The little pothole that could…

Posted by Chahe

Once there was a pothole that decided that its life mission should be to break down people’s cars. It got so excited that it was able to achieve this mission that it peed all over the place…



Giveaway Day 5: Two free meals from Roadster Diner

Posted by Chahe

Today’s giveaway is offered by Roadster Diner (one of my favorite places to eat in Lebanon). The prize offered is a voucher for either lunch or dinner for 2 people, valid at any Roadster location in Lebanon (Ashafieh, Jal El Dib, Down Town, Jounieh, City Mall, Hamra, ABC Dbayeh, Le Mall Sin El Fil and Verdun).

There are two things that I love about Roadster: their commitment to an unsurpassed quality of service in the restaurant as well as on the delivery hotline, and the quality of the food. It is also one of the few, if not the only, restaurants in Lebanon that is ISO 2200 certified.

To know more about Roadster, visit their website [Here]

For a chance to win these 2 vouchers, just put your name and correct email in the comment box and we’ll be conducting a draw at the end of the day to announce the winner. Good luck!

NB: You need to put your proper email in the email field when commenting since the winner will be contacted by email. You can only comment once, anyone caught commenting more than once will get disqualified.

Update: the poll is closed and the winner is comment# 18

Mabrouk Nancy!



Baddak ma twekhizna …

Posted by Najib

Ba3ed na2sso Arguile!



Blocked YouTube clips

Posted by Chahe

I didn’t know we had blocked content on YouTube in Lebanon…



Giveaway Day 4: 10 free meals from Kitchen Market!

Posted by Najib

Today’s giveaway is from my favorite catering place in Lebanon, Kitchen Market! 10 free meal vouchers will be distributed equally to 5 lucky winners. The vouchers can be used all week long except Sundays and include a daily platter with a side salad.

I’ve been introduced to this place over a year and a half ago, and since then I’ve been eating there once or twice a week at least. Kitchen Market is mainly specialized in Arabic food, but also does a daily Plat Du Jour covering many cuisines from Oriental to European and many others. It caters for all events and handles everything from the food to the chairs, tables, cakes, drinks etc ..

They have so many awesome dishes that I lost count of them all, but my favorite of all time is the Paella which is a must! Their chicken wings are also amazing and are grilled with the chef’s special sauce. Grilling is apparently the healthiest way to cook chicken wings but also the hardest.

Last but not least, Kitchen Market has a set menu every Christmas which includes all sorts of pies (Asparagus (42$), Seafood (65$), Supreme (55$), 4cheese (50$) and Spinach(45$)) and a delicious list of hot dishes including:
- Oriental Turkey (120$)
- Oriental Lamb Gigot (100$)
- Vegetable Lamb Gigot (120$)
- Spanish Paella (150$)
- Salmon “Bellevue” (165$)

Their Christmas Turkey is mouth-watering and i recommend it to everyone. Even my aunt who is so proud of her turkey recipe admitted it’s better than hers and is ordering it this year. For those interested in ordering the Christmas Turkey, you will need to notify Kitchen Market’s management 48 hours in advance and place your order before December the 21st. You can find here below the full contact information

88 street | Adonis | Zouk Mosbeh | 09 223 668 – 09 211 668

For more information about Kitchen Market visit their facebook page [Here]

NB: You need to put your proper email in the email field while commenting since winner will be contacted by email. You can only comment once, anyone caught commenting more than once will get disqualified.

Update: The poll is closed.

And the winners are: [YouTube]

Comments #6, #16, #12, #31, #33 you’ve got mail!



Laklouk Ski Trip

Posted by Najib

Thank you Paul for the lovely pictures!



ABC’s Christmas tree from hell!

Posted by Chahe

This is really creepy! It’s like someone killed some teddy bears and hung them on a tree as trophies!

It reminded me of movies where ancient civilizations used to take the skulls of the dead and display them!

The teddy bears are part of a donation campaign for autism. You can make donations by buying a bear. Frankly, there are many ways to display them… I wouldn’t hang them on a tree…



Giveaway Day 3: Maya’s Amalgam Volume 1 and 2

Posted by Najib



Today’s giveaway is very special and was offered by a very talented blogger and friend, Maya Zankoul.

Most of you must be familiar by now with the Maya’s blog and her awesome posts. Now is your chance to have them all compiled into two volumes, autographed by Maya herself and nicely put in a BlogBaladi package designed (By Maya of course) for the occasion.

