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CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT ON... ENTERTAINMENT 16 Interweb Art
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ARTS & CULTURE 22 Just Dance 24 The Man Behind The Laughter 26 Lights, Camera, Action
Orientalism Art Movement
DTFF: The 2nd Annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival is back! We’ve got your first look!
COMMUNITY 31 Fast Track to Success KNOWLEDGE 34 Living With Diabetes FOOD 38 Tantalizing Tapas 40 Whisper Sweet Nothings 42 Hungry Italians
QH STUFF 6 EDITOR IN CHIEF’S LETTER 8 QH ANNIVERSARY 10 NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS 12 QH RECOMMENDS
20 VIRGIN RECOMMENDS 82 IT HAPPENED 91 PHONE DIRECTORY 92 COLOUR SCOPE
SPORTS 58 Football in Qatar 60 Qatar Football Fever
HAPPENING HOTLISTS
64 EVENT LISTINGS
18 ENTERTAINMENT 30 ARTS & CULTURE 32 COMMUNITY 36 KNOWLEDGE
HEALTH & WELLNESS
44 FOOD 54 FASHION 62 SPORTS
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4Find6ing Balance
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Waiting to Exhale
QH SENSATIONS EXPERIENCE
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Reasons to Fly
Some of our picks for Eid getaways
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The Crowned Jewel of the Pearl Qatar
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FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Publisher: The Art of Business Chairman: Ahmed Hassan Bilal Editor-in-Chief: Nasser Ahmed Hassan Bilal Executive Editor: Sydnee Bryant Contributors: Jessica Davey-Quantick, Reg Barry, Rommel Bangit Copy Editors: Sylvia Cole, Greg Weston Director of Marketing Communications: Moona Masri-Whitice Graphic Designer: Paolo Kurtis Tan Webmaster & Communications Associate: Jay Panganiban Distribution & Accounts: Lanie Fillo-Pana Distribution Assistant: Jaya Gautam Printing: Al Raya Commercial Press
After lots of activity in October, we look forward to relaxing in November and celebrating Eid. We are excited to spend time with our family and friends while we enjoy all Qatar has to offer. Here at QH, we want to help maximize your levels of fun and encourage you to take time for leisurely activities. Football fanatics will be happy to hear that tickets are now on sale for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals, taking place January 7 to 29, 2011. Read all about how to buy tickets and decipher the confederation’s colour coding system. For anyone who missed the Doha Tribeca Film Festival or simply craves more film festival news, check out our expanded Arts and Culture section, which includes features on comedian/ director Ahmed Ahmed, actress Yasmine Al-Massri, and actor Ashraf Farah. We also brought you information on the Orientalist Museum’s first exhibition, “A Journey into the World of the Ottomans,” on display from now until January 24, 2011. After months of eager anticipation, we celebrated the opening of a second Chowking in Doha on October 10, 2010. The chain, known for its wonderful Filipino and Chinese food, will surely become an office lunch-time staple for everyone. While we are busy celebrating Eid and enjoying all the month has to offer, we must also remember that November is Diabetes Month. Diabetes is a serious condition that affects us all in one way or another. Learn what life is like for those who suffer from this disease and the people who care for them. We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as our team enjoyed putting it together.
Nasser Ahmed Hassan Bilal Editor-in-Chief
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QH TEAM
The QH team had a great time putting this issue together. Oh sure, there were some moments when we had to go on a sugar binge just to make it through the day but we loved every hectic minute of it. Here’s what else got us through the month:
Sydnee - The Editor
L’Occitane En Provence’s Flowers Soap – this pretty soap’s sweet scent filled our office and soothed our frazzled nerves. Iced Tea at Sushi Minto – Refreshingly delicious, this sweet iced tea quenched our thirst without sending us into a total sugar frenzy. The Sophia Satchel from Coach – We may not have actually landed one of these hot bags yet but this satchel’s glossy brilliance gave us new incentive to keep earning a paycheque. Dairy Queen’s Soft Serve Vanilla Ice Cream – Remember that sugar binge we mentioned earlier? Usually DQ’s delicious dairy goodness is the sweet nectar that fuels those fructose frenzies.
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Diwali Festival of Lights Doha Marriott Until the 9th
Dancesport & Dine Sheraton
1 Latin Night InterContinental Doha
Carlos Hikri Doha Marriott
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Doha Mums Chocolate Indulgence Cooking Class Grand Hyatt
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Qatar Professional Women’s Network Grand Hyatt Doha
The Ashes Dinner with Michael Vaughan and Jason Gillespie Ramada Plaza.
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A Journey into the World of the Ottomans Museum of Islamic Art Until the 29th
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10 Argentina vs Brazil
Aspire4Sport Conference and Expo Aspire Dome Until the 18th
World Diabetes Day Walk TBA.
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THURSDAY Seafood Soiree at Brasserie on the Beach Four Seasons
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Last Night at the Proms American School of Doha Fine Arts Theatre
Touch of France Ladies Club, Aspire Hall
QCR Century Ride CNA-Q starting point
2010 International Holiday Bazaar Grand Hyatt Doha
Wheels ‘n’ Heels 2010 Sheraton Park. Until the 6th
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Thanksgiving Feast Sharq Village & Spa
CNA-Q Annual Holiday Bazaar The College of the North Atlantic
Thanksgiving Brunch and Dinner Doha Marriott Until the 27th
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RECOMMENDS Feeling the need to spoil yourself? Try some of our new favorite things.
