Maldives, yes or no?

 White sandy beaches with turquoise water and no people on the beach, sounds interesting? 

lets start with arrival in Male the capital and only city, crazy busy and hectic with all the boats and sea planes waiting for guests and nowhere to have a beer! Male is dry like a desert storm in Sahara being a Muslim country, I stayed in Male for 5 days and I loved this town, great food and friendship, for drinks we went to the closest resorts, 15 minutes boat ride and you can get everything.

so back to the beach, yes pretty cool and nice for a day or two, then you get bored out of your mind!

If you are there for your honeymoon you will be divorced before even ending your vacation, for me it was great to see but I would never go back for more that maybe two night tops.

Via Roma antica

 The never ending city of Rome Italy is famous for its architecture, fountains, food and chic shopping and La Dolce Vita of curse and what a treat to spend days here with my loved ones to absorbed culture and everything that is available here, of curse the time is a limit and it always makes you to come back to discover more, the lifestyle is extraordinary and Italians are easy going, no rush, one more espresso, more sport discussion, one more panini and it continue like this so yes Italians live longer and healthier even if they eat a lot of carbs throughout the day and never get fat (older yes when it catch up)

Just strolling around and doing nothing is relaxing and I loved every second of it and to visit all the historic sites is a lifetime must on the bucket list.

pasta, pizza, saltimbocca, vino and of curse the never empty Negroni, Mi piace molto e grazie  

New discoveries in Old town Cairo Café Riche

 Mr Mike, the American lawyer who been living in Cairo for the past 24 years and are my new habibi took me around old down town Cairo last night to show me some of his hidden gems, this guy is remarkable and interesting that people knows his name!! after a tour at the Greek club we went to Café Riche, extremely cool place where you can feel the time stand still and you are moved back to the Egyptian black & white movies, this café opened in 1908 and are a true landmark in Cairo that have witnessed many changes in Egyptian modern history, from Nasser, to King Farouk and Prime ministers to resistance during the 1919 revolution and other important tales that shaped Egypt to what we know of today, search Café Riche on Wikipedia for more interesting info.

UNIC RESTAURANT in Ibiza

 https://www.unicrestaurantibiza.com/en

I am not joking but there is a restaurant in Ibiza that actually took my name for no reason and opened up their restaurant, I dont know what to say about this but it feels strange when people ask me if I'm involved in the operation, obviously is the chef French and arrogant as they can be he probably dont give a shit until my lawyers will contact him to ask why and how, the Unic family might be very small but still proud 

so if anyone are visiting Ibiza go there and let me know what you thing, it looks ok from the photos I have seen. 

The pyramids of Saqqara

 The most known and famous pyramids are of curse the 3 big ones in Giza where many people daily visit and its one of the world wonders and must see, feel and touch, but the even more interesting is the Saqqara burial plains just south of Giza where the pyramid of Djoser is still the biggest, oldest and most impressive step stone pyramid with several graves still discovered daily, the area are full of excavating sites and many graves are open for visiting with less physical problems like other where you need to climb very steep, another advantage to visit here its much less crowded and not all the touristic crap like in Giza witch at times can be terrible, so if you are here you have to pay Djoser and his friends a visit.

 

Taking care of your investment

 As a chef I feel pride in taking very good care of my personal equipment (also others) like knifes, pots and pans even in my home in Sweden or Cairo, I try to keep the same procedures to clean, sharp and maintain my tool box, I payed so much money for my things that it becomes ridiculous at this point but as a chef I love new things !! shiny and sharp >-) 

Its interesting how many times I walk in kitchens and see great quality pans neglected and not cleaned properly, it gives my shivers and also tells me that the management does not care about what they serve or customer care, it all starts in the back of house, If you really want to try the level of restaurant make a visit to the bathrooms, this will tell you al lot about the establishment, only clever owners put attenti0ns to details, here in Cairo I visit many so called fancy restaurants with absolutely no attentions to details, they spend a fortune to look fancy and they dont understand what really makes people coming back, the gold and glitter is not the only thing I promise, here is a photo from my cleaning session at home, 

also a easy cleaning solution, put 1  tsp salt and drop 1 tsp lemon juice or vinegar on top and spread around polishing gently with your fingers and miracle will happen, rinse well and dry off with a cloth to avoid water stains.

If you keep them cleaned they will last you a lifetime and used by future generations 

Singapore daily part 69

 You all know how much I enjoyed my time working in SG and also my family and friends who visit me there, many of my chefs friends around stayed a couple of days before heeding to another Asian destination, all of then came for the food and to experience the hawker culture in SG but also in Malaysia.

To eat here is a cheep adventure and you can find almost everything at the hawker centers around town, sooo many and so little time, you need years just to visit some of them, simply wonderful and not expensive, I was fortune enough to have really good local friends who all the time showed me around to try new and exiting food, some very good and some very strange but exciting of curse, I would say to all chefs out there, visit SG if you want to taste, learn, experience new and totally out of your comfort zone new flavors, here is some of the foods sampled. Majulah Singapura