Chili’s Margarita bar finally opened in Gemmayze some 10 days ago. The first opening date was set to June 1st but got delayed.

I went there last week and it’s as great as the original Chili’s is. Very spacious, good food, good music, great Margaritas and excellent customer service.

To make things even better, there’s little chance you’ll run into screaming and yelling 12 to 15 years old kids.

Ever since I had that dispute with the ZWZ Valet dude, I’ve been noticing there’s one Valet Parking company (IVP) that’s working for almost all the restaurants and pubs I passed by or went to.

They are all over Antelias, Gemmayze, Kaslik, you name it. I truly hope restaurants and pubs will start looking for other options.

You can see herebelow the assurance the IVP company (For all wedding) gives you upon taking your car.

In other words, “We can steal from your car, but you can’t do anything about it. You should be grateful we are giving you your car back”.

Update: ZWZ employs VIP not IVP even though from what I’ve seen, they’re both crap.

“I needed something that would create a more lasting impression. Sending emails is fast and easy but so is deleting them: The answer had to be something more solid and that can travel the world with ease – that is when I came up with the ‘Looks Like Beirut’ Certificate,” he says.

He has now posted 60 LLB certificates around the globe (although he has recorded 150 comparisons since early 2009, it is not always possible to find physical addresses for many of the culprits), each reading, “In recognition of the work done to keep the overused, worn-out, tired cliché ‘… looks like Beirut …’ alive.” [Full Article]

More recognition for Jad Aoun and his consistent efforts to take out that old cliché “Looks like Beirut” from all around the world.

I haven’t tried Lebanese Brew yet but Najib did and didn’t like it. What I do like so far though is their “BRAVE MOCUMENTARY” which you can watch above. [YouTube]

I am loving the “Cheyef 7alak” campaign by LBCI but someone should be monitoring their Facebook page [Cheyef7alak]. There are many pictures that are unrelated; funny nevertheless. I compiled some of them before they delete them.

PS: I took the picture above and just submitted it to cheyef 7alak.

Here’s a [YouTube] video prepared by Lorient LeJour on the two new Guinness world records I posted about earlier today.

Now that we have it, what do we do with it?

PS: Najib, I got the 3G right outside Skybar :)

The longest “Lahme Chich Shish Kebab” and Longest Dabke line records were both set in Dhour Choueir in Mount Lebanon yesterday.

The “Lahme Chich Shish Kebab” was over 100 meters and was supervised by Chef Antoine el Hajj. [Link]

Here are few thoughts for new world records to beat:

- Biggest Falafel in the world.
- Longest “Fwerigh” in the world.
- Tallest Shawarma Stand in the world.
- Longest Labneh wou Zeitoun sandwich in the world.

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That promises to be fun.

If any blogger knows about the nightlife in Lebanon and follows it closely, it’s Gino and I must agree with him that SkyBar Beirut is not worth the visit anymore, not because of its music or atmosphere but because of the way they treat you. I haven’t set foot in SkyBar this year and am not planning to. You need “wasta” to book a table, you need “wasta” to go in even if you have your table, you need an hour from Biel’s entrance to get to it because of the traffic and on top of all that, you are left waiting in endless lines and arguing with brainless bouncers.

Let’s not forget about the bill of course.

If you are looking for more reasons to stay away from SkyBar, read Gino’s post [Here].

We had Chmameet bil Laban ( شماميط باللبن) yesterday for lunch and I had almost forgotten how good this Lebanese dish is. It is not a very popular dish and I’ve never heard of a restaurant that serves it, but it’s a must-try for all Lebanese-food lovers.

I luckily found the recipe online. You can check it [Here].

The weather is so damn hot these days that I am trying to avoid the city and am going uphill towards Ajaltoun and Faraya.

Last day, we were in Klayaat and I thought I try Adib’s Shawarma, which is supposed to be really good. The place offers two sizes, the regular one and the Malik-el-Taouk-like one which is huge. (See below picture)

I honestly didn’t like both meat and chicken Shawarmas at all and the place looked really dirty. On top of that, it’s very expensive as each regular Shawarma costs 6000 LL.

We really need some decent Shawarma places in Lebanon because the only one with a good Shawarma that I know of is Boubouffe.

I used to like el Karkour in Jounieh but it closed few years back.

Turns out the new branch for Le Maillon is an arguile place, located next to Republic and Square cafe in Amaret Chalhoub.

Not that I mind having hookah lounges and cafes, but when you are as fancy as Le Maillon is in Beirut, the least you can do is preserve the name and open it under a different one.

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As absurd as the title may seem, that’s what the law amendments proposed by MP Sami Gemayel few months ago were all about and today they were finally approved by the government and put into action.

The old law basically stated that if a man were to surprise his wife or one of his female relatives in bed with someone, and committed a crime against them, it would not be considered as a first degree murder but an “honor killing” and would receive a lower sentence.

Mabrouk for all Lebanese women and men!