Escaping the Colony
Caffeinated Salvation The Original at THE One is a sweet jolt of caffeine blended with the perfect amount of chocolate-y goodness, The Original truly is the best way to start your day. THE One whips coffee and chocolate together in a blender, then serves it ice cold. The Original somehow manages to taste like a really fancy way to get your daily dosage of coffee without being pretentious. So frothy, so delicious, so incredibly uncomplicated. Prepare to order a lot of these luscious beverages, because while one is like a fresh drink of yummy salvation, two will make your day so much more than just bearable.
Hot Pants We were pleasantly surprised to fall madly in love with Ed Hardy’s line of leggings during the Ed Hardy Fashion Show at Wahm. Every model wore some version of these spunky leggings, paired with tunics, dresses, tees, hoodies and mini skirts, exactly as they should be. We particularly liked the grey ones but wouldn’t say no to a pair of black leggings with silver highlights. Decorated with floral swirls and subtle details like buttons, these leggings were neither gaudy nor over-the-top. Instead, these hot pants were a summary of the entire show: cute, fun and just right for Qatar.
Pretty, Pretty Pedis Whenever QH thinks of Essie nail polish, our minds automatically turn to the brands delicate pink Ballet Slippers. However, after we checked out several colours from the new collections available at the Diva Spa, we were swayed by the bright, candy-coloured shades of Essie’s Resort collection. The vivid colours in this line are both pretty and punchy, making them perfect for both manis and pedis. Our favourite shades include Turquoise and Caicos, a minty green splash of class, and Lapis of Luxury, a cool blue shade with just a touch of purple power in it.
Michael Kimber’s website The Colony of Losers is an unflinchingly honest, surprisingly touching look at what life is like for the current generation of university graduates who face a tough time getting a job in light of the global economic crash. Kimber examines his generation’s destroyed hopes and bleak futures in his whip-smart blog about what life is really like once school ends and “real” life begins. No matter where you are in life, whether it be the corner office or your parent’s basement, you will be moved by Kimber’s persistent hope that everyone, no matter who they are or what they do, will find their way out of the colony of losers. Check out Kimber’s frank, goose-bump inducing words of wisdom at www.colony-of-losers.com.
Flavour Heaven in a Box
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The Bento Box at Spice Market is the perfect mixture of sweet and salty. The latest speedy lunch feature at the Spice Market comes with rice, hamour, mango salad, your choice of soup (try the coconut chicken – your tastebuds will think they’ve died and gone to flavour heaven), and your choice of beef, lamb or chicken (we swooned over the tender beef skewers dipped in a tangy lime sauce). After we gobbled up our flavour-infused meal, we made room for the coffee ice cream, which is now our new favourite way to get our caffeine and sugar intake for the day. Available Saturday to Thursday, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at W Doha for the bargain price of QR 80.
QH RECOMMENDS Using your Imagination for Good, not Evil Herbie Hancock’s Imagine Project is a sweet musical collaboration between music legend Herbie Hancock and a dozen vocal powerhouses from all around the world. Pink, John Legend, India Arie, Seal, James Morrison and Dave Matthews are just some of the extraordinary singers who work with Hancock on this unprecedented project of love, hope, peace and respect for the planet. Perfect music to inspire and soothe the soul. Herbie Hancock’s Imagine Project is available through Sony Music.
Work It, Work It! Adidas TECHFIT PowerWEB is the latest wave of sports technology clothing. This workout outfit is designed to hold your muscles in place while you sweat, maximizing strength and endurance. Favoured by athletes for sports such as football, rugby, tennis and basketball, the TECHFIT line includes shorts, T-shirts and vest tops. The average Joe looking to kick his workout up a notch will also benefit from TECHFIT workout clothes because they are designed to increase blood flow, decrease muscle vibration, store and return elastic energy and improve core stability and posture.
Smells Like Sweet Dreams L’Occitane en Provence’s Eau de Toilette Fleur Cherie, one of the latest lines from this famous French house of impeccable taste and class, smells of delicate orange blossoms, neroli, and musk. Traditionally, orange tree blossoms were used to welcome guests, perfume food and encourage peaceful slumber. In some countries, brides still use orange blossoms as part of their pre-wedding ritual for good luck. Spray some of this soft, Mediterranean-inspired fragrance on your neck to entice compliments or on your pillow to have sweet dreams. To ensure the sensuous scent remains all day long, lather up with the rich, moisturizing L’Occitane en Provence Flowers soap first, then lightly spritz the perfume on your skin before getting dressed.
Soap Up The luxurious Morroccan Hamam at Six Senses left us tingling from head to toe. It started with us sitting in a steam room to sweat out all our toxins. Next, a lovely spa professional gently bathed us in the shower room before rubbing us down with Morroccan soap. Derived from olives, the soap left our skin softer than a baby’s tushie. Then we moved to a marble table, where we were scrubbed head to toe with an exfoliating mitt before being soaped up with a loofah. Finally, we had our hair washed with the tender care only a spa professional can deliver. While this treatment is not for the faint of heart or the modest, it is our favourite way to remove dead skin and restore moisture - a must for glowing, silky skin.
QH LifeStyle Awards
BEST DRY CLEANING SERVICE
We continue to celebrate how awesome we are by doling out another QH Lifestyle Award. This month our award goes to the folks at Ramada Dry Cleaners, located next to Mega Mart. It is a way to say ‘Thank You’, for being the BEST Dry Cleaning Service in Doha. Without them, we could not have looked as awesome as we did for our SUIT UP event at the Four Seasons. Keep an eye out for next month’s award for BEST SPA TREATMENT. We are addicted to handing out prizes. Just call us Bob Barker.
