NoGarlicNoOnions: Restaurant, Food, and Travel Stories/Reviews

June 12, 2020

Traditional Authentic Breakfast with “Em Awtel” in Ehden. Taste "Em Awtel Lasagna Manoucheh"

Her name is Em Awtel and she prepares delicious manakish and traditional food up on the mountains in Ehden. A coup de Coeur since…

June 12, 2020 | Recommended | North Lebanon Breakfast & Coffee

Live with Krikor: Learning and Inspirations About Lebanon and Covid-19 Situation

Bread & Bakeries | Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

May 04, 2020

Live with Krikor: Learning and Inspirations About Lebanon and Covid-19 Situation

Live with Krikor! You can't imagine how delicious this Manoucheh is... Probably one of the best in Lebanon and compared to none.…

May 04, 2020 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Mount Lebanon Bread & Bakeries

Saj Em Georges: The Lady with Magical Hands Creates Delicious Saj Manakish

Bread & Bakeries | Dbayeh Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

April 26, 2020

Saj Em Georges: The Lady with Magical Hands Creates Delicious Saj Manakish

If they say "A picture is worth a thousand words", a video is worth more than a million. Watch it for yourself and feel what…

April 26, 2020 | Manakish | Dbayeh Bread & Bakeries

11 Excellent "Manakish" Bakeries I Visited This Year: Add Them to Your Favorite Food Bucket List

Breakfast & Coffee | Lebanon Middle East

April 04, 2020

11 Excellent "Manakish" Bakeries I Visited This Year: Add Them to Your Favorite Food Bucket List

April 04, 2020 | Mechwar Videos | Lebanon Breakfast & Coffee

Saj el Asmar: Mansourieh. It Has A Special Taste, A Special Texture

Bread & Bakeries | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

March 27, 2020

Saj el Asmar: Mansourieh. It Has A Special Taste, A Special Texture

The Saj Manakish have a special taste, a special texture, a different feel. Using small amounts of yeast, you can eat up to three…

March 27, 2020 | Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Bread & Bakeries

Manakish el Hajj: Wood Fire Saj in Jdeideh

Bread & Bakeries | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

March 27, 2020

Manakish el Hajj: Wood Fire Saj in Jdeideh

Craving a Manoucheh with village flavors? Feeling like a Manoucheh baked-on woodfire? That's your place to be. Saj el Hajj…

March 27, 2020 | Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Bread & Bakeries

Furn el Mouallem: Traditional Bread and Mankish in Mokhtara

Breakfast & Coffee | Shouf Lebanon Middle East

July 18, 2019

Furn el Mouallem: Traditional Bread and Mankish in Mokhtara

What makes a Manoucheh even more unique than a conventional one, is when it’s baked using the dough of standard Lebanese…

July 18, 2019 | Reviews | Shouf Breakfast & Coffee

Visit the Village of Ebrine, Batroun: A Video Review

Mechwar Videos | Batroun North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

North Lebanon

April 25, 2019

Visit the Village of Ebrine, Batroun: A Video Review

Aabrine (عبرين) is a Lebanese local authority which is located in Batroun District (Qada'a), an administrative division of North…

April 25, 2019 | Travel & Tourism | Batroun Mechwar Videos

Zaatar w Zeit: Sadly Portraying a Wrong Image of Lebanese Food

Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Lebanon Middle East

April 19, 2019

Zaatar w Zeit: Sadly Portraying a Wrong Image of Lebanese Food

Spending the day at home with my little ones, and after a long week in Armenia, I was craving a decent, tasty, fluffy, Lebanese…

April 19, 2019 | News | Lebanon Lebanese/Middle Eastern

Saj Abou Anthony: Baking Love Since 1994 in Metn

Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

February 18, 2019

Saj Abou Anthony: Baking Love Since 1994 in Metn

Jean has been preparing amazing manakish for the last 25 years, and I didn’t know about his bakery. Saj Abou Anthony, open…

February 18, 2019 | Manakish | Metn Breakfast & Coffee

Abou Daoud Bakery, Jdeideh: One of the Best Manakish Ever!

Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

February 18, 2019

Abou Daoud Bakery, Jdeideh: One of the Best Manakish Ever!

It's definitely the welcoming, the happiness and positive vibes... followed by a bite, one single bite and you will fall in love.…

February 18, 2019 | Manakish | Metn Breakfast & Coffee

Sarrouf Zalka: Saj and Poems for Breakfast

Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

January 23, 2019

Sarrouf Zalka: Saj and Poems for Breakfast

I’ve been here in 2015 and now back to this amazing hole in the wall hidden bakery. I forgot about the bizarre decor making…

January 23, 2019 | Manakish | Metn Breakfast & Coffee

Samarula: The Coolest Food Truck up in the Cedars

Reviews | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

January 13, 2019

Samarula: The Coolest Food Truck up in the Cedars

There's a food truck in The Cedars, painted in purple and where great crepes and manakish are served. Samarula is a must try…

January 13, 2019 | Street Food | North Lebanon Reviews

39 Best Breakfast Spots in Lebanon: Where to Go, What to Eat

Breakfast & Coffee | Lebanon Middle East

January 04, 2019

39 Best Breakfast Spots in Lebanon: Where to Go, What to Eat

With endless choice and great flavors, you simply cannot skip breakfast in Lebanon. From Mankousheh to Foul and…

January 04, 2019 | Manakish | Lebanon Breakfast & Coffee

Dede Gourmet Bakery Kousba: Where Passion is Translated into Breakfast

Bread & Bakeries | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 25, 2018

Dede Gourmet Bakery Kousba: Where Passion is Translated into Breakfast

She welcomes, she greets, asks for the order and makes sure it’s prepared with love. Every tomato is washed, every cucumber…

December 25, 2018 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | North Lebanon Bread & Bakeries

November 2nd is World Manouche Day: From Lebanon to the World, Celebrating the Greatest Breakfast

Manakish | Lebanon Middle East

November 01, 2018

November 2nd is World Manouche Day: From Lebanon to the World, Celebrating the Greatest Breakfast

'Manouche" is a popular Lebanese Breakfast consisting of dough topped with thyme, cheese, or ground meat. Similar to a pizza, it…

November 01, 2018 | News | Lebanon Manakish

The Original Em Ali: From Souk el Tayeb to Gemmayze

Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael Beirut Lebanon Middle East

Beirut

September 25, 2018

The Original Em Ali: From Souk el Tayeb to Gemmayze

“Oum Ali”, the one and only Saj Queen famous from (Souk el Tayeb) and (Souk el Akel) has opened a breakfast Parlour…

September 25, 2018 | Restaurants | Gemmayze & Mar Mikhael Lebanese/Middle Eastern

Mana'esho: Proudly Lebanese, Baking Passion and Love in Dubai

Bread & Bakeries | Dubai UAE GCC Middle East

UAE

June 03, 2018

Mana'esho: Proudly Lebanese, Baking Passion and Love in Dubai

Taste Lebanon in Dubai, the Manouche of dreams! I'm in love with this place.

June 03, 2018 | Breakfast & Coffee | Dubai Bread & Bakeries

Hatbe W Nar: All The Way to Kobayat for the Best Tannour Manakish

Bread & Bakeries | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

June 03, 2018

Hatbe W Nar: All The Way to Kobayat for the Best Tannour Manakish

Tannour manakish and bread like you've never tasted before, a selection of Labneh and vegetables from the village, Hummus…

June 03, 2018 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | North Lebanon Bread & Bakeries

Zaatarji: The Zaatar Manouche Rocks!

Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 31, 2017

Zaatarji: The Zaatar Manouche Rocks!

Homemade, handmade, passionately baked, very floppy, amazingly moist and juicy... I love their Mankouchet zaatar and I’ll…

December 31, 2017 | Manakish | Metn Breakfast & Coffee

Emm Salim Bakery: Ejjet Bayd and Mabroumet Nutella in Anfeh

Bread & Bakeries | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 20, 2017

Emm Salim Bakery: Ejjet Bayd and Mabroumet Nutella in Anfeh

My latest discovery is a must try! Emm Salim’s bakery is one of the many places that have made Anfeh famous. Located in the…

December 20, 2017 | Breakfast & Coffee | North Lebanon Bread & Bakeries

Baker's Bake: The Dough is Handcrafted with Love... Manakish are so Good!

