A year full of surprises
By Patricia Jordan
We are always being encouraged by the powers that be to grow more drought-tolerant trees and shrubs and not those that soak up masses of water from ...
What’s Eaten Where: Budapest
We can thank Budapest for the biro and the Rubik’s cube. Budapest is built on a vast labyrinth of caves, which stretch for miles and miles beneath the city. ...
The surprising thing about Persian food
By Prudence Wade
It’s absolutely no coincidence that Sabrina Ghayour’s latest cookbook is all about ease.
She wrote Persiana Everyday during some major life changes: she had just ...
A patchwork of women’s lives to come to Cyprus stage
In the world of the theatre, women are still seriously outnumbered by men. Alix Norman meets a group of women hoping to be the fabric of change
In 2021, the European ...
A minute with Othonas Charalambous Visual artist
Where do you live?
Between Athens and Nicosia, with cats
What did you have for breakfast?
Does it look like I eat?
Describe your perfect day
Solitude, solitude, solitude. Immersed ...
Guest recipes from Lidl Food Academy
Use store cupboard ingredients for international tastes
Shakshuka
400g tomato sauce with aubergine (Lidl Combino)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
4 large free-range eggs
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper,
For the finish
...
Twitter will roll out long-awaited edit button to paid subscribers
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N)will launch a widely requested edit button for its paid subscribers in the coming weeks, the social media company said Thursday.
For years, Twitter users have ...
Lefkara: an open-air museum
The village serves as a window into the island’s past. PAUL LAMBIS is impressed by the culture and the views
Immersing yourself in an open-air museum is an ideal ...
Depression in the workplace
With the summer behind us the thought of work with nothing to look forward to can be bleak. DESPINA NICOLA on how it is important to feel that we make ...
Restaurant review: Bao Pau, Nicosia
As much as almost everything else in our society, food choices are now often a byproduct of the latest trends.
A few years ago, lobster rolls were all the rage, ...
The dwindling Greek community of Lebanon
In a film shot shortly after the explosion in Beirut’s port, one director reflects on the Hellenic community in the island’s neighbouring country. PAUL LAMBIS meets him
It ...
Restaurateur is convivial morning, noon and night
In an unpretentious man with restless energy who is professionally terse, THEO PANAYIDES finds a small business owner struggling to combat the double whammy of the pandemic and rising prices
...
Transforming dreams into reality
In a wedding dress designer to women around the world NIKI CHARALAMBOUS finds a woman who sees her muse in those she designs for
Her brand has gone beyond the ...
Transporting youngsters to other countries one bedtime story at a time
Rooted in the divided island of Cyprus, The Book of Cultures was created by two women as a bridge to global acceptance
“Raised on a divided island,” says Evi Triantafyllides, “...
Power cuts melt Gaza’s ice cream stocks as heatwave boosts demand
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
Lengthy power cuts in the Gaza Strip have melted stocks of ice cream, forcing shops to stop selling it just when a heatwave has boosted demand.
With ...
What’s Eaten Where: The Skeleton Coast
Welcome to the Gates of Hell – the name Portuguese sailors once gave Namibia’s western coast. The locals are even more poetic, referring to it as The Land God Made ...
Ella Mills on demystifying plant-based diets
By Katie Wright
Ella Mills celebrated a major milestone this year, marking 10 years since she posted the first recipe (spiced sweet potatoes with an avocado cream) on the blog she ...
Women at the wheel: bringing better driving to Cyprus
A new arrival to the island is a global authority on everything automotive. And now she’s bringing her expertise to the drivers of the island. Alix Norman finds out ...
A minute with Alex Tomb DJ
Where do you live?
Nicosia with my family
What did you have for breakfast?
No breakfast for me
Describe your perfect day
Being creative and productive in the studio
Best ...
Guest recipes with Farah Shammas: Spice up your summer
Couscous with curried mushrooms and chickpeas
3 tablespoons of olive oil or use vegetable stock water for sautéing
1 large white onion, diced
3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 inch chunk of ...
Challenging the benchmark of hospitality
For an all-inclusive break PAUL LAMBIS checks into a hotel in Protaras run in tandem with those in other countries
Figuring out where to begin and what to look for ...
Should I be gluten free?
It is very common these days to avoid it but YANNA DARILIS asks how to tell whether or not you should
Food marketing trends have many consumers following fads without ...
Restaurant review: Landa Fish Tavern, Larnaca
With summer in full swing, there has been a steady flow of friends and family visiting Cyprus for their holiday. Hand-in-hand with this is their desire for a traditional, home-cooked ...
The beating heart of UK’s Greek community
London-based LGR started as a pirate radio station but has since grown to be considerably more than that finds PAUL LAMBIS
London Greek Radio (LGR) has been the heartbeat of ...