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SPOTLIGHT ON ENTERTAINMENT
By Jessica Davey-Quantick
If culture is now PEDOBEAR worked out online, OMG, what is that?! does that make Exactly what it sounds like. He’s a cute cartoon bear, with some peculiar tastes. LOLcats Michelangelo? It’s a fact: this Internet thing isn’t a fad. And while the interwebs suck us into their nefarious bowels and roll us around in a pit of despair and Farmville, more and more of what used to be public culture is now played out not in person but via keyboards. Whether it’s conversations or entire friendships that require cables and wires, or art and music, what used to be sacred is now a bit technologically profane. And so, dear reader, we’ve spelunked deep into the inner workings of the net to bring you a guide to today’s culture. It’s a map of the sites, memes, and Internet schlock that make up 2010’s artistic culture. God help us all.
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Not that we’re supporting these tastes (we are absolutely not), but in a black comedy context, he is freaking hilarious. Used in a variety of ways, from a ‘pedobear stamp of approval’ to lolcat-like captioned photos, this plucky little sociopath shows up all over the Internet, and, much like Jersey Shore, produces first disgust, then guilty laughter.
RICK ROLLING OMG, what is that?! It’s a game, whereby an unsuspecting person is sent a link to something they might actually want to see. Only, upon clicking said link, they are redirected to a video of Rick Astley’s song Never Gonna Give you Up. Why? We may never know. But we do know that, whenever it happens to us, his acid wash denim suit and flipped back hair seduces us into watching that video longer than is strictly necessary. Oh Rick, we will never run around and desert you.
It’s 2010’s... Oscar Wilde At first glance, the gags are crude, easy to It’s 2010’s... Monet understand, and disgustingly dismissible. Just like impressionist paintings close up, But they catch your brain like a misplaced it makes absolutely no sense and leaves bumpit and refuse to let go until you see the your brain huddled in a corner rocking back absurd beauty behind it. Plus, whenever you and forth and begging the lambs to stop quote either one, you automatically go all screaming. But once you step back from it, side-eye, unsure if those around you will get you see the pure beauty and graceful lines. the joke or reach for the phone to call the Yes, we just compared 80’s one-hit wonders authorities, as you are clearly as safe as a to Water Lilies. Myspace made up of windowless vans filled with puppies and candy.
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4CHAN OMG, what is that?! In a word? The pit of hell. Multiple words, sure, but it takes more than one to describe the depth of illiteracy and cray-cray that lives online at 4chan. Possibly the largest forum in the world, the only board that matters in /b/, where internet trolls are born (and just refuse to die). Started in 2003 as a community message board used mainly to post pictures and topics of anime and manga (yeah, it’s totally that kind of site), its random board (/b/) has become the birth place of everything crazy and delightful that’s popped up in an email from your mother. There are basically no rules and reading it in its raw form will melt your brain. And make your soul need a shower, and possibly large quantities of hand sanitizer. It’s 2010’s... Plato Just as that old Greek has his sticky philosophical fingers on everything (seriously- Inception was basically one giant allegory of the cave, and don’t even get us started on the Matrix), the web goblins at 4chan have been involved in everything glorious and disgusting to come out of Internet culture. Basically every other meme on this list can trace its inglorious roots back to /b/ and the folks who lurk there, doing it all for the lulz. And just like Plato, who has haunted our dreams since college and just will not get out of our skulls (no matter how much we plead) 4chan will always be there. In your nightmares.
THE CHEEZBURGER NETWORK OMG, what is that?! From humble beginnings of pictures of kitties with poorly spelt captions, this has spawned an empire. An empire with bad grammar. Three years after Happy Cat asked if he could have a sandwich with cheese, the network includes 53 sites which collectively attracted a record 16 million unique visitors in May. They now deal in inanimate objects, cats, dogs, celebrities – anything that can be captioned awkwardly, they will do. It’s 2010’s... Shakespeare If you want to watch the death and horribly stunted rise of the languagephoenix, look no further than the site that made ‘Oh Hai’ an acceptable greeting. Whatever side you land on the language debate, this chain of sites comes down hard, redefining how we do language and punctuation. While the bard is credited with seminal works of literature and prose that captured the best of the literary human spirit (not to mention being emo with his preteen love birds offing themselves in a desperate bid for noone-understands-me attention) he also was totally not above just making stuff up. He created the words ‘apostrophe’ and for that, us grammar nerds have to love him. But he’s also responsible for ‘accommodation,’ ‘obscene,’ ‘indistinguishable’ and ‘gnarled,’ among thousands of others. Think about that the next time someone asks you if you ‘wants cheezburger.’
FAIL BLOG/ F MY LIFE OMG, what is that?! Both these sites revel in the little failures that make the world go around and the rest of us giggle in schadenfreude glee. Fail Blog is a collection of photos and videos, while F My Life is short tales of fail, but both accomplish the same thing: discordant things brought together to make the rest of us giggle and accept that, essentially, life sucks. It’s 2010’s... Van Gogh This guy was so depressed he cut off his own ear. That’s not even an easy appendage to remove! That takes way more emo depression chops then a Twilight nerd cutting themselves with their mom’s Bic Classic Lady Razor because they couldn’t get the sparkle just right on their cheeks which means Edward will never ever love them (seriously Twilight: you’re asking the world to choose between necrophilia and bestiality, a choice that we’re just not prepared to even consider). As far as rolling around in the muck that your life has become, then painting some sunflowers that will end up on every suburban wall, you can’t get much more hardcore than that. Perhaps one day college kids will plaster portraits of Fail Whale on their dorm walls in an attempt to look deep.