Bread & Bakeries | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 20, 2017

Baker's Bake: The Dough is Handcrafted with Love... Manakish are so Good!

Newly open on Jal el Dib's internal road next to "Tiger" Car accessories, Baker's Bake is not your typical bakery but a…

December 20, 2017 | Restaurants | Metn Bread & Bakeries

November 2nd is World Mankousheh Day

Manakish

November 02, 2017

November 2nd is World Mankousheh Day

Today November 2nd is officially World Mankousheh Day! Share a Mankousheh... #WorldMankoushehDay

November 02, 2017 | News Manakish

November 2nd is "World Lebanese Manoucheh Day"

Events

November 02, 2017

November 2nd is "World Lebanese Manoucheh Day"

An initiative by Zaatar w Zeit and NoGarlicNoOnions, the world has a reason to celebrate on November 2nd Lebanon's most delicious…

November 02, 2017 | Manakish Events

Em Bashir Faraya: One of the Country's Tastiest Saj Manakish

Breakfast & Coffee | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East

September 18, 2017

Em Bashir Faraya: One of the Country's Tastiest Saj Manakish

I'm back for this superb Saj Mankouche... I came across Em Bashir back in 2014, a lady who sits behind the window…

September 18, 2017 | Manakish | Keserwan Breakfast & Coffee

"Zaatar Manouche" in a Box

Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

September 17, 2017

"Zaatar Manouche" in a Box

A cylindrical transparent box of Manakish: A box? Manakish? Served cold? Yes, it's indeed something interesting... I…

September 17, 2017 | Manakish | Metn Breakfast & Coffee

The World Famous Lebanese Breakfast: A Love Story!

Breakfast & Coffee | Lebanon Middle East

September 16, 2017

The World Famous Lebanese Breakfast: A Love Story!

With endless choice and great flavors, you simply cannot skip breakfast in Lebanon. From Mankousheh to Foul and…

September 16, 2017 | Manakish | Lebanon Breakfast & Coffee

Charbel's Bakehouse: A Breakfast Spot in Broumana

Bread & Bakeries | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

August 21, 2017

Charbel's Bakehouse: A Breakfast Spot in Broumana

When a young man opens a bakery, your traditional manoushe shop turns into a fresh breakfast parlour with much more than the…

August 21, 2017 | Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Bread & Bakeries

Furn Emm Salim: Anfeh's Supreme Traditional Breakfast

Breakfast & Coffee | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

February 14, 2017

Furn Emm Salim: Anfeh's Supreme Traditional Breakfast

My latest discovery is a must try! Emm Salim’s bakery is one of the many places that have made Anfeh famous. Located in the…

February 14, 2017 | Manakish | North Lebanon Breakfast & Coffee

A Comparative Review: Manakish for Breakfast, 5 Bakeries, 1 Winner

Breakfast & Coffee | Lebanon Middle East

February 05, 2017

A Comparative Review: Manakish for Breakfast, 5 Bakeries, 1 Winner

The comparative series are a set of reviews I'll be publishing from time to time. I'll be ordering the same item from three to…

February 05, 2017 | Comparative Review | Lebanon Breakfast & Coffee

Kahwet el Mandaloun: A New Favorite Place

Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Dbayeh Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

January 12, 2017

Kahwet el Mandaloun: A New Favorite Place

Close your eyes and travel back in time to when old Mercedes taxis used to glide round Beirut, to when Martyr's Square was the…

January 12, 2017 | Recommended | Dbayeh Lebanese/Middle Eastern

Oasis Saint Charbel: The Famous Mankoushe and Flatbread

Bread & Bakeries | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

September 09, 2016

Oasis Saint Charbel: The Famous Mankoushe and Flatbread

Sometimes good food is found in unexpected places... Next to St. Charbel Annaya, is a restaurant/cafe that has one of the…

September 09, 2016 | Breakfast & Coffee | North Lebanon Bread & Bakeries

Zaatar w Zeit: An Unsuccessful Transformation!

