And I never imagined that I'd be having a delicious Lebanese meal in a majestic setup, surrounded by green trees…
Raymond: Traditional and Delicious Lebanese Food in Rayak
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Bekaa Lebanon Middle East
June 12, 2017
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Raymond: Traditional and Delicious Lebanese Food in Rayak
In Rayak, Baalbeck, right next to the Air Force base, you'll find Raymond, a restaurant that has been open for sixty years now. People come from all over the country to experience Raymond's cuisine,…
June 12, 2017
| Restaurants
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Bekaa
Popular
10 Favorite Spots: Best Places My Grandpa Told Me About
It’s true when they say that some foods are best prepared by masters… and not just any masters. Often found in hidden places, there are certain places that have been around for…
May 14, 2017
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Lebanon
Al Soussi: A Breakfast Paradise in Beirut
Breakfast & Coffee | Beirut Lebanon Middle East
April 18, 2017
Breakfast & Coffee
Al Soussi: A Breakfast Paradise in Beirut
You would never imagine that a place like this, hidden down a dead end in Mar Elias, could even be close to serving not only good food, but some of the finest dishes the world has ever talked…
Popular
Lebanon's Best Food Spotted: 17 Cities, 24 Treasures!
This is a story of a country told through its magnificent food. It's a land called Lebanon where food plays a major role in uniting its citizens. For hundreds of years, traditional specialities have…
April 10, 2017
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Lebanon
El Veridico de Fidel: A Must Visit! Superb Peruvian Cuisine
Fish & Seafood | Peru Americas
May 20, 2016
Fish & Seafood
El Veridico de Fidel: A Must Visit! Superb Peruvian Cuisine
The taxi dropped me off in a busy industrial neighborhood in front of a place that's not too touristic to say the least. Wearing a blazer, I was not too comfortable walking, but people say that this…
May 20, 2016
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Peru
News
Lebanon: 19 Places Your Dad Told You About
Back to the Past… Generations of Quality and Taste
Places Your Dad Told You About
It’s true when they say that some foods are best prepared by masters… and not just any masters.…
News
Six Months and Counting: The September Box is Out (Product Discontinued)
Can you believe it’s been 6 months already since we first started The Box? Over 150 Boxes have been dispatched monthly filled with over a dozen delicious gems scouted from across the country…
September 02, 2015
| The Box
Breakfast & Coffee
Krikor in Baskinta: Fifty Four Years of Hard Work
I was back to Krikor Orian sooner than planned, this little tiny heavenly gem located in Baskinta. Before reaching Baskinta, you’ll find a small petrol station, which used to be called Ezz el…
Lekmeh Zghertewiyeh: Authenticity in Zghorta has an Address
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
May 16, 2015
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Lekmeh Zghertewiyeh: Authenticity in Zghorta has an Address
Famous all over the world, Zghorta is known for its goat meat, amazing Arak and the Kebbeh bakeries only found in this village. I'd wanted to visit for so long and here I was not to shoot an episode,…
May 16, 2015
| Restaurants
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North Lebanon
Manakish
Oum Ali: Perfect Saj Manakish...
You meet people sometimes who strongly affect you one-way or another… Oum Ali is one such person. Rare… and I was lucky enough to have come across a simple and unpretentious lady…
April 08, 2015
| Tasty Discoveries
Fouad: My All-Time Coup de Coeur
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East
April 05, 2015
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Fouad: My All-Time Coup de Coeur
With thousands of restaurants out there and my extensive visits to the latest openers and trendy concepts, I always feel like coming back to the roots, to the basics, to a restaurant combining a…
April 05, 2015
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Keserwan
Breakfast & Coffee
Al Soussi: Expertise and Knowhow Poured into an Authentic Breakfast
Been here, done that, but I didn't have enough time to enjoy my food while shooting an episode on Beirut street food. After visiting Soussi a couple of months back, Lebanon went viral and hundreds of…
April 01, 2015
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Beirut
News
NoGarlicNoOnions' "THE BOX" is Out: A Unique Goodie Box from the Villages of LEBANON (Product Discontinued)
Fine things, delivered
For the past two years No Garlic No Onions (NGNO) has been scouring Lebanon and beyond to discover the very finest culinary creations the world over. NGNO prides…
March 21, 2015
| The Box
Samket Gerge al Dayaa: First Review
Fish & Seafood | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
January 25, 2015
Fish & Seafood
Samket Gerge al Dayaa: First Review
Samket Gergy el Day3a or the Fish of Georges from the Village is a place which became known through an article posted in the Middle East Airline magazine, Cedars Wings, or at least it was for me. A…
January 25, 2015
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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North Lebanon
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
NoGarlicNoOnions at Tawlet: A Venture Where Love for Food and Lebanon Unite
With the collaboration of Tawlet’s main man, Kamal Mouzawak, I was able to experience something many only dream of in Lebanon. An early Christmas I call it, when Kamal generously gathered…
January 06, 2015
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Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Tasty Discoveries
A Tasty Discovery: Honey Maamoul from Nicolas Audi
I've written about them before and here I am again... Those deserve an article by themselves. An airy light biscuit filled with an authentic honey from the village. An adequate sweetness,…
December 21, 2014
Happy Birthday Tawlet: Where Cooking is the Only Language and Lebanon is the Only Cause
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael Beirut Lebanon Middle East
November 09, 2014
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Happy Birthday Tawlet: Where Cooking is the Only Language and Lebanon is the Only Cause
"Always Uniting Lebanon Through Food"
Fadya, Rima, Suzanne, Georgina, Nada, Em Amer, Anna, Saydeh, Ibtissam... Kamal and good old me in the middle... enjoyed a wonderful lunch together celebrating a…
November 09, 2014
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Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Street Food
Al Soussi Beirut: Voted the World’s Best Breakfast
You could never imagine that a place like this, hidden a dead end in Mar Elias, could be even close to serving not only good food, but some of the finest dishes the world has ever talked…
October 31, 2014
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Beirut
Desserts & Sweets
Nouh Al Haddad: The One and Only "Halawat el Shmeisseh"
What a morning! I arrived to Tripoli unprepared and without any particular place to visit. One place after the other, I found myself discovering the oldest and finest the Northern capital has to…
June 16, 2014
| Tasty Discoveries
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Tripoli
Tasty Discoveries
Frulatte: Commencing My Mission to Find the Best Fruit Cocktail Shop
A part of Lebanese traditions include enjoying some fruit cocktails during summer... or what we refer to as "Cocktail Che2af" Yum... a cup of fresh fruits cut in pieces, mixed in fruit juice and…
May 20, 2014
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Keserwan
Coffee, Wine & Drinks
Chateau Ksara "The Original Story": A Video to Watch
That's a video worth watching. A creative series of four videos of which the below is a general overview telling the story of the Ksara caves discovery.
