It was the name that intrigued me – the name of a bar and restaurant in Kileleshwa. It’s called, …
Category: Food
Nikkei Cuisine: Where Japan Meets Peru
With new restaurants and bars popping up every month, Nairobi’s food scene is diversifying rapidly. In recent years it …
Going Twice Through The Blue Door
Two weeks ago, the evening before a flight to the UK to celebrate the wedding of my son, Jan, …
At Planet Picnic, Garden Restaurant and Bar
Last Saturday I got a call from Eamon Mullen. He wanted to tell me about a new restaurant he …
Nairobi’s Trattoria Italian Restaurant: A Survivor
‘This is the place where you can watch Nairobi life,’ the man said to his companion, as they were …
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Sampling the New Kengeles Marula in Karen
When I first interviewed Gavin Bell I asked him why he had opened his first Kengeles bar and restaurant …
The Lively Backyard of Valley Arcade
La Salumeria in Valley Arcade along Gitanga Road is one of my favourite restaurants in Nairobi. It’s been there …
Father’s Day Treat at Village Market
It was Father’s Day. It’s a day my family don’t remember or, if they do, they don’t recognise. So …
The Shamba: Food, Farm Shop and Fun
‘I’m looking forward to doing a Going Places on your Shamba place,’ I said to Paul Simkin, one of …
