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March is finally here! No more mid-month holidays that totally disrupt one's work cycle and empty one's wallet. No more fear of getting water gunned or foamed on Gulf Road. No more bitter desert cold (although to be honest, this must have been the mildest winter on record). Hello weekends spent on the beach, or laying by the pool. Hello dining al fresco. Hello lazy Friday BBQ's. Hello 4X4 desert trips. Can you tell that us bazaarites love Spring?
The bazaar team...
You know what else we love? The tremendous amount of positive feedback we have received from all of you with regards to our new website www.bazaar.town. When we launched the new site we knew there was a gap in the market, and that people were hungry for interesting local content, and more information about events, and shop and restaurant openings, but not to this extent. We have listened carefully to all of your suggestions, so stay tuned for even more frequent updates, more unique content, and more competitions in the coming months.
Tim Burns
Food & Fashion…these are a few of our faaaavorite things (cue chorus-line). And we couldn’t get enough of these this month! Firstly, we had an absolute ball with the lovely family that brought us The Urban Creamery for our up close feature: join us as Dana Al-Fulaij introduced bazaar to her famous delicious and addictive ice cream and cookies…it’s a hard job, but someone has to do it! Our gastronomic cravings were also satisfied when we took an in-depth look into the restaurants at the M2, located at the Salhia Complex. From Italian to Japanese and an incredible Middle Eastern concept, there really is something here for everyone. You also must check out our visit to one of Kuwait’ newest bakeries – Bibi’s Cakes – where we were also introduced to Norwegian baking sensation, ‘Cupcake Queen’ and in this case, baking mentor, Manuela Kjellen. Our fashion journey this month led us to some wonderful inspiration for Spring/ Summer. Max&Co. helps you face your workday in a fabulous way with their new workwear collection; at Harvey Nichols you will be able to flawlessly rock their new Parisian 80s-inspired Sandro line; and of course, noone accessorizes like Jimmy Choo, where you can join the many A-listers strutting their new 247 collection. Finally, don’t forget to check out the interview with award-winning filmmaker Hassan Said, our feature Arab Abroad, who is doing what he loves “even if that requires me at times to not afford to eat.” And whose roles on NCIS LA and the upcoming series of True Detective, were just part of his journey of exploring the reality of being a human being through film. Happy reading!
Ahmed El-Adly
Boss Ahmed El-Adly
Operations Rebecca Sweetman
Business Development Ihab Mokalled
Design Padmini Chandrasekaran
Staff Writer/Coordinator Yasmine El Charif
Staff Writer/Online Media
Syndicates and Sources Fast Company LA Times MCT International Newsweek Tribune Media Services USA Today Variety News Service Washington Post
Printing British Industries for Printing and Packaging members of:
Sarah O. Wali
Staff Writer Amira Haroun Brook McClurg
Communications Hala Y. Sharara
Editor
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A. Al-Duaij
Contributing Writers Abrar Al Shammari Deepa Pant Liltera R. Williams Loaay Ahmed Mike Campbell Patrick Makhoul Reshmi Revi Shabana H. Shaikh Dr. Susannah J. Schuilenberg
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