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The Clash 2010 Fri 12th, 19th, 26th: Ramada Plaza.
Global DJs presents
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Friday 12th: TBA . Following the success of their White Night party, Global DJs presents red-hot DJ Ferry Corsten. Corsten is hitting the globe with his Once Upon a Night: The Experience tour, featuring his hit mix compilation Once Upon a Night: Vol 2. For more information, call 5594-8760 or visit www.qatarhappening.com
For the 5th consecutive year, The Clash is back! Come and watch the most talented local bands thrash it out on stage to win the title of “Best Band in Doha!” With QR 15,000 in cash prizes and a top of the range 6-string guitar to be won, you don’t want to miss it! QR 80, including one sponsors beverage. Members only and all guests must be over 21. For more information, call 4428-1555.
Carlos Hikri Wed 3rd: Doha Marriott. Back by public demand, Carlos Hikri is back to rock you out all night long! Get ready to bring the house down with his music. For more information and table bookings, call 4429-8444 or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com
The Ashes Dinner with British Invasion
Michael Vaughan and Jason Gillespie
Sat 20th: Ramada Plaza. Enjoy an evening of banter and a delicious three-course dinner in the Giwana Ballroom with cricket legends Michael Vaughan and Jason Gillespie. Tickets are QR 300, including dinner & selected ‘Fosters’ beverages. For more information or reservations, call 4428-1555. 18
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British DJ Danny Rampling at the Crystal Lounge. Known as the Godfather of British house music, this must-see DJ has spun tracks for everyone from George Michael to Gloria Estefan. Enjoy sick beats in the stunningly fabulous Crystal Lounge from 10:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. For more information, call 4453-5135.
VIRGIN RECOMMENDS
Here’s how you can find out what’s hot: QH brings you the top selections from Virgin Megastore this month. And watch for the QH heart in stores!
GLEE Season 1 Watch as everyone’s favourite gifted teens sing, dance and manipulate their way into our hearts. Season one is full of intriguing moments as high school teacher Will Scheuster attempts to save the incredibly unpopular Glee Club at William McKinley High School. You’ll sympathize with Scheuster as he mentors a group of gifted performers while dealing with the devious sabotage of cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, played by the ridiculously talented Jane Lynch. You’ll cry tears of hysterical laughter as perfectionist superstar Rachel Berry, played by Lea Michele, claws her way to the top, knocking down whoever gets in her way.
THE SIMPSONS Season 13 Season 13 of The Simpsons contains 22 hilarious episodes of Fox’s long-running animated series. Known for its political satire and witty commentary on family life, The Simpsons continues to be as relevant today as it was when it started decades ago. Grab a box of Milk Duds and watch as Homer and Marge raise their incredibly dysfunctional kids Bart, Lisa and Maggie. You’ll get a kick out of watching as Homer becomes a sugar bootlegger, Marge deals with her high school prom date’s tendency to stalk her, and Bart becomes a boy in a bubble. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel infinitely better about your own family.
HOUSE Season 6 Everyone’s favourite snarky doctor is back in season six of this always sharp, never dull medical drama. Season six of House follows Dr. Gregory House, played by the wonderfully snarky Hugh Laurie. Season six begins with House trying to trick his doctors into letting him out of a psychiatric hospital. House learns to deal with his problems but almost relapses after losing a patient. This season has plenty of ups and downs but throughout it all, House manages to keep his medical brilliance alive and his snide wit intact.
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GOSSIP GIRL Season 3 The ultimate guilty pleasure show, Gossip Girl cranks up the fun and the drama this season with new friendships, bigger challenges, several broken hearts and, of course, plenty of gossip. Watch with baited breath as Nate and Serena navigate their complicated friendship, Dan and Vanessa learn how they really feel about each other, and Jenny makes the ultimate decision between being a social queen and keeping her integrity intact. You know you love it.
MAD MEN Season 3 Worth watching for the fantastic fashion alone. Curl up with a bowl of popcorn and enjoy a glimpse of the sensational sixties, when men were men and ladies always had the upper hand. Mad Men features the world of the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City. Season three follows lead character Don Draper, played by a dashing Jon Hamm, as he navigates his complicated professional and personal life.
SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE
By Sydnee Bryant
Dance is the best way to use your body to express yourself, actress Yasmine Al-Massri tells us. QH grabbed a cup of coffee with the actress while she was in town for the Doha Tribeca Film Festival and all the fun that goes with it.
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magine spending three days learning how to express yourself through dance from a renowned dancer and actress. For a small group of women, that dream became a reality in October when they got the chance to attend actress Yasmine Al-Massri’s dance workshop, sponsored by the Doha Film Institute.
For Al-Massri, there is an important distinction between sharing her experiences with her students and teaching them how to dance or act. “I hate to say I’m going to teach – I’m young, you know. I cannot pretend to teach people; I’m just at the beginning of my career. But I’m someone who likes sharing things and I know that maybe I have the talent of expressing things, of communicating with others,” Al-Massri said.
The three-day course gave Al-Massri a chance to share her artistic influences with women who share similar The actress is also still learning new things about dance, interests with her. “For me, the workshop is the first although she has practiced the art form for 10 years experience of sharing my artistic world with people who now. All of that practice is starting to pay off. “I’m very are interested in how I work or what artistic mediums close to knowing what my style is; what I like, what I I’m sensitive to and the art works that influence me, as don’t like,” Al-Massri said. an artist, as an Arab woman, as a dancer, as an actor The Arab world offers plenty to choose from when it and a video artist,” Al-Massri said. The raven-haired beauty has also taught workshops in Paris, where she comes to dance, said the Palestinian-French actress. “We have a very rich repertoire,” Al-Massri explained. currently lives.
