An éclair is an oblong pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with icing… Or at least that’s what Wikipedia has to say about it. But most of know that an éclair is something far more divine! I always thought that éclairs were so sophisticated and that they must require quite some effort and quality…
Lord of the Wings – An Epic Buffalo Experience!
Leaving aside the cliché play on words in the name of this place, Lord of the Wings is most certainly worth visiting, if you are serious wing-lover like myself. The Middle Eastern king of buffalo wings franchise has finally come to Egypt and my hopes are that it’s here to stay! There’s one in City Stars…
Ayia, Ayia, Ayia Foodin’ Napa!
My annual Cyprus vacation was a lot more interesting this year. For starters, my sister had two kids instead of one! My mom and dad were one year older than last year – that’s a lot of tolerance and patience lost at their age, compared to 2013! But instead of complaining with my never-ending negativity,…
Fat-Free is not Sugar-Free!
(Sorry Dad) Like any Egyptian man over the age of 50, my father wants to get rid of some stubborn belly fat that has accumulated over the years. Oh! And like any Egyptian father, he knows everything. Today, we went to the supermarket together to shop for some food supplies. I looked inside the freezer…
Outback Steak’living-room’
There’s a few reasons why eating out at Iftar time in Ramadan is a bad idea. Nonetheless, every now and then someone will suggest something like: “Let’s go to Outback Steakhouse for Iftar tomorrow!” and before you know it, you find yourself starting a miserable food experience. As soon as my friends and I arrived…
Holy Food!
My favorite month is one that is filled with social gatherings, shisha, procrastination, bad television and food. Luckily, I don’t need to fast, but for 30 days of Ramadan, my family and I are obliged to follow a 20-year-old tradition of having breakfast (Iftar) at my best friend’s family house. Despite the fact that I…
It Tastes Zo Good!
God only knows how many Asian restaurants in Egypt I have been to. Unfortunately, most of the ones in Cairo were either not so good or not so Asian. Due to the lack of advertising, I could only have heard this two-letter-word for the first time, from a chatting friend, as he recommended; Zo. Zo,…
Mi-do’s And Don’ts
It’s humbling to think of oneself as open-minded and say that you generally eat everything. But even as a chef, I have some extreme aversions to some foods. Before this post gets too personal, let me tell you about some of the weirdest things I have heard that people eat. In some overpopulated parts of the…
Putting My Food Where My Fingers Are…
It has been more than 15 years since I first walked into our home kitchen and decided to make sushi. Since that messy fiasco of an attempt, my passion for food and my skill in cooking have certainly matured quite a bit! Let me tell you how it all started and the forces that may have driven…
Mido Eats 