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Eat Like a Local in Cairo: The Best Street Food, Cafes and Restaurants As Recommended by Locals

Forget the guides, this is where locals in Cairo really go to eat. Discover Cairo’s best street food and more, from shawerma buns to koshary, with…

Aug 3 •

Integrity. You have it or you don't.

The third in a four-part series about honesty, food influencers & food writers. In the end, you're either in it for the right reasons or not. Plus tips…

Jul 2 •

Cairo Food Week

Cairo Food Week spotlights Cairo as a culinary destination, gathering the world’s best chefs and hungry travellers to the Nile once again.

Jun 22 •

Bread is not a course, so please stop serving it as one.

Bread is only ever a side dish, no matter what you do it.

Jun 18 •

Social media is a popularity contest, not an honesty box.

Virality and sensationalism create performative food influencers aching to be popular, and leaving honesty in the dust.

Mar 23 •

Incentives Corrupt Honesty

Let's talk about the root of all evil with food influencers. "Honesty" is a symptom but to cure, you must treat the disease.

Mar 12 •

Honesty is not the problem. It's not even the start.

Food cognoscenti eat their own kind. Again.

Feb 19 •

The Best Chef Awards 2024

Another list, another awards, what does it mean and do we care?

Nov 10, 2024 •

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Pallavi Sangtani

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Courtney Brandt

Michelin Guide Dubai 2024

The Starry Guide's Third Chapter shows growth and promise, with (most) wrongs righted.

Jul 7, 2024 •

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Courtney Brandt

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Pallavi Sangtani

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024

The winners, the awards, the Las Vegas Strip: does 2024’s list stack up and what are we meant to take from it?

Jun 9, 2024 •

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Pallavi Sangtani

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Courtney Brandt

Something for the Weekend #2: BOCA's New “El Vino Es Vida” Wine Menu

Michelin Green Starred BOCA launches "El Vino es Vida" nudging the wine shy towards their cellar's hidden gems.

May 3, 2024 •

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