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“The different Arab arts in music and art are very rich in Miral shows four women “living their everyday lives,” Al the Arab world. When you travel from one Arab country -Massri said. She plays Nadia, a young girl who is raped to another you have a completely different art and you by her mother’s husband. “That’s the hardest thing have a completely different variation of movements and about being Nadia. It was also very hard for me to be musical instruments and rhythms.” Her dance moves that person, to be able to imagine how you would feel if are influenced by a mix of flamenco, African dancing, you were raped. When you [imagine that], you are not a Indian dancing, Arabic repertoire and Egyptian dancing. Palestinian; you are just a human being because people can be raped anywhere The Arab world’s artistic in the world,” Al-Massri movement is a reflection said. “What I love about of the changes that are Nadia is that in the movie starting to happen in Arab she is the most human society, said Al-Massri. character. Nadia is this “Something is happening wonderful woman who in the Arab world. We is just a child who was are a very young society raped and, all her life she and everything is to be tried to have a life after done,” Al-Massri said. “It that. Her character is just happened that I am about that, how a human a part of this generation. being can live after rape.” We are witnessing this wonderful change and Miral serves to show the we are a part of it, we’re world what everyday making it happen.” The life is like for women in workshop in Doha is an expression of the change that is Palestine. “The movie is very important on the human happening, said Al-Massri. level because it shows the whole world how the Palestinian people live, far from clichés, far from the Several weeks after her inspiring workshop, the actress politically correct vocabularies. It’s really an original, returned to Doha for the premiere of Miral at the Doha an authentic message of peace, a message from the Tribeca Film Festival. This is Al-Massri’s second time Palestinian people to the world saying that ‘we love life. at the festival; last year she garnered attention for her We love life and we just want to live,’” Al-Massri said. intense role in the film Pomegranates and Myrrh. “I’m am very lucky person to have done this movie.”
“I’m a person who believes that my body is really my language. It’s the main medium through which I go in order to make my words and in order to react to the world.”
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By Sydnee Bryant
Ahmed Ahmed is just like us. No, really. QH shoots the breeze with this average, everyday funnyman.
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ust Like Us almost didn’t get made. The documentary, which follows comedian Ahmed Ahmed and his international band of funny followers as they bring laughter to the Middle East, was really more of an afterthought than a well-thought out process. Ahmed certainly never planned to direct it. Days before he left for a tour of the Middle East, Ahmed’s business partner at Cross Cultural Entertainment told him he should film the tour. “I said ‘we’re leaving in four days; there’s By George Burdell no time,’ and he said ‘do it.’ In four days I found two camera guys, bought them plane tickets and booked their hotel rooms and they followed me around the Middle East for a month. At the time, we didn’t appoint anyone director,” Ahmed said. “I didn’t purposely direct this thing; it kind of happened by default.”
Ahmed’s transformation from being in front of the camera to directing the camera crew was an interesting transition. “It was hard. It was a patient process. The thing I learnt most is to surround yourself with smart
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people, people that are smarter than you, who can take your advice and direction,” Ahmed said. Two hundred hours of footage and six months of editing later, a story formed and a documentary was born. While Ahmed envisioned the movie as a “message movie,” it turned into a comedy documentary during the editing process. Then the team went back to their original concept, which was to show Arabs and Muslims in a good light. Ahmed had frequently performed in the Middle East and was tired of people who had never travelled to the Middle East being shocked by the fact that Arabs and Muslims actually enjoy comedy. “Out of pure frustration is why I wanted to put this project together, to shut everyone up and say ‘why don’t you come over here and if you can’t come over here, watch the movie. You can go over there through the movie,’” Ahmed said. “It’s almost like a travel log or a commercial for the Middle East.”
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“Laughter is the common language of the world.”
Photos by Thos Robinson
The film may have been a last-minute decision by Ahmed and his business partner, but the ideas behind the movie have been percolating in Ahmed’s head since his Axis of Evil tour ended. “When that [tour] dissolved, I thought ‘what is comedy? Is comedy specifically for Arabs or Muslims?’”
out into the world, and start accepting different cultures into the comedy train,” Ahmed said.
Just Like Us has played at about a dozen film festivals now, including the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Qatar. Robert De Niro, Vince Vaughn and Hillary Clinton are just some of the documentary’s many fans. People’s reaction to Just Like Us has been “surprisingly better While stand-up comedy is a fairly new concept in the than we thought [it would be],” Ahmed said. “If we Middle East, countries like Qatar are positioned to don’t sell it, it’s going to end up being an expensive embrace the medium. There are approximately 300 million people in the Middle East and about 75 to 80 per home movie that I’ll show my kids one day. But so far, cent are under the age of 30, said Ahmed. “That says so good. People are responding to the film. We think it’s a lot. The older voices will eventually move on and the bullet-proof.” new group of voices will take their place. Qatar [can] be After the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Ahmed hit the road on that forefront, on that pioneering stage of bringing for another 10-country tour of the Middle East. This tour film to the forefront and recognizing it and embracing is also being captured on film, meaning the 40-year-old it,” Ahmed said. actor/comedian-turned director continues to combine all his talents into one glorious new medium. This new The documentary works to show that comedy and laughter isn’t restricted by race or religion. “Laughter is project will be “kind of like Just Like Us on steroids,” Ahmed joked. Not that the laid-back comedian is the common language of the world,” Ahmed said. The film includes comedians who are Italian, Greek, African- mapping out specific plans for this particular project. Instead, he’ll continue to go with the flow. “I don’t like American, and Caribbean-American, in addition to the first female Saudi comic. “It’s a really universal group of to put expectations on things,” Ahmed said. “I like to be guys and girls. That was more the initiative, to push that organic and in the moment; in our industry you kind of have to be.” 25
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QH catches up with actor Ashraf Farah during his stay in Qatar for the Doha Film Institute workshops, held in conjunction with the Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
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believe what’s happening, just the idea,” Farah explained. The workshops took a more personal turn when each student shared a personal experience with the whole group. This exercise allowed the participants to become more comfortable around each other and taught them to express themselves freely, said Anne Broecker, a publicist for the Doha Film Institute. “By the time everyone left, emotions filled the air,” Broecker said. “Everyone left relieved and had a cathartic experience.” Participants also practiced monologues and performed them in front of the camera, which is easier said then done, said Farah. “My aim is easy. Still, it’s complicated just to have an actor or a couple of actors in front of the camera making a scene, just to see if it’s live and it’s work and it’s true, and to believe it,” Farah said.
