25th edition of the festival The sacred music festival of Fes is an annual event organised by the ‘Fondation Esprit’ of Fes. The festival will now commence its 25th edition. A quarter of a century. It started in 1994 and had for mission to spread peace [...]
Eid al Fitr is an important date in the Muslim calendar as it marks the end of Ramadan. It marks the end of a month of fasting. It also marks the end of the most spiritual month is the Muslim Calendar. Eid al Fitr is [...]
Break the fast at restaurant Eden 13 days. That is the number of days until the end of the most sacred month in the Hegira (Islamic calendar). It is a month dedicated to spirituality, contemplation and celebration. It is practiced by Muslims worldwide through a [...]
Breaking the fast at Palais Amani at our Eden Restaurant The first week of fasting for Ramadan, the holy month for all practicing Muslims, has just finished. Ramadan 2019 is now well underway. But what exactly does Ramadan entail Ramadan is one of the 5 [...]
What is Pessah? On the 15th of Nisan, the Hebrew calendar, begins a major and biblically derived Jewish holiday named Passover (i.e. Pessah). It refers to God “passing over” Jewish households during the 10th plague in Egypt, killing all of the first born but theirs. These sacred [...]
Fish and Foliage? Sardine Chermoula 'Mille Feuilles" Lightly fried sardines layered with the traditional ‘leaves’ of wafer thin pastry might sound like a strange combination, but the Sardine Chermoula ‘Mille feuilles’ (a million leaves as the traditional dessert is called in French) is a [...]
Moroccan Women Chefs, a rising awareness An unfortunate fact It is no secret that most of the world’s top chefs are men. It is also no secret that women create most of the fostered cuisines and homemade marvels. Morocco is no exception to this [...]
Gina Baske's first trip to Morocco On her first trip to Morocco, Gina Baske looks out « through double-height windows across a stunning palace Riad courtyard from my second floor luxury suite, with adrenaline-fuelled excitement ». Gina is « luxuriating in the impressive 100 square meters Grand [...]
John Dory or Golden Yellow, an unlovely fish to love. Presenting the John Dory Take a look at a John Dory and you wonder why anyone would want to eat it. Its flat bony body and lethal spike is not remotely appetising. And its [...]
Palais Amani: a memorable day, or how to learn the secrets of Sephardic cooking at the Fez Cooking School. We recently welcomed the Singer’s for a Sehardic cooking workshop. Their appreciation of what turned out to be a whole day is so evocative of [...]