‘Mah-mmmmm’. Our guide, Bernice, offers a throaty call into the forest. A clump of bushes suddenly shakes in the …
Vegetarian Delights at Nairobi’s Haandi
Like a true fox I am a carnivore. But a long time ago I learnt that vegetarian food need …
Revisiting Evelyn Waugh’s ‘A Tourist in Africa’
Last Sunday afternoon I was at a loss about what I was going to do for this week’s Going …
The Shuk: Tastes of Israel in Nairobi
They called it an Israeli culinary celebration. It certainly was. Last Saturday and Sunday Baraka Israel and the Embassy …
Gourmet Delights at Alliance Francais
The French Chef, Christian Caldara, is back at the Alliance Francaise. He has opened La Belle Epoque in the …
Mzee: A Well-Travelled Range Rover
My son, Jan, set me up for this story last week, when he wrote about his weekend safari with …
Beats of Antonovs over the Sudans
It was last Saturday morning and I was wondering which place to go to. ‘How about something about a …
Il Portico: Nairobi’s Newest Pizza Place
Pizzas. They are an Italian invention, based on a yeasted flatbread, spread with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce and …
Kenya Crafts: The Story of Spinners Web
Despite the recent proliferation of malls and craft fairs around Nairobi, my Christmas shopping last month began how it …
An Escape to the Tsavo Wilderness
Outside a tent, a comfortable one, set on the banks of a river, under the shade of doum palms, …