He would know. The dark-haired eye candy brings 11 years of acting experience to the table. During his impressive career, Farah has worked with some of the biggest names in the Middle East, including fellow workshop leader Yasmine Al-Massri. Farah and Al-Massri connected onscreen in Pomegranates and Myrrh, in addition to both having roles in Miral. “We’re good friends,” Farah said. “[Yasmine] is a serious actress and collaborating with her was really efficient; we worked seriously and we worked hard and I think we got good results.” Farah returned to Doha for the film festival to promote Julian Schnabel’s film Miral and mingle with up-and-comers in the industry. Next up for the scruffy auteur is the television series The Drowning River, shot in Jordan. In order for him to take a role, he has to click with the character and the project, even if he never imagined himself in that role. “It has to be something that is close to me,” Farah said. “It could be a character that I didn’t even think about.” His advice for actors who are just getting started? Patience and lots of it. “Of course you need to work hard, of course you need to be talented, of course you need a lot of connections, but you need patience too,” Farah said. “Some of these things take time.”
Photos by Lauren McCarthy
By Sydnee Bryant
SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE
By Sydnee Bryant
Doha’s reign as the Arab Capital of Culture for 2010 continues as a new museum exhibition opens to celebrate the history of art, culture, architecture and literature in the famed Ottoman Empire.
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rt lovers and history buffs will have a chance to witness a glimpse into the world of the Ottomans during the Orientalist museum’s symbolic exhibition “A Journey into the World of the Ottomans,” on display this month. A large part of the exhibition will be works of art from the Orientalist Museum’s own collection. Other pieces of art will come from the Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam and private collections.
The artworks selected illustrate the development of the Orientalism art movement from the 16th to 20th centuries, which throughout the years shaped the image of the Ottoman world in Europe, covering different genres of Orientalist art. The variety of the artworks demonstrates the appreciation of differences and similarities in European visions of the world of the Ottomans.
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“Orientalism as an art movement is not tied to one particular country or school of thought because the movement was shaped by different Western cultures over centuries.” The Orientalist Museum will also host a two-day international conference in conjunction with the exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art. The conference, which takes place Nov. 28 and 29, will look at the issue of cultural exchange between Ottoman and European cultures from the 16th century to the 20th century. During the conference, “distinguished scholars from art history, cultural studies, literature, architectural history, and Ottoman history, as well as museum professionals, will explore the subject of Orientalism in art and history and examine the interconnected history of the Ottoman and European empires,” said Federica Zuccarini, public relations-coordinator for the Qatar Museums Authority. “Orientalism as an art movement is not tied to one particular country or school of thought because the movement was shaped by different Western cultures over centuries”, said Dr. Olga Nefedova, the exhibition’s curator. “Orientalism also expresses individual artists’ personal view of the Ottoman world. Orientalism, as an historical and cultural event, has been uniting various aspects of cultural life for a number of centuries – literature, fine arts, architecture, music, and philosophy – generating an exotic image within our consciousness, one that has a right to its own existence.” “A Journey into the World of the Ottomans” can be seen at the Orientalist Museum from now until Jan. 24, 2011. Admission is free for students and children under the age of 16, and QR 25 for adults. 28
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New York Chronicles Oct 20th – Nov 27th: The Gallery, VCUQatar.
