#2: THE BURGER

Old news, i know, but i'm trying to cover the basics here before we get caught up in the all-important Vuitton Joke bags and the resurgence of Chanel Vamp nailpolish.
The last time Kuwait got this excited about minced meat was probably in the 1920s as the first travellers returned from Libnan raving about koba and la7m ib 3ajeen. It seems that a year ago we couldn't blink without hearing about a new burger joint (sorry, "gourmet burger art-house installation experience") opening up everywhere from Fahaheel to the all-famous destination opposite Seef Palace now known as the Mincemeat-packing district. Lets count: Burger Boutique, Burger Hub, Slider Station, Burger Co., Cheeburger, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Burger Bar... do i have to go on? In K-town when one person opens something, the rest are always scrambling to follow, but to this extent? Im sure there was a bidding war and was6as involoved to see who could stick the highly inventive "Bar" and "Boutique" after "Burger". I think they stopped opening them cause they ran out of names, there wouldnt be a reason otherwise,
Why? Cause these restaurants with their juicy ground Kobe patties, truffle oil-infused mayonnaise and generous helpings of perfectly golden french fries served on plates the size of trays feed on this society's deathwish, ensuring that before that cholesterol-fuelled heart attack kicks in, their customers are guaranteed that last, delicious, hallelujah!
Do i see this trend dying out? Not in the forseeable future. As customers get more demading, and former "plain burger please" bores open up to the wonderful world of actual toppings, i can definately see a Khalid and Essa burger (ref. Maki) popping up, along with "fusion burger laboratory bars" and im sure that in a year's time, ordering gold-leaf-sprinkled caviar-creme burgers with horse-fat fries (a la Anna Wintour) will be all the rage for Cutiya's surprise birthday!

Dine. Enjoy. Diet.

BURN

Note: The above is actually a collage of burger pictures i totally stole from Mark's blog and made my own.

La Moretta Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread

This spread is sensational. It is rich and dark and spreadable without being messy and sticky and overly saccharine like its mass-market estranged cousin Nutella. Plus its organic. I tried to lick the inside of the jar this morning but considering the sad fact that im not a cow, that couldnt be done.

It's that good.

buy La Moretta Chocolate and Hazelnut spread in Limelight Organic in (back of) Dana Center, Salmiya.

#1: THE BIRKIN

I really dont need to explain the "importance" or "history" of the most famous Hermes bag in the world because 99.9% of you have read all about it in the caps next to every shot of Kate, LiLo and Aerin Lauder in People, Vogue, Bazaar and Trash or while reading obsessively on Bagsnob about Tina and Kelly's latest Birkin binges while waiting with hand on heart for your name to be bumped up the infamous 2-year waiting list.

People. This is not a bag for 17-23 year-olds to stash next to all their It bags and throw in the back of their Baby Ranges and Maseratis along with their crystal-studded cell phones with Bubbles Nail Salon on speed dial. This is a bag for 35+ year old women who live on French roast with a toast and jam every morning and read Proust for their literary club every Monday in something called "the Robin's-egg Blue Salon". These women carry this bag and this bag alone and do not dare to desecrate it with the latest bag-charm from Prada. These women have villas in Martinique and Amalfi and havent been to Cannes since the 70s because "today it is an embarassment!" Their high-ceilinged homes have reclaimed or original wood-panelled walls and furniture upholstered in Schumacher brocades. They are dignified and women who have grown into their untrendy, elegant selves. With their names on Massaro's Important Client list.

If you:

1) Drive a Baby-Range with Swarovskied rims

2) Gossip about other girls at parties in which you didnt even get up to dance

3) Have every hit bag that came out since you walked into Vuitton when you were four and said "Mama aby hatha!"

4)Have never been anywhere except Cannes, Lenden, Barees and Milan in your life and your vacations usually consist of nothing more than one giant shopfest, gossiping with your friends, aunts and cousins about which of their friends is uglier

5) Under 35

6) And most of all if you know someone who can get you a "default" one cause its cheaper...

Dont . Fashla. Nouveau.

BURN

How to work wide-legged pants

First rule: To look good in clothing you must be THIN. Fat people never look good in clothes. You know why? Because the fat stretches the clothes, ruining their original form, tearing at the seams and distorting the warp and weft. Until you look like a lopsided mess. A LARGE one! Yeah, if you look bad, you wouldnt want to get all that badness zoomed in. That is very easily done when one is FAT. Like me.

Another skinny famous person with a good stylist was walking around in a major city wearing these brilliant pants. See the way they are so relaxed, hugging her hips so contentedly? No one is forcing them to go one way or the other. They just hang, loose, airy, easy, happy. Therefore they look VERY GOOD. The width is perfect, the color is soft, and the belt is the perfect width. Hit.

pictures taken from www.theskinnywebsite.com

Dirty Sexy Money

Yesterday i finally got myslef an iTunes account and ordered the complete first season of one of my favorite shows ever, Dirty Sexy Money. If you havent watched it you really really should. Its about this guy, Nick George who gets pulled into his father's job, working for the demanding, dysfunctional Darling family and into more and more trouble. Hilarious, genius. However, it takes YEARS for the stupid episodes to downloadon iTunes and i tried burning them to a DVD disk, but it did not play on my DVD player. I hate watching stuff on my computer, so to make stuff more comfortable, i brought the couch from the 9ala upstairs and set it up in front of the computer.

www.abc.go.com/primetime/dirtysexymoney

Fab SanBoots

I know, such a cute name 9a7? Like me? JK

These bonkers chocolate Native American/Andean chamois fringed gladiator-esque (i think) Prada SanBoots were seen on Elle McPhereson while biking around somewhere (I dont really care about "celebrities", only shoes). Shraykom bil isim? Its like a boot, but a Sandal Boot, all cut out and happy and summery and stuff. I know lots of people would hate these boots because they would liken them to time-bedraggled (totally made that up) monster trees in the (rapidly diminishing) Amazon rainforest. They forget that is EXACTLY what makes them so heart-stoppingly FAHB-ulous!!

Keep it up Elle.

Hilarious Gaff by BBC

This is a hilarious video of the BBC interviewing the WRONG GUY for his opinion on the Apple vs. Apple court case. The guy was just coming in for an interview. HAAAAAAAAAAAAhahahaha. You guys have probably watched this (it came out 2006) but for all who haven't.

"BBC News 'wrong Guy' is revealed

Guy Goma faced questions about the Apple vs Apple court case

Watch the interview The true identity of a man who was mistakenly interviewed on BBC News 24 has been revealed. Guy Goma, a graduate from the Congo, appeared on the news channel in place of an IT expert after a mix-up. But Mr Goma, who was wrongly identified in the press as a taxi driver, was really at the BBC for a job interview. Mr Goma said his appearance was "very stressful" and wondered why the questions were not related to the data support cleanser job he applied for. The mix-up occurred when a producer went to collect the expert from the wrong reception in BBC Television Centre in West London. This has turned out to be a genuine misunderstanding BBC spokeswoman The producer asked for Guy Kewney, editor of Newswireless.net, who was due to be interviewed about the Apple vs Apple court case " Click here to continue this article



for more on Guy Goma, visit http://www.guygoma.com/ "The Official Guy Goma Site"