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Beirut chef Wael Lazkani on Lebanon’s rich culinary spirit

root — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:46:35 +0000

Wael Lazkani opens the door and salutes us with a bright, beaming smile. Wearing a crisp white buttoned up shirt and reflective frames, this smartly dressed chef invites us into his quiet home that is a stones throw away from the sparkling Mediterranean. Spacious and warm with a style reminiscent of the good old days

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Meet the FvF Contributors: Natasha Jane Stallard from Beirut

root — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:00:37 +0000

One of FvF’s longtime contributors from the Middle East is Natasha Jane Stallard. Initially living in East London, this driven young lady studied literature in the British capital and worked in theatre and radio, always writing in her spare time. Five years ago she moved to Beirut, initially with the vision to stay for just

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Lamia Choucair

root — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 05:16:07 +0000

Lamia Choucair would make a great poster girl for Beirut. The stylist and designer’s laidback, ethereal style and love for good music and good company is full of the city’s spirit. After growing up in Lebanon, Lamia spent years living in New York and Paris and slips between French, English and Arabic in one sentence

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Maya Mounme & Hatem Imam

root — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:15 +0000

Furniture from the fifties is one of Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam’s greatest loves. That is why – besides their design day jobs – they have also set up their very own business in Beirut. Here they refurbish and redesign mid-century furniture and accessories utilising the skills of local craftspeople to sell afterwards in their

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Meet the FvF Contributors: Tanya Traboulsi from Beirut

root — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:15:04 +0000

Austrian-born photographer Tanya Traboulsi is our rock in the Middle East. She introduced us to the Lebanese capital Beirut and its creative scene with personalities such as photographer Caroline Tabet, musician Charbel Haber, designer Maria Kassab, DJ/producer Ziad Nawfal, and young illustrator called Loulwa Beydoun. After spending her childhood traveling back and forth between these

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Ziad Nawfal

root — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:22:12 +0000

If you’re into music, Ziad Nawfal, whether he likes it or not, has a prevailing presence in Beirut. The DJ, producer and music promoter has acted as an unofficial disseminator and documenter of the city’s alternative music scene since he started making mixtapes as a teenager, recording new wave tracks off the radio during the

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Maria Kassab

root — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:44:49 +0000

Maria Kassab apologizes as soon as we enter her office. She just moved in and she didn’t have the time to fix it properly, an old Lebanese apartment with tiled floors, high ceilings and beautiful window bays overlooking the Gemmayzeh street below. The first room is bare – she has plans to turn it into

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Charbel Haber

root — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:50:15 +0000

If Charbel Haber wasn’t in a band, the contents of his apartment would probably start their own one. Since forming his band Scrambled Eggs in 1998, Charbel has orchestrated a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle right down to his living room. “Never Mind The Bollocks” sits on top of a pile of LPs. A copy of

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Loulwa Beydoun

root — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:01:00 +0000

Born and raised in post-war Beirut, 18 year-old Loulwa Beydoun is rocking the Lebanese art scene with her melancholic drawings and surrealistic photos. She lives with her family in a cosy, quiet apartment, tucked deep in the French embassy neighborhood of Beirut. Loulwa is preparing the Baccalauréat test but nonetheless seems quite relaxed. The philosophy

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Caroline Tabet

root — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:30:38 +0000

Tucked away in a quiet spot of the Achrafieh district in Beirut, Caroline Tabet’s apartment is a spacious and ordered living-slash-workspace. The photographer often works alone, in the living room, where the tell-tale DJ decks indicate the presence of her husband Jawad Nawfal, a musician and sound designer, and Tabet’s own DJing habit. Like many

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