World Cafe: Substance Eastward Amongst Bobby Chinn
Rabu, 22 Desember 2021
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TLC (formerly Discovery Travel & Living) of late held a exceptional dinner to innovate their latest foodie adventure, World Cafe: Middle East that hits our television set screens (Astro Channel 707) today at 10pm. Hosted past times Bobby Chinn, a human being we're all familiar amongst for his gallivanting epicurean eats unopen to inwards World Cafe Asia, the dinner was a pocket-size intimate matter amongst but Kyspeaks (with Haze) and a grouping of rattling lucky contest winners including Jovin who had flown inwards especially from Penang.
According to Bobby, the Middle East believe Adam & Eve ate a pomegranate (vs an apple) inwards Eden, the childhood cookie, stone candy amongst pencil Pb - pictures are courtesy of TLC
Befitting the Middle East theme, dinner was at Al-Halabi Lounge located on the lower reason flooring of JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur. The house which is run past times the people who ain Tarbush was packed amongst Middle Eastern tourists who loved the opulent design, slow lounging chairs as well as etc. While the nutrient wasn't rattling enticing (only the breadstuff as well as hummus was adept piece the residue was rattling ho hum), nosotros were all there to hob nob amongst the infamous Mr. Chinn who has a larger than life personality.
dates, dates, as well as to a greater extent than dates, Bobby does his best Lawrence of Arabia impression - pictures are courtesy of TLC
The present is kinda personal to him, since he tin describe his heritage to Arab Republic of Egypt where he was born. For each episode inwards this 3rd serial of his show, he introduces recipes, history as well as delves deep into the culture. The Middle Eastern cuisine too covers a wide orbit due to the climate as well as culture. Persian, Levantine, Turkish as well as North Africa has too influenced the Middle Eastern cuisine.
Hummus, fluffy bread, baklava, pretty roses from Al-Halabi Lounge, JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur
Bobby's travels encompass Istanbul, Damascus & Aleppo, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan & The West Bank as well as finally Cairo & Alexandria. Each episode is 1 threescore minutes (versus thirty minutes similar before) every bit Bobby wanted to highlight to a greater extent than interesting stories. He shared that they used to cutting out as well as so many interesting stories for the World Cafe Asia serial due to the lack of time.
His journeying starts inwards Istanbul, the crossroads amongst Eurupoe where he explores nutrient similar kebabs, pilafs, filo pies that all originated from the Ottoman Empire. Damascus & Aleppo is next, where Bobby breaks breadstuff (with his head) to brand breadcrumbs. Damascus is too the oldest metropolis inwards the world. At Aleppo, this is the lastly business office of the spice trail thus the abundance of spices there. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan & West Bank is side past times side where Bobby dons the Lawrence of Arabia garb as well as gets upwards unopen as well as personal with a camel. He too visits appointment farms as well as olive groves as well as explore Palestinian food. Then comes Cairo & Alexandria, where he got some menage unit of measurement time with his cousins. They were in that place during Prophet Muhammad's birthday, which the Egyptians celebrate past times giving the kids candy. He is pictured amongst stone candy as well as a large frown every bit they had inked the eyebrows inwards amongst pencil Pb that is poisonous! Bobby too gets to salve childhood memories past times trying a sparse cookie from his immature days. He also introduces ful medames (made from fava beans as well as garlic) as well as melokhia, a soup made wih Corete, a vegetable native to Egypt. Incidentally, I've eaten that vegetable every bit they sell it inwards Justlife nether the advert mulukhiya.
It was groovy fun dining amongst Bobby as well as coming together some novel people similar Jovin from Penang as well as Joelynn from Kuala Lumpur (who has read almost the weblog before!). Thanks to TLC as well as Compass Communications for making the arrangements.
Don't forget to melody into Channel 707 (TLC) this night at 10pm for the kickoff episode of World Cafe: Middle East. The present too repeats on Tuesdays, 4pm as well as Saturdays, 2pm. For to a greater extent than pictures, regard the Flickr set.