Breakfast & Coffee | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East

July 26, 2016

Zaatar w Zeit: An Unsuccessful Transformation!

Zaatar w Zeit has changed and bluntly speaking the new direction is somehow deceiving on so many levels. It's a wannabe…

July 26, 2016 | Manakish | Keserwan Breakfast & Coffee

Thyme & More: Where Zaatar is Treated as Art

Breakfast & Coffee | Amman Jordan Middle East

Jordan

June 15, 2016

Thyme & More: Where Zaatar is Treated as Art

During my stay in Jordan, I was craving for a good mankoushe, something similar to the ones I often enjoy in Lebanon. Thin…

June 15, 2016 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Amman Breakfast & Coffee

Chez Le Libanais: Proudly Lebanese and Tasty, in the Heart of Paris!

Manakish | Paris France Europe

France

March 26, 2016

Chez Le Libanais: Proudly Lebanese and Tasty, in the Heart of Paris!

Nine years, nine long years here in Paris, Chez Le Libanais, is a small shop that serves the best wraps. I came across it by…

March 26, 2016 | Popular | Paris Manakish

The Manousheh: Ambassador of a Lebanese Culinary Pride

Manakish

February 07, 2016

The Manousheh: Ambassador of a Lebanese Culinary Pride

Manakish, manaqish, manaeesh, manakeesh or in singular form man'ousheh, مناقيش‎, mannoushe, mannoush, mankoushe,…

February 07, 2016 | Mechwar Videos Manakish

The World's Biggest Saj Manousheh Record Attempt

Manakish

November 17, 2015

The World's Biggest Saj Manousheh Record Attempt

Join the fun to attempt a new world record: The longest Saj mankoushe Sunday November 22nd

November 17, 2015 | News Manakish

Manousheh New York: Lebanon's Breakfast Ambassador

Breakfast & Coffee | New York USA Americas

USA

November 06, 2015

Manousheh New York: Lebanon's Breakfast Ambassador

Zaatar with Labneh and a Ayran yogurt drink, akkawi cheese, spinach, labneh and maamoul... Manoushe New York is your little bit…

November 06, 2015 | Recommended | New York Breakfast & Coffee

Oum Karam: A Great Manouche up in the Cedars

Breakfast & Coffee | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

September 01, 2015

Oum Karam: A Great Manouche up in the Cedars

Sometimes you discover things that leave an impact, simple things with unconventional flavors in unusual places... I've found…

September 01, 2015 | Manakish | North Lebanon Breakfast & Coffee

Mankousheh: From a Beirut Breakfast to a Dubai Delight

Manakish

July 29, 2015

Mankousheh: From a Beirut Breakfast to a Dubai Delight

By Tarek Ali Ahmad and Salma ElShahed | Special to Al Arabiya News

July 29, 2015 | News Manakish

Balkoumi: Coffee, Bites and Yogurt Only Before Check-In

Airports | Beirut Lebanon Middle East

July 25, 2015

Balkoumi: Coffee, Bites and Yogurt Only Before Check-In

I never expected to be writing a review about a coffee shop at an airport until last week when eating my favorite frozen yogurt…

July 25, 2015 | Breakfast & Coffee | Beirut Airports

Breakfast at Al Saniour Antelias

Breakfast & Coffee | Antelias Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

June 21, 2015

Breakfast at Al Saniour Antelias

I never wrote a complete review about Al Saniour before, not because the food is not good because it surely is but because I'm…

June 21, 2015 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Antelias Breakfast & Coffee

Krikor in Baskinta: Fifty Four Years of Hard Work

Breakfast & Coffee | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

June 20, 2015

Krikor in Baskinta: Fifty Four Years of Hard Work

I was back to Krikor Orian sooner than planned, this little tiny heavenly gem located in Baskinta. Before reaching Baskinta,…

June 20, 2015 | Manakish | Metn Breakfast & Coffee

Claude Harb Bakery, Hadath el Jebbeh

Manakish | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East