Avoiding the Kitchen
Diners at a Galitos Restaurant in Nairobi have their evening meal of either pizza or chicken and burgers.
Diners at a Galitos Restaurant in Nairobi have their evening meal of either pizza or chicken and burgers.
Night falls at a Nairobi Restaurant in Hurlingham.
Night falls over the Kula Korner Restaurant in Hurlingham, Nairobi.
A family shares a meal at a Nairobi restaurant.
Holiday goers enjoy breakfast outdoors at the Outspan Hotel in Nyeri.
Food is such a unifying force and the power of a meal amongst strangers is uniquely energising. That is the concept of canteen culture and the idea behind this unique resort in Kenya.
Ghandi puts it more wisely….
“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your [...]
Customers sit on the outside terrace of the Savanna Cafe at Nairobi’s Nation Museum.
`What sort of insects do you rejoice in, where you come from?’ the Gnat inquired.
`I don’t rejoice in insects at all,’ Alice explained, `because I’m rather afraid of them — at least the large kinds. But I can tell you the names of some of them.”
`Of course they answer to their names?’ the Gnat remarked [...]
If I were a little braver i would have asked her something like, “Do you think Kickass: the movie is a comedy in the traditional, classical sense?” and we could have that conversation and it would lead to other conversations during the flat and lonely times.
- Daniel Handler. Adverbs
Lunchtime revelers at a popular Nairobi fast food joint
“And what do they live on?” Asked Alice, who was always very interested in matters of eating and drinking. Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll.
FAST FOOD, FAST LIVES
The food a people eat…the manner, place and time are deeply embedded into every culture.
It tells the story of how [...]
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