The great global food Gap

A Kuwaiti family was included in the article The great global food gap but judging from the picture I think this might be a an old story condsidering the cost of food in Kuwait today.

Al Berdawny Restaurant

If you're looking for a nice quiet place to dine you should try Al Berdawny Lebanese restaurant. You have a wide variety of Lebanese dishes to choose from and can have sheesha while you wait. 

 Fresh baked Arabic bread

 Grilled dishes

For more information visit their fancy website

Bait Al Outhman Museum

I've found my new favorite museum! I saw a tour ad for the museum via AWARE center but decided to visit it on my own with my hubby. Bait Al Outhman house was a restoration project taken on by the Kuwaiti Heritage Team, they restored it back to the beautiful house it once was. The home was built in the late 1940's by Abdallah Al Outhman who was a teacher and retired as "The Great Philanthropist". The house contained 157 rooms, 16 kitchens and 61 bathrooms.

 

The museum is divided into different areas including Kuwaiti house museum, the Maritime museum, Heritage hall, Drama museum, Journey of life museum and the Museum of historical machinery. There is a 1 KD entry fee which is very reasonable. 

Old school Kuwaiti style

 This newspaper headlines the end to alcohol in Kuwait according to my hubby.

The small martyr section with pictures of the remains of a Kuwaiti citizen found in Iraq.

 Some items made by the Kuwaiti P.O.Ws

 

 

I have so many more pictures but you would really have to visit the museum for yourself to get the total feel for it. I wonder what the next restoration project will be?

 

Baith Al Outhman Museum

Hawally- Abdallah Abdullatif Al Outhman St

Telephone: 69999761/69999760

Email: mawrothkw@gmail.com - Twitter: @Heritage_Team - Instagram: @Heritage_Team

 

Take 40 highway, exit Ibn Khaldoon st, continue straight until you see McDonald's, turn right after McDonald's, straight down and you will see the museum.





Jaime Oliver Products at XCITE

XCITE AlGhanim introduced us to their new Jaime Oliver line of products which was held at Gaucho Grill in Avenues Mall. There is an all-in-one cooker introduced to us that does several types of  cooking at once.  You can cut and slice items directly into the pan that includes self-stirring which allows you to leave it unattended and it will cook at the exact set temperature meaning you won't burn up your meal.

 There is a blender, mixer and food processor included in his line.

 We were entertained by the German juggler Sir Julian and he was definitely a unique character.

 

Paparazzi





You can find more about Jaime Oliver's home cooker here. A big thank you to Al Ghanim!

Converse teams up with Marimekko

Converse teams up with Marimekko, a Finnish company known for its original prints and colors, for their 2013 line of sneakers.

 

Dare to wear platform sneakers in Kuwait?

Bugatti Veyron added to UAE police Force

Now would be the time to get arrested in Dubai....(link)

The Venue Hotel Apartments

A new building offering daily apartment rentals has opened up in Mahboula. It offers one and two bedroom furnished apartments with gym and swimming pool access. For one bedroom it's 35 KD and for two bedroom it's 50 KD per night. I just hope it doesn't bring the wrong kind of people to the area, it's already going downhill as it is.

  

A new KFC has opened on the ground floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wonder if they rent to singles? If so I guess we will be seeing some police raids.

Operation Hope won the Philly Cream Cheese "Spread Some Inspiration" Award!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We at Operation Hope would like to thank all of those who voted for our cause!! Your votes helped OH to win the Philly Cream Cheese "Spread Some Inspiration"  contest!

 Mrs. Sheryl Mairza

Dear volunteers, patrons, well wishers, friends, team and everyone else that continue to believe in Operation HOPE’s Mission of Mercy, we would like to extend our deepest Appreciation and Thanks to each one of you.

With the help of your votes, We, Operation HOPE Kuwait won the 1st position in Philadelphia Cream Cheese’s (from Mondelez International, formerly Kraft Foods) ''Spread Some Inspiration' campaign in its fourth edition. OH founder, Ms. Sheryl Mairza was awarded the inspiration trophy for initiating the OH mission from its humble beginnings in 2005 at the recent Brunch award ceremony held in Dubai on May 14th, 2013 where OH was also awarded a cash prize of USD 10,000.

The campaign that celebrates and recognizes the unsung women heroes of the region for their contributions in philanthropy, community development and charitable causes thereby bringing much needed awareness was originally launched in line with the International Women's Day... in 2010 and this year witnessed a partnership with UN Women - the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and empowerment of women globally - for the second year in a row.

Thanks to each of your vote, the prize money won would go towards our 2013 Winter Warmth Outreach Program, wherein we provide warmth hampers to over 2,500 street workers in Kuwait.

If you'd like to read more about our award and our story please visit http://www.phillyarabia.com/index.php.

The top three contestants

 

Congratulations Sheryl! We love you!

Elevation Burger

On my way home from work my mom called to invite me for an early dinner at Elevation Burgers in the new Menu Plaza. Personally I don't really care for hamburgers but had to give into my mom. She ordered a double burger and fries for each of us. It was 2.500 KD just for the burger itself not including the fries and drinks. The burger and fries arrived in a baking pan which was kind of odd but every restaurant is trying to come up with something unique I guess.

The fries reminded me of IN-N-OUT burger in California only the pieces were a lot shorter which I didn't like, maybe they were the last little crumb pieces of fries left over. The burger was juicy and tasted good but again a burger is a burger to me, nothing spectacular. I also tried one of their cookies which was really good and included organic ingredients. The fries are cooked in olive oil and the cows are grass fed according to mom. It looks like Millions of Milkshakes, Lorenzo, Stone Grill and a sandwich shop will open at some point. Food, food and more food!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My son and nephew enjoyed it, for me it was aight'.