You can pick up your gift from Virgin Megastores in Beirut on Saturday the 18th of December 2010 between 5pm and 8pm. If you are unable to do so, we will agree on another date and time.

Good Luck everyone!

NB: You need to put your proper email in the email field while commenting since winner will be contacted by email. You can only comment once, anyone caught commenting more than once will get disqualified.

Update: The poll is closed and the winner is [YouTube]

Comment #9, You’ve got mail!

Mabrouk Toufic!



No such thing as too many baby Jesuses!

Posted by Najib

There is no relaxation at ABC Mall for Baby Jesus, there’s barely a place to sleep!



Juicy Burger!

Posted by Mark

Najib was nice enough to scan me some of his birthday pictures at Juicy Burger. He promised he will send me a bunch and once I get them will post them up here.



Giveaway Day 2: Sapien Men’s Executive Grooming

Posted by Chahe

Today’s giveaway is an 80,000 LL gift package for two offered by Sapien Men’s Executive Grooming. The prize is for males only however the competition will be open for all (Girls can gift their bfs, husbands, fathers, male relatives if they wish to do so).

I have personally been to Sapien before and the atmosphere of the place as well as the friendliness and professionalism of the staff made me feel really welcome. Sapien specializes in all kinds of treatments for men ranging from haircuts and body therapy to nail treatments and laser hair removal and facial therapies.

For more info about the services offered by Sapien, you can visit their website [Here].

NB: You need to put your proper email in the email field while commenting since winner will be contacted by email. You can only comment once, anyone caught commenting more than once will get disqualified.

Update: the poll was closed and the winner is comment #11!

Congratulations Rachel, I guess this is your chance to make him go get a manicure!



Jbeil After the Storm

Posted by Najib

I found this video while searching for footage of the tornado that hit Jbeil few days ago. I recommend playing the video on mute for sensitive ears.

Update: Here’s footage by Eliedh of a lightning strike that he filmed in Feytroun
Are you sure it wasn’t a missile from Israel ya Elie?



Restaurant Leila Relocated

Posted by Najib

I haven’t been to Restaurant Leila since it relocated to a new location still within the ABC mall until today. The place now is much bigger and tables are more distant, which is great. The food was also still as good as ever but the thing that made my day that the fact that they put the toilets at the same level as the restaurant.

I am saying this because one had to go down some 20-30 steep stairs to get the toilets in their previous branch which was very annoying and this applies to many restaurants in Lebanon, like Roadster Hamra, TGI Fridays in Maameltein, Crepaway Kaslik etc …



Giveaway Day 1: Two Deek Duke Vouchers

Posted by Najib

In the spirit of Christmas, we are giving away prizes on the blog for the next 10 days to our readers and friends.

We thought of this campaign a bit late but thanks to the efforts of Chahe, Mark and Cohiba and the generosity of most of the restaurants and businesses we contacted, we were able to collect a considerable number of valuable gifts.

Today we’re giving away two vouchers for a free meal at Deek Duke. Deek Duke opened first in 2003 in Achrafieh and used to serve only chicken, one of the best in town, anyway you like it. Since 2009, it expanded its menu to include burgers, pasta, salads and desserts and opened a branch in Hamra. The exceptional feature of Deek Duke is its concept, whereas it reflects the diversity of its customers. It is a blend of all that is wonderful about Lebanon. Well-rounded, varied, multi-cultural, aware, responsible, and exposed to the world. This is reflected in the menu, the atmosphere, the service, and, of course, the attitude.

All you need to do to win those free meals is to leave a comment below and later on in the evening I will use random.org to select a winner. You also need to be in Lebanon (or have someone pick the prize for you in Lebanon) to be eligible to participate in this campaign and have two weeks to collect your prize. For more information about Deek Duke visit their website [Here]

If you’re a business owner and want to be part of this giveaways [Contact US]

NB: You need to put your proper email in the email field while commenting since winner will be contacted by email. You can only comment once, anyone caught commenting more than once will get disqualified.

Update: the poll was closed and the winner is [YouTube]

Comment #13, you’ve got mail!

Mabrouk Marie!



10,000$ Boots at ABC Dbayyeh

Posted by Najib

Apparently it is made out of snake leather!



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