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anyhow, rok hasn’t slept in three days, that’s the kind of guy he is. but he is strangely coherent. and very pissed off that we have to wait seven minutes to get our rihaakurudhiya. they start dishing that out only after seven.
i’m with an old friend of mine, adhly, at musammaa cafe in henveiru (get the exact location on google maps). we go way back to the #mvcoup era when the…3 MIN READ
so i’m trying to locate this new noodle place, china lanzhou noodle, where i’m to meet sampaafulhu, who’s recently returned from a trip, and nadheemadhi for dinner. it’s near hai…3 MIN READ
ah, thai delight – there are few cuisines as delightful as the food from this eastern land, to us south asians anyway, and i’ve been meaning to drop by for…4 MIN READ
i’d heard from a friend that this place needs, and i do mean NEEDS, checking out so here i am with faathumaafulhu and our dear old dad sagarey. roastown global…4 MIN READ
the other night, when my friend umarube and his taiwanese wife fathimath chao said they wanted to go somewhere for lunch, fong hotpot and bbq immediately popped into my mind.…4 MIN READ
despite the rain, or maybe because of it, the allure of noodles has made me prep for a trip to hulhumale to check out that noodle bar. initially, i’d thought…5 MIN READ
after the fall of the house of sushi, there’s only been one serious japanese contender in these parts – sushi zu. but they’re not exactly affordable (or consistent since chef…4 MIN READ
i’m here at white tern cafe in hulhumale with hasanfulhu and hasanbe’ – yes, i’m the jinni between these two hasans as people used to say back in the 90s.…2 MIN READ
alihokko and i reserved a table at maldive kitchen – he’s an old friend from primary school and we are catching up after a funeral. he’s never been to this…4 MIN READ
‘did we HAVE to come up all the way here?’ asks hasanfulhu. i ignore him. we’re at the cloud restaurant at samann grand again, and as many of you who’ve…5 MIN READ
people are scarce in male at this time of the year and here near the ekuveni, the mood is snoozy, and there’s no one in sight. ‘it’s because all the…3 MIN READ
it’s mid afternoon and the day is a furnace. sweat runs down my neck as @shaari_ and i walk towards patio from the bus stop, passing by the scorching central…3 MIN READ
‘i’ve heard good things about this lasagne,’ says @shaari_ as we park in the lot opposite bread matters urban near kaanivaa. ‘what have you heard?’ i ask. ‘well, full disclosure,…3 MIN READ
sampaafulhu is in a hurry to go to hulhumale – she tells me i might get free lunch from that korean place, ‘hi lemon’, that’s just opened up near the…5 MIN READ
ah, the chinese restaurant. so glad they didn’t call it feng shui, or the tao of something and stuck with this simple, catchy name. and here we are, me, sampaafulhu,…4 MIN READ
@shaari_ and i are at scoop on this dim-lit afternoon to judge their red hot chilli + fiery mango burgers. shaari is dressed for this occasion in a burger themed…3 MIN READ
we’re at aibbalhey once again. it’s midnight and my man bakurube is starving. the only thing he’s had all day is hedhikaa from this very same hotaa. but that was…3 MIN READ
‘you REALLY want to eat here?’ asks moosaalhu as we walk up to the woods cafe on rahdhebai magu. ‘oh yes!’ i tell him. ‘what’s wrong with taking a risk?…3 MIN READ
with samfa gone, i’m having a lot of time to myself to laze about and go on solo missions for cool things like watching animated films on the silver screen.…3 MIN READ
it’s the day before roadha and i’m in hulhumale to get some grub. the sun’s going down and even the busy streets seem kinda beautiful and poetic in this golden…3 MIN READ
