Random fact of the day!

Did you know that people were using garlic to repel vampires long before Dracula was published?
It turns out the garlic is proven effective against 2 other blood suckers: Mosquitoes and ticks!

Maid time!

What's the best part about summer starting in Kuwait.. or to be exact the month of May? It means we can start having Maid now!

Have you ever asked why can we only eat Maid from May to October? Well I did...it turns out that only when the water is warm, these little fish come up to surface and feed well and get fat with those lovely Omega 3 oils that we love eating. So as it is you hardly get any meat off them, now imagine how thin they would get winter time!

To be honest I tried them the first few days of May, and again last weekend.. Big difference in taste also.. first they got more plump, and they developed that beautiful buttery texture that we all love!

Get them while they last.. only 4 more months of goodness left:)

The boys at the chalet!

Last weekend at the chalet's, I started getting calls from the morning by my cousins asking for breakfast! To my luck, the fuse blew and I had no use of the kitchen.. so I get the boys to take the food to their chalet and cook the eggs and heat up the fatayir..

So this is what I had to say: Boys don't know how to set a table.. Or they love eating with their hands:) No forks or knives or napkins..

But on the other hand, JJ gets bonus points for garnishing the scrambled eggs he made.. notice the eggs in his hand with a tomato and cucumber slice:)

We Love Alessi

If you are looking for great pieces to style up your home, and are some what related to food and beverage.. then check out the Alessi line.. Beautiful, stylish and hip products!

I fell in love with this side table, and they have matching vases and newspaper rack to go with it!

Alessi line can be found in Tavola.

Random fact of the day:

Did you know that Worcestershire sauce is made from dissolved anchovies (including the bones) that have been soaked in vinegar and tamarind?

New: Mustard crusted Lamb chops

New to the BBQ menu: Mustard crusted New Zealand Lamb chops.

Part of the Gourmet BBQ menu...Make sure to try out these succulent tender chops the next time you order the Munch BBQ counter!

Funky Munch

Just got this from a friend: Now we have more competition..

Read the fine line: Specialist in Kebab and Shakes!

The Italian Burger!

Now you can order the Italian burger on the BBQ menu as mini burgers...Officially it is now the Best seller on the menu.

And Yes as of next week, it will be on the Munch menu also, ready for deliverers where ever you are:)

Random fact of the day!

The banana tree is not a true fruit at all, but a giant herb and the banana is actually its berry!

New on the Munch menu!

"The Amira Salad" if you love the Munch salad, your going to love this one to. Greek Feta cheese with Apricot and mixed leaf lettuce with the special Munch dressing!

Order it now for take away or catering...

Falafel time!

I always love to see fresh hot falafel made at home caterings!

Now you can order Mugarmesh (crunchy in Arabic) to come with their full set up of, saj, shawarma, and fresh hot Falafel. They make these awesome falafel and stuff them with Labna and mint...I could have them every night!

Mugarmesh is one of the new concept developed by Ahmed Al Bader of the Burger hub.

To order Mugarmesh, make sure to call 24 in advance:

Tel: 66793404 Mr. Khalid Haidar

Mashroum Anyone?

I know I'm not the best speller.. but this made me smile when I saw it... Kuwaiti grown Portabelo Mashroum:)

Random Fact of the day!

Did you know that Artificial coloring in food have been linked to increased incidence of ADHD?

Next time you decide to buy a red velvet cake, ask your baker: How much coloring did it take to make this cake so red? Hmmmm

If you love red velvet don't ask! Scary answer!

A night in Mariam Al Sabah's kitchen

Before I start.. let's play the guessing game with a dish Mariam made for us..Can anyone guess what's under here? If you attended the dinner, shhhhhh!

It's time again to visit a great chefs kitchen. Today we have the pleasure of writing about Mariam al Sabah, one of Kuwait's little hidden gems! A chef by training, but only shows of her cooking skills to friends and family!



Sorry dear readers if we get you salivating in this post, unfortunately Mariam's delights are not to be found except in her house!



Let' get started with our adventure in the land of Seafood! Mariam cooked us a feast of seafood brought in fresh from around the world, the best fish Kuwait had to offer.. And the best part of the night was that we were surrounded by the sea!



Enough writing.. and on with the pictures..

Check out how cool our table setting was.. Mariam brought the sea to us! With newspapers covers, bamboo stitched water glass holder, and shells all over, no electricity besides the moonlight and candles. This surly was a table to remember!!

