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By - Razzouk Razzouk

World Cup 2018: Football Biggest Tournament is Here

This Thursday the major tournament of football is starting ” The World Cup” and like any other international tournament, the elite are present. Sadly two huge fan bases won’t be able to support their teams. The Italians & the Dutch failed to qualify and it wasn’t really a surprise at least for me, both don’t

By - Razzouk Razzouk

Celebrating Blog Anniversary at Brass

Having our anniversary dinner here has summarized our one year since the launching of the blog. It’s uneasy for a food blog to keep the readers interested. We always try having a slightly distinctive approach when reviewing any place and Brass is no different. We had three orders for the appetizers and one salad, and for the main courses, we had three plates. For

By - Razzouk Razzouk

Restaurant of The Year In Detroit Owned By Sameer Eid Originally From Marjeyoun Lebanon

On 11 February 2018, I read an article by “The Detroit Free Press” recognizing Sameer Eid the owner of a Lebanese Restaurant called Phoenicia as one of the best restaurateurs in Michigan. He’s been in the business since 1971 four years before the start of the war in his country of origin Lebanon. When I

By - Pierre Kassar

BACK IN TIME WITH JACKIEO & THE AGENDA BEIRUT

What a nice and innovative concept we got to visit last Thursday! Thanks to The Agenda Beirut and its CEO Tony Abou Ghazaleh, we traveled in time listening to 70s, 80s & 90s legendary music and enjoying mouthwatering bites!All of that was at Jackie-O Urban Lounge in Saifi, a homage to the iconic Jackie Kennedy Onassis. The breaded calamari with the signature sauce and the Buffalo

By - Razzouk Razzouk

Oscar Nominations & Lebanese Cinema Pride

When you consider an award show the most admirable thing usually is getting surprising results. In the last ten or so years it’s been more like a campaign race and most of the time the powerful producers play a significant role. This year’s Oscar nominations feature one of the best movies there denies no. But

By - Razzouk Razzouk

Stranger Things: Season Two

On the weekend it was a marathon of Stranger Things, the first season was brilliant. The start of season two was relatively like season one and gradually the level of the thriller went up. My favorite part of this season was the involvement of the entire cast in the action.There are some nostalgic moments from the 80s with the arcades & when first personal video

By - Pierre Kassar

DIVVY : LIGHT NIGHT

Last Wednesday it was opportunity for ASKTHERAZZ & team to tryout Divvy light menu. First of all thanks to Divvy management & staff for the invitation & hospitality. And Zomato(Lebanon) on inviting us to try cool places & new installed menus. My fellow contributors on this light night enjoyed their time & the company

By - Razzouk Razzouk

Marvel’s The Defenders

As a fan of comic heroes and Netflix, The Defenders a show I was anticipating. The idea to join these four heroes, who already have their own series interesting yet not original.Now separately three of the shows are doing well, which are Daredevil, Jessica Jones & Luke Cage. Iron Fist alone not doing well. To be honest Daredevil among the

By - Razzouk Razzouk

76 Years After Citizen Kane: Has Any Film in the Last Decade Matched Its Mastery?*

It’s been seventy-six years since Citizen Kane first graced the silver screen, and like a fine wine, it seems to get better with age, further solidifying its reputation as one of the greatest films ever made. Every passing year only strengthens its mystique, making it harder for modern cinema to rival its innovative storytelling, groundbreaking

By - Pierre Kassar

Sí : Blue Wine & Finger Food By The Sea

Our team was invited to a foodie meet-up by Si Lounge & Zomato team last Thursday so thank you for the invitation. Peeta represented the team along with a friend. As a first impression of the place, it’s an interesting place with a nice setting and amazing view. Now for the food, we are going to go into few