News of Morocco and beyond: Washington welcomes a female ambassador from Morocco: http://northafricapost.com/10846-lalla-joumala-the-princess-the-ambassador.html#.WAkSJ2bOD4k.email Mon Dieu! We are ever so hip in Casablanca. A new restaurant on the Corniche, (read...
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Summer 2016 Morocco news
News of Morocco and beyond: In Casablanca in May 2016? The Fondation ONA, Morocco’s leading cultural foundation, is sponsoring a retrospective of the works of my friend Abderrahman Rahoule, one of Morocco’s leading modern artists and director of the Ecole Supérieure...
My interview on Pink Pangea
This lovely travel site bills itself as a travel site for women. Very interesting and informative, and they published an interview about Mint Tea and Minarets: a banquet of Moroccan memories Published on Pink Pangea on December 31, 2015 at this link:...
The Kasbah Chronicles November 2015
Musings: Chef David Thorne of Elysian restaurant in Glendale, CA THANKSGIVING at THE KASBAH: In need of “comfort food” I broke my tradition of basting a turkey inside and out with PRESERVED LEMON PULP to prepare a TURKEY COUSCOUS from Mint Tea and Minarets: a...
July at the Kasbah
A quick recipe for a summer dinner! Tunisian Egg Briks Briks are deep-fried filo turnovers, very popular in Morocco. Now that I have the time, and that Edible Flowers: a Kitchen Companion is at the publisher's (December 2014 pub date!), I am rediscovering my...
Estebanico/Al Zemmouri, “our” hero, the man from Azemmour
I realized recently that I have never posted anything about this fascinating figure who hails from AZEMMOUR, where our riad, Dar Zitoun, is located. Not only that, but the story of Estebanico/Al Zemmouri's extraordinary achievements reach the shores of the Gulf...
Upcoming presentations and book signings! Share with your friends
FOR UPDATES PLEASE ALSO VISIT PRESENTATIONS, CLASSES, AND BOOK SIGNINGS PAGE A bouquet for the Fourth of July July 2013: As some of you know, I have been all over the county speaking at our wonderful libraries. Why not join me at one of the upcoming events? A...
B and B in El Jadida
It seems every one around the country is restoring a family riad and turning it into a luxury B and B. The fad began in Marrakech, where, I am told over 450 B and B's now occupy the medina (This makes me shudder. Were did the "locals" flee to?) I usually don't...
Thanks, mystery reviewer…
Though I do not know the author, I recently stumbled upon this blog, http://2morocco.blogspot.com/2008/05/cooking-with-kitty-morse-in-morocco.html, which describes the tour I led for so many years! Thank you and chokran whoever you are!