The location we were at was far from a restroom, so our kind host came up with a brilliant idea to keep us clean and seafood stench free. Using a barrel filled with water and liquid soap, we had all that we needed!

Our beautiful lighting around the area!

I think when you have great food, you really only need one great salad filled with greens to blend well with all your dishes.. and off course Mariam being the true chef she is, gave us the perfect salad that mixed well with whatever you ate!

Fresh calamari

I think this was the highlight of the night: Salmon cooked in newspapers.

Now it may looked burnt to you, but that is just the newspaper. Once you cut in to the fish we got the most unbelievably soft buttery cooked salmon I have ever had. I apologize for not taking a before and after picture but I was busy eating! Actually your lucky that I took any pictures...

I'm sure you all know this one: Lobster spaghetti! At one point of the dinner, I actually saw people fighting over the lobster meat! (I don't blame them)!

What a night, what a night what a night! A few people (no names mentioned) had to loosen there pants after the dinner! A perfect dinner, with the greatest of friends, and a new seafood theame dinner, and one of the best chefs we have..

What else could I ask for? Uuuuh..maybe getting invited more often :)

Random fact of the day

Did you know that Popsicles, a all time favorite for kids and adults was actualy invented by a 11 year old kid.

California's Frank Epperson invented the popsicle in 1905!

I wonder if he or his family get any royalties for every popsicle sold?

The birth of the New Italian Burger!

Dear friends,

Today we give you the birth of the Italian Kobe burger.

Who said Italian's only make Pizza's? We Kuwaiti's take all thier ingrediants and turn it in to a Burger.. I think I will copy right this burger! Just to make sure it does not turn in to the new dish of Italy..

Enough of my rambling.. So we get only the freshest Kobe meat available, grind it up, add our lovely mix of Italian herbs to it.. and a few secret ingrediants that just make this burger soooo goood!

Then we toast our buns.. add our spicy mayo, fresh bunch of arugula and grilled portebello Mushrooms and some beautiful carmalized onions!

Then we throw them on a nice hot flame and get all those juices flowing... And just before it's ready, we throw in some fresh Buffalo Mozeralla! And yes, we are extra generouse with the cheese we add.. If it's not oooozing from the burger, then it means you didn't get enough!

Just before serving we drizzel the burgers with some beautiful balsamic glaze just to make it a little bit more Italian.

And that's it folks.. the Italian Kobe Burger. Now don't forget to order it next time you have a BBQ!

The best vegetable out there!

If you had to live on Vegetable for the rest of your life.. what would it be?
Your best bet is Spinach, it is the highest ranking in antioxident capacity from all the rest of the veggies!

So Popeye the sailer was right when he told us as kids to keep eating spinach!

New salad bowls

What do you think of some our new salad martini glasses? We have them in champange and other cool random shapes!
Cute mo?

Abraj Water

Latest news:

Al Abraj water: Taken away in Kuwait by the municipality due to 70% Bromide in the water which is against the FDA in the USA. High Bromide in the water may lead to Kidney failure and cancer!

The new Munch Gourmet BBQ menu!

Dear readers.. We are glad to present to you the New Munch Gourmet BBQ menu..
Off course we might be biased toward our food, so to get the real deal we asked our kind friends at Buzberry.com to give us a review of our brand new menu..

Picture above (Garlic soya marinated pigions with a peanut dipping sauce)


We would like to thank Alvaro for publishing this post and great pics of the night..

Picture above (USA prime rib chops in a special Munch marination)

What goes best with BBQ?..... Ice cream, or actually Gelato to be specific.. Now when ordering from Munch you can go ahead and book the Gelato catering bike from Scoop a Cone, that comes fully loaded with either 6 bins, or 9! They have some of the most amazing flavors.. check out the flavors we they sent to Buzberry .

Great for kids parties and a excellent way to cool down in our extreame summers!

Our pride and joy, the new Kobe burgers by Munch.. we are glad to say that we are making our own Kobe burgers from scratch.. To start we have the Italian Kobe burger where the patty is mixed with the finest Italian herbs. The second is the Mexican burger where also the patty is mixed with Mexican herbs and spices and topped with our home made guacomole and salsa!

The Italian Burger: Home made spicy mayo topped with Rocca, portebello mushrooms, carmalized onions the Kobe burger, loads of Buffalo mozzerela and our home made balsamic glaze! Yuuuum!

Make sure the next time you call Munch to ask about or Gourmet menu!