By Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe Over the last year and a half, I have been tasting my way through Riyadh’s restaurants. As a vegetarian foodie (yes, we exist), I was thrilled when a friend started Riyadh Vegetarians and Friends networking group on Internations and drafted me as her...
By Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe Last month, I had the pleasure of visiting San Carlo Cicchetti in Sulamaniyah for a food tasting with one of my foodie friends, John. We had a wonderful dining experience and enjoyed our conversations with the knowledgeable restaurant general manager Mr. Cosimo Butuc as well as head...
By Leigh-Jane Obermayer As soon as you set foot into Riyadh’s Eataly branch, you enter a sphere of Italian food loving. The Italians have always been passionate about food and the art of dining; mealtimes are ingrained in their culture, the importance ofspending time with...
By Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe This week I had the pleasure of dining at the Riyadh branch of Urth Caffe, the famous California based organic food restaurant. Urth Caffe is buzzing on weekends and has a really welcoming vibe. My favourite bits of the décor were the two...
By Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe I recently checked out the Theme Nights at the Olea Café, a multi-cuisine restaurant at the Courtyard Marriott, Diplomatic Quarters. We went on a Thursday which is the Italian Theme Nights at Olea Café. They have many other Theme Nights on other days...
Earlier this month, I decided to celebrate the weekend by dining out at Zafran Indian Bistro (Rubeen Square) with my husband. Zafran is part of the Landmark Group, one of the largest retail and hospitality groups in the Middle East, Africa & India and is...
Real foodies know that the place to enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine in KSA is Yokari Restaurant in Centria Mall. Chef Taki Sato, Executive Chef at Yokari Restaurant, is the only Japanese Chef in Saudi Arabia (apart from the Japanese Ambassadors personal chef). Yokari has made...
Courtesy of The Pink Tarha, thepinktarha.com The last month was really a stressful one for me and J, and as the new month rolled in, we were eager to embrace any form of relaxation and chill moments that were within reach. Thankfully, the weather is...
Serafina Restaurant Riyadh Marks Its First Anniversary with a Fabulous Party Serafina, one of Riyadh's most popular Italian restaurants, celebrated its first anniversary last Saturday with a grand reception. Located on Makkah Al Mukarramah road, a stone's throw from the Diplomatic Quarters, the event was graced...