Recipes
Miso Tahini Aubergine: Nasu Dengaku Meets the Levant
Two sesame pastes from opposite ends of Asia turn out to want the same thing. A Japanese temple-festival glaze, loosened with tahini and finished with pomegranate.
Jul 26, 2026
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Design
A Flat Painted Wall Cannot Meet Dubai's West Facing Numbers. A Shading Layer With Depth Can
Al Sa'fat caps glazing at a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.25 and a U-value of 2.0. Those two figures quietly rule out the all-glass tower that defined the region's skyline, and they are why shading is coming back.
Aug 19, 2026
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Whatever Happened to Tanghulu, the Candied Fruit Craze?
Sugar-glazed fruit skewers turned into a shop-opening frenzy across Korea in 2023, then collapsed almost as fast as the chains had multiplied.
Feb 5, 2026
Design
Designing for 45C: What Gulf Architecture Knew Before Air Conditioning
Thick walls, small openings, shaded courtyards and wind towers were not decorative. They were a cooling system, and a glass tower in the desert is a decision to pay for that work with electricity instead.
Aug 7, 2026
Recipes
Luqaimat: Crisp Emirati Dumplings Under Cold Date Syrup
A yeasted batter fried into shatter-crisp spheres, then drenched while still hot. The trick nobody mentions is the temperature of the syrup, and it decides everything.
Jul 31, 2026
Design
Interior Design Trends 2025: After Beige
Beige's reign over neutral interiors is ending. 2025 brings warm terra cotta, mossy sage greens, and rich chocolate tones that promise rooms with actual personality.
Feb 15, 2024
Lifestyle
Houseplants Do Not Purify Your Air, and the Real Reason to Keep Them Is Better Than the Myth
A 1989 NASA experiment in sealed chambers became the most repeated claim in interior décor. In an actual room, ventilation removes pollutants far faster than plants can, and you would need an implausible indoor forest to compete.
Aug 21, 2026
Recipes
Middle Eastern Aubergine Dishes, and the Two Ways to Cook It
Almost every great aubergine dish in the region depends on one of two techniques: burning it whole over flame, or frying it until it collapses. Choosing wrongly is why yours is rubbery.
Aug 14, 2026
Lifestyle
Cooling Is More Than Sixty Per Cent of a Gulf Household's Electricity, Against About Twenty Five in America
Air conditioning is roughly half of peak electricity demand across the region, and nearly every building has it. Which means almost everything that reduces a household bill here is about heat getting in, not about appliances.
Aug 21, 2026
Design
The Most Overlooked Thing in Your Home Is How It Sounds
Hard floors, glass walls and open plans photograph beautifully and sound terrible. Acoustic comfort is the last unfashionable part of interior design, and the cheapest to fix.
Aug 8, 2026
