Lebanon has The World’s Highest Nominal Inflation Rate at 139%

According to World Bank’s latest Food Security Update report, Lebanon has the highest nominal inflation rate in the world at 139% followed closely by Zimbabwe at 138% and Argentina at 108%. The food inflation rate for each country "is based on the latest month from October 2022 to January 2023 for which the food component of the Consumer Price Index and overall CPI data are available. Real food inflation is defined as food inflation minus…

Lebanon Caviar Imports Increased From 0.5 tons Last Year to 3.2 tons in 2022

You'd expect luxury goods imports to decrease dramatically when an economic crisis hit a country followed by a dramatic currency collapse, but that doesn't appear to be the case in Lebanon where caviar imports, as highlighted by Jad Chaaban in his latest post, dropped significantly in 2019 but then increased dramatically from 0.5 in 2020 and 2021 to 3.2 tons in 2022. Cars imports also witnessed a major increase last year and even surpassed the…
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“Labné/Labneh” Added to Le Petit Robert French Dictionary

1 year ago
Le Petit Robert, the popular single-volume French dictionary, has added the word “Labné”, also pronounced as “Labneh” to its 2023 edition. Labneh is traditionally made with goat’s milk but it can also be done using ...
Food

Roadster Diner Opens its First Dubai Branch!

1 year ago
Roadster Diner has officially opened its first UAE branch at Dubai Hills Mall (Gate 2 GF). Lebanon’s iconic diner has been offering delivery services for quite some time in Dubai & Abu Dhabi, and will ...
Food

Bachir Ice Cream: Dubai Branch Coming Soon

1 year ago
Bachir Ice Cream, or Bouza Bachir as we know it, will soon be available in three new locations in the UAE: Al Jada, Sharjah and very soon in Dubai. Right now, you can find Bachir’s ...
Food

Clément’s Outstanding French Pastries & Signature Desserts Now Available in the UAE

1 year ago
Clément’s out-of-this-world pastries & desserts are now available for delivery & pick up in the UAE and I can never recommend these guys enough! From the plain croissants with the crispy outer shell, flaky layers ...
Food

Furn Beaino Coming to Dubai!

2 years ago
My favorite Lahm Baajine place in Lebanon is opening soon in Dubai! I’ve known for a while now that they’re considering opening in Dubai & Abu Dhabi in 2022 but I don’t have the exact ...
Food

Tokyo Restaurant – Beirut

2 years ago
I love discovering or reading about old gems in Beirut and I’m surprised I had never heard about Tokyo restaurant until today. In fact, I passed right next to it countless times but for some ...
Food

After Wooden & Moulin, Dubai-based Manaesho Joins The Man2oushe Trend

2 years ago
A Lebanese street food shop called Manaesho that sells Manakish in Dubai has decided to sell the Zaatar Man2oushe for LL1,000 only during the month of February, as a reply to the Wooden Bakery ad ...
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After Wooden Bakery’s “Unbeatable” Offer, Moulin D’or Strikes Back

2 years ago
The price of the cheese Man’oushe at Wooden Bakery has dropped from LL36,000 to LL32,000 which is apparently a valid reason to hit out at expats who left the country and can no longer enjoy ...
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