The Eastern Province Foodies group on Facebook is one of the most active groups that I follow that is all about the people living and eating out at great joints in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Suzanne, also known as @foodieinarabia deserves all the credit for this. Thanks to Amr Henawy, I finally called…
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I have lived in Saudi long enough to try different varieties of Mandi, both meat and chicken and the one mandi that I always fall back on is the irresistible “Mandi Waleema” (SR.105) from “Qateef Hospitality Palace”. No other place has gotten close to perfecting the meat & rice combination like they have. A lil’…
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Another Mark Wiens recommended joint, Raya Restaurant is located in Phuket town and serves up some delicate & scrumptious Thai Sino dishes. Set in a renovated Sino-Thai mansion with a hint of Portuguese (or so I was told) this place feels more like home than a well-known restaurant. I had planned this visit well in…
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