Luxurious Black Silk hair care launches in Kenya

Thursday saw Nairobi’s hottest bloggers, musicians, actors, personalities and other luminaries attend the fashionable Black Silk launch, which proved to be an exciting experience thanks to an exclusive premiere of Iron Man 3. A premium retail hair care range, Black Silk, created by Haco Tiger Brands (EA) Ltd contains an unique blend of essential oils that protect and condition the hair, resulting… More...

The ultimate cruise: Chasing the sun on Zambezi River

Few places offer the dramatic sunsets that you’ll find in Africa, and one of the most splendid is along the meandering Zambezi River, the fourth-longest river on the continent that flows into the Indian Ocean. Leaving the plumes of mist and thundering Victoria Falls – The Smoke that Thunders – behind, the gentle Zambezi River is framed by the African bush, teeming with wildlife. It is on this… More...

In Pictures: Smirnoff takes over Nakuru

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Rising alcohol levels give wine lovers a headache

Do those New World Cabernets and Zinfandels make your head spin? Fed up with having to stop drinking after just one glass? Plenty of wine lovers around the world will have noticed their favourite tipples are getting stronger, and many of them are unhappy about the hangovers that come with increased alcohol levels. But it seems they have only themselves to blame as experts say that changing consumer… More...

Chef Karan Suri reveals all new menus at Norfolk

The foodies gathered around the table at Norfolk, where some may have been Tatu and Lord Delamare Terrace fanatics, the hotel’s flagship restaurants known for their classics and love affair with well-hung meat. But the servers still had no trouble tempting them into eating delicately fried calamari, crisp rocket with beetroot and goat cheese, and even a pizza of sorts. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts… More...

Dinner with the World’s best chef costs Sh 3 Million

An Asian gourmet splashed out $36,750 at a New York auction to have dinner for four with famed chef Ferran Adria. The dizzy tab contributed to a $913,605 sale at Sotheby's late Friday that was based on the revolutionary Catalan chef's stellar wine collection, which he sold along with kitchen gear, two years after shuttering his Michelin three-star elBulli restaurant near Barcelona. A first half of… More...

TREND ALERT: Pop Ups – Popping UP

(TAHIR KARMALI) - It started with a shop that served lollipops at its launch. The Tribe Hotel kicked off this trend late last year with their Pop Up Shop concept, which allowed several local designers to showcase and sell their cloths and jewellery. Then there was Marley's Caribbean Restaurant popping-up at the carwash on James Gichuru. And finally, the trifecta will be complete with the pop-up night… More...

Restaurant Review: Getting naked with Naked Pizza

It was on a chilly and wet December evening, the rains fell for hours, taking one of the electricity polls outside my compound victim – I picked up the phone to place my first order with Naked Pizza, which had only opened a month before in Nairobi. Twenty-five minutes later, a drenched deliveryman courteously introduced himself at my door, presenting me with my order, the box still hot to the… More...

Roadside manicure services boom in Nigeria

A comfortable salon may be the ideal place to have a manicure-pedicure, but in Nigeria's sprawling economic capital, the curb above a open sewer works just fine. The roadside 'mani-pedi' is something of a Lagos institution and one of many examples of how residents in the mega-city of 15 million people defy what could be considered personal grooming norms. Privately tailored suits delivered to your… More...

Abramovich slips out of Russia Top 10 rich list: Forbes

Chelsea football club owner and superyacht enthusiast Roman Abramovich slipped out of the top 10 richest Russians in Forbes magazine's 2013 ranking published on Thursday. The flamboyant steel, mining, real estate and telecommunications tycoon has lost $1.9 billion of his fortune and is now worth just $10.2 billion, putting him into 13th place in Russia and 107th in the world, Forbes said. Forbes did… More...