Posted By
Najib
May 03, 2023 05:20
The first time I heard about wine windows was during COVID as many opened such small service shops to keep social distancing while serving customers. However, the tradition goes back to Florence where people in the 17th century would sell glass bottles of wine through small arched windows to avoid opening a shop or paying taxes. Going back to Lebanon, we just got our first wine window in Batroun. The place is called "The Winery…
Posted By
Najib
May 03, 2023 04:51
In case you've missed this terrible news, a 20-year-old UC Davis Lebanese student was stabbed to death in a city park. Karim Abou Najm was biking home from an academic awards ceremony in Davis when he was stabbed to death at Sycamore Park; he is the second person to be stabbed and killed in the past few days at this park. Karim attended International College in Beirut before moving to the US with his family…
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