Category Archives: Restaurants
Feature in Food + Wine Magazine
After a year in the making, iconic American magazine Food & Wine featured Backpacker Concierge in their February 2012 issue. Writer Salma Abdelnour traveled with us in Cairo, Alexandria, Dahab, and the St. Katherine Protectorate before writing this amazing 5-page article. View the vivid .pdf version here or the text here. Stayed tuned for more [...]
Cairo Restaurant: Left Bank
*image courtesy of The Daily News Egypt Left Bank 53 Abu El Feda Street, Zamalek – 022 735 0014 (Use Sequoia’s street entrance) Described as a ‘café with soul’, ‘a cultural salon’, and ‘an ode to old Cairo’. Whatever the classification, Left Bank is a stunning, new edition to Cairo’s eclectic culinary scene. The setting [...]
Restaurant Mondays: Best of Authentic Amman
No doubt, Amman has the best of what’s around in terms of food! If eating is your thing you won’t be disappointed! This week we focus on Amman’s most AUTHENTIC restaurants.
Qasr Twenty’s Test Kitchen
Stuffed Zucchini – aka Mahshy The talent behind Backpacker Concierge announces the (very) soft opening of their cooking school in downtown Cairo. On the heels of Egypt’s revolution, Qasr Twenty offers something never before seen in Egypt’s capital. Stay tuned for revised pictures once our stenciler has returned from Tahrir Square and we have accessorized [...]
Food + Wine Travels with Backpacker Concierge + Qasr Twenty
Premier American magazine Food + Wine traveled with Backpacker Concierge during Egypt’s January 25 Revolution. Originally intended to be a culinary tour with a primary focus on the company’s new Cairo-based cooking school, Qasr Twenty, now the magazine’s feature article will have a new stance. Stay tuned for updates in May 2011.
Restaurant Mondays: Best of Trendy Amman
No doubt, Amman has the best of what’s around in terms of food! If eating is your thing you won’t be disappointed! This week we focus on Amman’s most TRENDY restaurants.
The Debut of Qasr Twenty
Cairo’s first cooking school focused on regional cuisine – Qasr Twenty.
Restaurant Mondays: Cairo’s Egyptian Cuisine
After suggesting one of our favorite eateries, the clients vowed never to make another (pricey) culinary decision without consulting us first!. With that, we present our first Restaurant Mondays posting. Each Monday we will feature our favorite restaurants in Egypt and Jordan for you to try on your next adventure in the region.
Restaurant Mondays: Cairo’s Egyptian Cuisine
After suggesting one of our favorite eateries, the clients vowed never to make another (pricey) culinary decision without consulting us first!. With that, we present our first Restaurant Mondays posting. Each Monday we will feature our favorite restaurants in Egypt and Jordan for you to try on your next adventure in the region.
Customized: The Fabulous 4
The gang wanted to see it all, so that’s what we gave them!
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