ASD Chamber Music Series:
Last Night of the Proms
Fri 5th: ASD Fine Arts Theatre. Last Night of the Proms comes to Qatar, featuring the greatest classical hits from world’s biggest classical music festival. Watch as British conductor Richard Davis and members of Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra produce beautiful music. Tickets are QR 50 for Children and QR 100 Adults. IBQ customers get discounts. For more information, call 4499-1230 or 4459-1501 or visit www.asdchambermusic.com
‘New York Chronicles’ brings together a number of established and emerging Arab artists whose works represent a broad spectrum of the New York experience. Spanning generations and several periods of art, the works of these artists employing a range of media including painting, photography, installation and video - reveal the profound nature of how an environment can impact the creation of art and how a multitude of artistic, cultural, economic and political variables can shape visual culture. The exhibition is curated by Maymanah Farhat (New York City) and Osama Abusitta (Doha). For more information, call 4402-0555 or visit www.qatar.vcu.edu
Touch of France Sat 6th: Ladies Club, Aspire Hall. Take
a trip to France through music, as interpreted by the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. This stunning concert, conducted by Nader Abbassi, with soloist Wissam Boustany on flute, will transform your spirit and calm your soul. With pieces by H. Naama, A. Khachaturian and C. Franck, this is a show not to be missed. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range in price from QR 50 to QR 200 and are available in Virgin Megastore in Villaggio and Landmark Mall. Oct 14 – Mar 20, 2011: Qatar Equestrian For more information, email qpopr@qf.org.qa Federation. Check out this stunning exhibition, organized as an unprecedented collaboration between the Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum (part of the Qatar Museums Authority), the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Qatar Equestrian Federation. The Horse Games Oct 21 – Nov. 4th: Grand Hyatt. Art Wanson Gallery brings the very and Horse Sports exhibition features everything best of contemporary art to the Middle East with its new cultural project, “Art from traditional equestrian activities to stunning Meets Matter.” Also featuring “Out of Mind,” a compendium of the best of performances at the Olympics and other international the last creations by French artist Pal Sarkozy, father of the current French equestrian festivals. The Horse Games and Horse Sports President, Nicolas Sarkozy, along with the German artist Werner Hornung plus Exhibition will open to the public Saturday to Thursday the exclusive world premiere of the posthumous works of the great Spanish 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and sculptor Juan Oliveira. Open to the public from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, 2010. For more Friday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information information, call 4448-1234. visit www.qma.com.qa/horsegames
QMA Horse Sports Exhibition
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SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY
By Sydnee Bryant
QH catches up with Chris Kalachian, Qatar’s own teenage music sensation, as he prepares to drop his first album.
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atar’s newest music sensation Chris Kalachian is about to drop his first album this month. Often referred to as “the Arabic Justin Bieber,” this 15year-old Lebanese-Armenian rapper moved to Qatar from Lebanon at the age of two and is now one of few in Qatar’s rap scene.
Although Kalachian and Bieber both were discovered through social media outlets like Facebook and YouTube at a young age, the comparison ends there. Bieber is perfectly groomed and croons sugary pop songs to a mass audience. Kalachian, although young, is hardly baby-faced and prefers rapping to singing. However, Kalachian doesn’t mind the comparison, even if it is a bit of a stretch. “I think Justin Bieber is great,” Kalachian said. “But our music is different.” Kalachian’s older brother Greg sparked his interest in rapping at an early age. The brothers began to hone their skills through freestyle battles. His brother was also the one who first brought Kalachian to the studio, at the tender age of 12, and gave him advice on recording. “He told me this
Kalachian’s music was not the artist’s age is different [than at home]; this is serious,” Kalachian said. Kalachian took his brother’s but his unique sound. “I had never heard advice to heart. “Without him, I wouldn’t be that kind of sound before,” Methods said. “In this age, there aren’t many rappers like who I am today,” he said. him in the industry.” The rapper, who goes by the stage Kalachian spent about three months in name C.T.P., soon began to put together the studio writing and recording songs for full-length hip-hop songs, complete with the CD. The songs on the album represent a hook and chorus. “I made everything Kalachian’s view of the desert and life in smooth,” Kalachian said. The young artist then took to posting videos of his song Hello the Middle East. Kalachian draws on his personal experiences when he writes songs. online to get the word out about his music. Posting videos online of his work, along with thousands of young artists desperate for representation and recognition, could have been a waste of time. Instead, it put Kalachian on the fast-track to fame. Kalachian’s manager Max Evans originally heard about the video for his original song Hello from friends. Evans was so impressed with the video that he passed along Kalachian’s work to Cisee Methods, a record producer in Qatar. Methods liked what he heard and immediately put Kalachian in the studio to make an album. What attracted Methods to
His CD, which Kalachian refers to as a “mixed tape,” was mixed by the Oscarnominated, Grammy award-winning music mixer Bassy Bob. The CD, titled The Kid in the Desert, is due in stores in November. Kalachian, who is currently unsigned, hopes the album will draw some recognition from the music industry. Kalachian titled his first album The Kid in the Desert because he hopes to educate Westerners about what like is really like in Qatar. “People from the West, when they hear “Qatar, ‘they think desert,’” Kalachian said. “We just want to show them the desert isn’t a boring place.”
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World Diabetes Day Walk Qatari Heritage Competition Fri 12th: Souq Waqif. Join the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) for a fun and festive afternoon at Souq Waqif. Watch contestants participate in a Qatari Heritage competition, stating at 4:00 p.m., that will include Dominoes, Al Dama, Carom, Best Arabic Coffee, Best folkloric (Qatari-traditional) food, and artisanal products. QOC’s Heritage Games Organizing Committee has allocated prize money to the winners of each event. For timings, registration and participation, please call 4494-3095 or 4494-3098 for more information.
Sun 14th. TBA. Join Qatar Diabetes Association in their fight to raise diabetes awareness! The walk aims to raise awareness about the disease and ways to prevent it. Last year the focus was on adult diabetes in the workplace; this year the theme is prevention. Both children and adults are encouraged to participate. For more information regarding timings and location please call 4454-7324 or 44547325. Please check out www.qda.org.qa or www.qatarhappening.com for updated information as it is released.
CNA-Q Annual Holiday Bazaar Wheels ‘n’ Sat 27th. College of the North Atlantic. Heels 2010 This Annual Holiday Bazaar is a great opportunity to pick up gifts for yourself or others! There will be more than 70 booths filled with jewelry, artwork, holiday decorations, clothing and more. This event takes place at the College of the North Atlantic- Qatar Building 1 and 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The entry fee is QR 10; children under 12 are free. All proceeds will be donated to charity. For more information, call 4495-2037 or visit www.cna-qatar.com.
