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Very soon I will be going to California for WOF which theme this year is Arc of Flavors. I am looking forward to the conference of course but I also can’t wait to see my newly-engaged nephew and his fiancee and my niece and all my friends including lovely Amy, who as some of you may know,…

Even though I have been too busy recently to post regularly, I am not forgetting my belly dancer of the month, Na’ima ‘Akef, who I have already featured. In this clip, the director combines her talent for both belly and tap dancing as he makes her play two different characters in the same scene. I really like her.…

I first went to Sao Paulo in 2009 to attend Paladar Cozinha do Brasil which anyone interested in Brazilian food should go to — it is totally fascinating. I then stayed on with my new found cousin to explore the city and try a few more restaurants including Jun Sakamoto where I learned that a top Japanese chef does…

Posted by anissa in restaurants, reviews, travel with 0 comment Our charming and good looking maître d’ swirling the wine in the glass to get rid of any lingering smell from the wash. The buffet at Bodega Catena Zapata was huge but there was only one dish I was really interested in and that was the pork shank stew served with creamed corn. It…

I am taking a break from the Oxford Symposium to post my belly dancer of the month. It is this time again! And this month I bring you a very pretty one called Thuraya Salem who seems to be unknown. No Wikipedia entry, no postings on belly dancing sites. Nothing. So, I can’t tell you much about…