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Articles of the author Hanan Radwan
Nothing like mother's recipe
Older people are regretting the decline of the age-old tradition of making kahk, a traditional Ramadan biscuit, at home, finds Hanan Radwan One morning, Amira Abdel-Qader went to work only to find that she, along with several others, was to be laid (...)

16 - 08 - 2012
Restaurant review: The music of food
Restaurant review: The music of food Hanan Radwan indulges in a meal fit for an emperor -- a Chinese one, that is There were five of them: round, plump queens with off-white skins that shrivelled as they basked in their cosy sauna. Each wore an (...)

02 - 08 - 2012
Restaurant review: Dream deflated
Restaurant review: Dream deflated Not all that glitters is good sushi, Hanan Radwan concludes Ever thought of that one magical word that can cause you to jump off the couch on a languid afternoon, pace around madly and cry "Where? Where?" The word (...)

19 - 07 - 2012
Restaurant review: No-stick teeth
Restaurant review: No-stick teeth Hanan Radwan sinks her teeth into grilled lamb and dispenses with the toothpick Years ago, an elderly chef at a kebab restaurant gave me the following tip for discerning a good piece of grilled meat: it should leave (...)

07 - 06 - 2012
Restaurant review: Porsche kitchen
Restaurant review: Porsche kitchen Sports cars, designer kitchens and good food are a perfect combination, discovers Hanan Radwan What does an elegant sports car have in common with kitchen design? The answer is simple: Porsche. The internationally (...)

31 - 05 - 2012
Restaurant review: Without the famous
Restaurant review: Without the famous Hanan Radwan enjoys a memorable meal with a celebrated Indian singer.The only hitch: the diva is not present at the dining table Indian singer Asha Bhosle writes her story: "My early childhood was spent moving (...)

24 - 05 - 2012
Restaurant review: Raw feelings
Restaurant review: Raw feelings Hanan Radwan contemplates a world where sushi replaces money as the medium of exchange Employer: "Congratulations, you're hired. How would you like to be paid?" Myself: "In sushi pieces, please." Lost in this wondrous (...)

10 - 05 - 2012
Restaurant review: Instead of burgers
Restaurant review: Instead of burgers There's nothing like Asian fast food to heal damaged pride, as Hanan Radwan finds out I thought I had learned my lesson. I had made a solemn vow never to shop for clothes with over-zealous friends whose style (...)

22 - 03 - 2012
Al-Ahram Weekly
Youthful in spirit and execution, the Egyptian revolution has sometimes aroused emotions of fear and concern amongst the elderly, writes Hanan Radwan The 25 January Revolution seems to have exacerbated certain symptoms of old age amongst Egypt's (...)

30 - 06 - 2011
Restaurant review: Grandma wins
Restaurant review: Grandma wins A palace of desire makes Hanan Radwan yearn for bygone days of Egyptian home-cooked food There are things in life that one must leave to the professionals and not mess around with. One of them is grandmother's (...)

23 - 06 - 2011
How to save a life
If a colleague fainted, a child choked on a piece of candy or a relative had a stroke, would you be able to cope, asks Hanan Radwan, completing the Egyptian Red Crescent's first-aid course My sinews were aching, and I had started to sweat. But I had (...)

02 - 06 - 2011
All in the mind?
As the euphoria of the revolution begins to fade, some people may be facing disenchantment as life gets back to normal, write Hanan Radwan and Shareef Alsayed Ramy, once an ambitious graduate, is today an embittered 28-year-old. Holding a degree (...)

21 - 04 - 2011
Restaurant review: The power of elasticity
Restaurant review: The power of elasticity Sometimes, it pays to heed motherly advice, as Hanan Radwan discovers Apparently, there is little difference between a noodle and a yo-yo. Discovering this amazing culinary phenomenon, however, does not (...)

06 - 01 - 2011
Restaurant review: Great Wail of China
Restaurant review: Great Wail of China Yet another Asian restaurant. But no matter. The food is good, affordable and Hanan Radwan has few complaints All was eerily quiet. Even our company of five was silent for a moment. Suddenly, a harrowing scream (...)

23 - 12 - 2010
Restaurant review: Ye Old Tea Shoppe
Restaurant review: Ye Old Tea Shoppe Casual and fine dining under one roof? Hanan Radwan experiences a happy marriage My euphoria was short-lived. The unctuous party of smoked salmon, crab, caviar and a mysterious white sauce danced a joyful jiggle (...)

16 - 12 - 2010
Restaurant review: An explosion of delight
Restaurant review: An explosion of delight Hanan Radwan recalls the exhilarating taste of lava The volcano hissed and sputtered angrily. Then it calmed for a while and dribbled a stream of searing lava. Watching the fiery liquid descend from the (...)

01 - 04 - 2010
Restaurnt review: Nothing Neo
Hanan Radwan learns not to be deceived by names "Pick a card. Any card." This infamous call invoked by street hustlers to lure passers-by to indulge in petty gambling comes to mind when I recall my dining experience at Neo Café. Comparing the food (...)

04 - 03 - 2010
Restaurant review: Not quite Lebanese
Restaurant review: Not quite Lebanese Has pasta found its way to Lebanese cuisine? Hanan Radwan finds out What does the moon have to do with Lebanese food? When the Lebanese restaurant Dar Al-Qamar (literally "home of the moon") opened a few years (...)

25 - 02 - 2010
Restaurant review: Swiss bliss
Restaurant review: Swiss bliss Cheese for Iftar? Hanan Radwan takes a break from the traditional Ramadan fare There seems to be an unwritten sacred rule that for the first week of Ramadan, home-cooked Middle Eastern food is the only panacea for a (...)

27 - 08 - 2009
Horizontally challenged
There's more to the Cairo Tower than the breathtaking views. Hanan Radwan treats herself to some vertical therapy at the revolving restaurant A symptom of life in Cairo is what might be called the "sledgehammer effect", that mix of pollution, (...)

06 - 08 - 2009
Restaurant review: Vive la France!
Restaurant review: Vive la France! Hanan Radwan discovers a little-known restaurant in Cairo that is incontestably French Is there a place in Cairo where you can enjoy gourmet food in a classy setting without being a celebrity and belonging to Who's (...)

02 - 07 - 2009
Restaurant review: Good hunting
Restaurant review: Good hunting Hanan Radwan finds a restaurant offering all the meat you can eat Imagine yourself in Kenya, back from a hunting trip when wild game was free and plentiful. Too squeamish to kill an animal, you spot the beast of your (...)

25 - 06 - 2009
Restaurant review: Good but not great
Restaurant review: Good but not great It takes more than charcoal to produce a well grilled steak, as Hanan Radwan finds out I was once introduced to a young woman whom I will call Mona. She loved to play the piano and her biggest dream was to join (...)

21 - 05 - 2009
Restaurant review: Sugar and spice
Restaurant review: Sugar and spice Hanan Radwan discovers what Thai life is all about A wise man once said: "Life is like Thai food. Sometimes it is sweet. Other times, the heat and spice are enough to blow your brains out." Seven vivacious girls (...)

30 - 04 - 2009
Restaurant review: Golden rules
Restaurant review: Golden rules Hanan Radwan savours the secrets of good business The restaurant business in Cairo seems to be a make-it-or-break- it venture. Once opened, the venue either swarms with customers haggling with distraught waiters over (...)

16 - 04 - 2009
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