Ksara is the oldest winery in Lebanon. It has…
December 18, 2013
| Spotted Stories
Popular
The Original Authentic "Ghazl el Banet": How it's Made...
I've been searching all morning for a detailed description or article about white cotton candy and all I could find are pictures of modern spinning machines that produce the synthetic pink cotton…
November 26, 2013
| Tasty Discoveries
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Beirut
Hotel Central: Homemade Sunday Buffet to Enjoy with the Family
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
October 10, 2013
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Hotel Central: Homemade Sunday Buffet to Enjoy with the Family
Up in the mountains of Metn is a small hotel known to offer a rich homemade buffet every Sunday for lunch during the summer season. Hotel New Central, owned and managed by the Kiame family, is one of…
October 10, 2013
| Restaurants
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Metn
French Food
Lunch at the Famous Cafe De Paris, Monte Carlo
You cannot come to Monaco without stopping by the legendary Cafe de Paris. The Brasserie at the Café de Paris Monte-Carlo is the most popular venue for a “rendez-vous” in this…
July 08, 2013
| International Cuisine
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France
Al Halabi: A Revamped Look... Same Old Taste
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Antelias Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
April 05, 2013
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Al Halabi: A Revamped Look... Same Old Taste
For the past decade or so, Al Halabi restaurant in Antelias has maintained its reputation for being one of the top ranking Lebanese restaurants in town. A restaurant with a history that has…
April 05, 2013
| Restaurants
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Antelias
Hotels
Hotel Langlois Paris: Since 1896
The building of Hôtel Langlois was constructed in 1870 and used as a bank until 1896. It was then converted into a hotel, managed by the same family until 1997 under the name "Hotel des…
Chebli - A Tasty Lebanese Restaurant - Rain or Shine
Contributors | Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East
January 10, 2013
Contributors
Chebli - A Tasty Lebanese Restaurant - Rain or Shine
A couple of months ago, I visited Chebli in Naas, one of my family's favorite places for a very long time now. Following my review, many of my friends asked me for their contacts which then led…
January 10, 2013
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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Mount Lebanon
T-Marbouta in Hamra: More Than An Arabic Letter
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Hamra & Verdun Beirut Lebanon Middle East
January 10, 2013
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
T-Marbouta in Hamra: More Than An Arabic Letter
T-Marbouta is an original place, or at least it was for me the second I walked into the place where everyone seemed to feel right at home. Although T-marbouta has been around for some time now, I…
January 10, 2013
| Restaurants
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Hamra & Verdun
French Food
La Cloche D'Or Restaurant, Tunis
From the minute I reached Tunis, I was overwhelmed with curiosity to discover the city, its wonders, its specialties and of course its food. I honestly didn't have a clue about the local Tunisian…
November 26, 2012
| International Cuisine
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Tunisia
Beirut's Hidden Spot: Em Nazih at the Saifi Urban Gardens
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael Beirut Lebanon Middle East
September 07, 2012
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Beirut's Hidden Spot: Em Nazih at the Saifi Urban Gardens
Come meet your new friends: Em Nazih, Abu Nazih, Zahwa, Mustapha, Ali, Bilal and Hassan. Em Nazih offers decent Lebanese food and music at very reasonable prices. Cafe Em Nazih is a small…
September 07, 2012
| Restaurants
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Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael
Chez Melhem Khalil, Lebanese Traditions Preserved
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East
August 06, 2012
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Chez Melhem Khalil, Lebanese Traditions Preserved
Chez Melhem Khalil is one of those restaurants located very far away from the sociable world, 17km from the jounieh cost line on the road to Naher El Dehab in a small village called Jouret…
August 06, 2012
| Restaurants
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Keserwan
Fouad: Authentic Lebanese Food from the Village
Fusion Cuisine | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East
July 11, 2012
Fusion Cuisine
Fouad: Authentic Lebanese Food from the Village
If you didn't try Fouad yet, you are really missing out on a lot in your life.
July 11, 2012
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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Keserwan