“I make it like Thailand?” Chef Pairote Pimswat of dusitD2 Nairobi’s modern Thai restaurant SOI graciously asks, referring to the desired level of spiciness I preferred. Instantaneously I felt at home, perhaps even more so…
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#COP21: French chefs cook up a storm for climate
France pulled out its culinary big guns Monday for one of the greatest kitchen challenges ever: cooking lunch for the largest one-day gathering of world leaders in history. Five chefs, each awarded stars by the…
Exploring the physics of a chocolate fountain
A mathematics student has worked out the secrets of how chocolate behaves in a chocolate fountain, answering the age-old question of why the falling ‘curtain’ of chocolate surprisingly pulls inwards rather than going straight downwards….
Our2Cents Ep 59: A Brazilian food-tasting adventure
There’s nothing like a piece of mouth-watering, Brazilian-style steak to get your taste buds going! On this episode, Sharon Mundia and Susan Wong explored Fogo Gaucho’s menu (on Galana Road) and went into the kitchen…
Nescafé offers first virtual reality coffee experience
Nescafé is the world’s first coffee brand to provide consumers with a fully immersive virtual reality experience, by transporting them to Brazil’s coffee fields using their mobile phones and an ingenious viewer developed by Google….
#WineWednesday :The Secret Vineyards by BSG launch wines in Kenya
Wine is known to have special powers that can bring a bunch of wine lovers together in the shortest time! So when you get an invite from a master Sommelier to attend his own wines…
#DidYouKnow: Today is National Parfait Day
A French word that literally means “perfect,” which was originally used to describe a kind of frozen dessert in 1894; parfait is a delicious and refreshing treat of layers of ice cream, yogurt, whipped cream,…
Chef’s Delight Awards hopes to showcase Nairobi as culinary hub
Chef’s Delight Awards are in full swing. Running from October 2015 to January 2016, the restaurant and bar awards has partnered with Nairobi City County through its Live Love Campaign to showcase Nairobi as a…
Yummy: Golden Kit Kats to go on sale in Japan
For chocolate lovers with cash to burn, a gold-coated Kit Kat bar will hit stores in Japan later this month, but at an eye-watering 2,016 yen ($16) a finger it will only be available for…
#SusanEats: Chef’s Table at Nairobi’s Sarova Stanley
Dining at a chef’s table is culinary exclusivity defined. The private dining experience allows you to get to know the men and women behind the preparation of your delicious meal – the latest stage in…