I tweeted Beirut City Centre asking them why Shake Shack didn't open yet and I got the above answer. The Cheese Cake Factory is not open yet and from what I heard but can't confirm, might not open before the end of the year. I am not sure if it's the bad situation that is causing these delays but I would have done the same given the critical phase Lebanon and the whole region are…

Manousheh is a pop-up restaurant that sells Saj in New York. I always preferred Saj bread to the normal Manakish one but you need like 3 Saj wraps to be full. Tlamé is another type of bread that comes a bit thicker than Saj and is usually found in the North. Funny anatomy of a Manousheh: Man-ou-sheh Man: like "Oh, man!" Ou: As in "Ooh Lala!" Sheh: Like "Chef" without the f