AUGUST 2015
CONTENTS
10
NEW RESTAURANTS
Wondering where to next make a reservation?
Give these new additions in town a try!
13
NEWS AND EVENTS
Check out some of the tastiest news in
the local food scene this month.
14
MY LIFE AS A FOODIE
There is only one kind of wine Charity Keita
doesn’t like. The kind she is not allowed to drink.
24
WINE GUIDE
20
SUSAN EATS
When it comes to the service at Pango Brasserie,
Susan Wong discovers that things get personal.
22
KAHAWA DIARIES
Michael Soi talks about being endorsed by Lupita
Nyong’o and his all-time favourite latte.
The ultimate guide to
everything you should know
29
EXPERT ETIQUETTE
Three experts give tips that will have you
sipping wine like a pro.
30
WINE CHICK
As she plans for her upcoming wedding, Annabel
ponders over the appropriate wine to be served
32
RECIPES
Chef Amanda Gicharu tells you how to cook with
wine in your home kitchen.
38
THE LELESHWA STORY
After years of struggling to get it right, here’s the
story of Kenya’s most prominent wine brand.
42
BY THE GLASS
We round up the places selling the
finest wine in Nairobi.
44
WOMEN IN WINE
54
WELLNESS
Is drinking a glass of wine a day
really healthy for you?
57
MAN ABOUT TOWN
With his days drinking wine well behind him, it’s
whisky all the way for Jackson Biko.
Introducing the women running
wine businesses in this city
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