CULT
CLASSIC
If God was a “foodie,” he’d
probably tell you to love your food
with all your heart and all your
soul. And if I were a believer of
the said foodie God, then I would
mark Talisman in Nairobi’s leafy
Karen suburb as a holy place.
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It’s really good! The sort of good
that makes you gasp after your first
morsel and nibble on your bottom
lip before an imaginary light bulb
goes off and you realize foodgasms
do exist. Classic, unpretentious and
dizzyingly good, Talisman is a shrine
to the best of hearty food in Nairobi.
There may be prettier dining
rooms than Talisman’s, but not
many. In terms of glitz and glamour,
Talisman falls somewhere between a
yoga studio and a summer cottage in
the mountains – ideal for a relaxing
and inspiring meal on the weekend.
If the great outdoors is not your
thing though, dining inside is also
a lovely cozy experience that oozes
ambiance.
To not mirror such natural
prettiness on the plate would be
foolish. Clearly the team behind
Talisman knows this, for every dish
is a serious looker. The plating of the
dishes are simple and uncluttered.
Enough with the over-complicated
names and painting of pictures on