Tag: Lavington
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Lavington’s Latest Link In The Java Chain
Jan and I had an eight o’clock morning meeting in town. It was last Tuesday. When the taxi picked us up in Lavington it was still dark. And it was still raining. There were no hold-ups along Argwings Khodek Road and all the way to Harambee Avenue, and so we arrived with an hour to…
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The Kioko Art Gallery
‘Wow!’ the lady said, as she stepped inside Kioko’s new place. ‘This could be an art gallery in New York.’ Kioko’s gallery is alongside the Lavington Shopping Centre along James Gichuru Road. You can’t miss the big rooftop sign. The lady was Vickie, a friend from the days when she and Kioko were studying at…
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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 baked in an oven. But their glory is that they can also be topped with a variety of vegetables, meats, and condiments. ‘The great thing about pizzas,’ says Alessandro, ‘is that they can be made of…
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Thinking of Running a Restaurant?
Have you heard the claim that most restaurants close within the first year? It’s a notion that has had a well-travelled run. Perhaps it’s related to an old American Express commercial that claimed that 90% of them failed in their first year. However, recent research studies show that this statistic is false. One thorough study…
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Stack and Squeeze in Lavington Green
There’s a very interesting sign in Stack and Squeeze. Above the display cabinet and in big letters you can’t miss, it says ‘BE HAPPY, BE YOURSELF – BE A SANDWICH, BECAUSE SANDWICHES ARE PERFECT’. I’ve been thinking about that on and off since I went there for last Friday and Saturday. I mean, how can…