2010 International Holiday Bazaar Sat 6th: Grand Hyatt Doha. Spend a day shopping to your heart’s content at one of Doha’s most famous Holiday Bazaars. The Bazaar promises festive shoppers an opportunity to purchase handmade crafts and baked goods as well as imported goods from all over the world. From 12:00 noon till 6:00 pm. Remember to bring cash. For more information call 3343-2692 or visit www.awaqatar.com 32
Fri 5th and Sat 6th: Sheraton Park.
The 4th annual Wheels ‘n’ Heels will be celebrated at the Doha Corniche – Sheraton Park! Organized by Qatar’s leading education charity Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), the fun kicks off on Friday at noon until 8:00 p.m. and resumes again Saturday at 10:00 am until 6:00 p.m. Families are invited to join in and walk around the corniche. Every step participants take will raise money ROTA. Wheel’s and Heels’ goal is to promote both education for all and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. This year they would like to encourage everyone to be part of Qatar’s annual family fun day. For more information, call 4454-1603 or visit www.reachouttoasia. com or check them out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/reachouttoasia
SPOTLIGHT ON KNOWLEDGE
By Moona Masri-Whitice
What is life like for children who live with diabetes and the parents who love them? And what happens when diabetic children can’t get the support they need at school? In honour of Diabetes Month, we take a first-hand look at a life-altering condition that is more common than it should be.
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magine being hungry. Imagine having to poke your finger every time you are. Imagine having to give yourself a shot every time you eat. Imagine having a pump attached to your body. Imagine wanting to jog, swim, play with your children or simply walk. Now imagine having to plan each activity by asking yourself beforehand, what is my blood sugar right now and is it safe for me to play sports, to go out with my friends or to drive? People living with diabetes face these issues every day. Diabetes is the common term for several metabolic disorders in which the body no longer produces insulin or uses the insulin it produces ineffectively. It is a common condition and is characterized by abnormally high blood sugar levels. How does this affect children who have diabetes? How does it affect teenagers who have diabetes? What does having diabetes mean to them? I can tell you because I know. They feel anger, frustration, sadness, depression and at times may seem rebellious and live in denial of the condition. These negative feelings are associated with the level of personal persistence needed to manage diabetes. It is hard to imagine having to eat 34
correctly all the time — the right food, in the right amount, at the right time ... and all healthy, nutritious foods. The teenage years are usually about sleepovers, parties, ordering pizza and staying out late – all things that are not conducive to good diabetes management. As a parent of a diabetic teenager, I want my daughter to lead a normal, happy and healthy life, but I often feel helpless and overwhelmed; after all, I can’t take the disease away, nor can I control everything my teenager does. Children and teens with diabetes are at risk for developing acute or short-term complications related to their disorder every day. These include hypoglycemia or low blood sugar reactions, and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The scary (but inevitable) fact is that no matter what I do to try to prevent it, my daughter is going to make mistakes just like everybody else. I have to accept that. At the end of the day, what Yasmeen and I need is support. Parents of diabetic teens need to have a connection with a social network that can be there to listen and give advice and empower us to continue making sound choices. Children need that too, both at home and in school.
Tala Shawwa, Yasmeen Whitice, Schuyler Vetry
At home, parents need to learn how to help their children develop a level of responsibility and judgment that will help them be independent and self sufficient. The trick is to strike a balance between being too strict and overbearing and too lenient and uninvolved. In school, we need the administrator’s support and the help of nurses and counselors, whom must be willing to assist our children as they strive to succeed.
Photos by Jorell Legaspi
Luckily for me and all of the people of Qatar suffering from diabetes, the dedicated management and staff of Qatar Diabetes Association, led by Dr. Abdullah, director Sharud Mathis, public relations officer Awatif Hussain and senior nutritionist Katie Nahass, are well aware of the need to support both children and adults who live with this disease and are working very hard to bring major changes to Qatar. “We need a better understanding of what having diabetes means to the person who lives with this condition every day in order to improve the care we provide,” Awatiff recently told me. “My dream is to ultimately have a law in place in Qatar that would protect the rights of students with diabetes from discrimination at school. I really want things to change.” Qatar has one of the highest, if not the highest, rate of diabetes among the GCC countries due to obesity and genetic predisposition.
For the last two years, Awatiff, along with a team of doctors, nutritionists, sponsors (American Womens Association and Oryx GTL) and volunteers has been writing a comprehensive booklet that highlights an individual healthcare plan for students with diabetes for all of the schools in Qatar. The booklet, which is a part of the Rights of Students with Diabetes at School program, targets diabetes education for all school personnel but focuses primarily on nurses. This program will help foster the proper environment to allow diabetic students to succeed academically and socially. Awatiff understands that at the centre of this issue are the people with diabetes, their families and their immediate care givers. In securing an Individual Healthcare Plan to aid in the daily management of diabetes for school personnel and administrators, the program is sure to change the lives of many children with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes attending universities, schools and even nurseries in Qatar. As a parent, you can sit back and cry or get angry about the opportunities your child might miss as they grow up battling this condition or you can volunteer, fight back and help change the lives of those who need it most. I choose to do something about it. I am glad I have the Qatar Diabetes Association and my good friends Awatiff and Katie by my side.
The need for medical care does not end while the child is at school. Children with diabetes require medical care as well as knowledgeable school staff to remain healthy. • Do blood sugar checks • Treat hypoglycemia with emergency sugar
• Inject insulin when necessary • Eat snacks when necessary • Eat lunch at an appropriate time and have enough time to finish the meal
• Have unrestricted access to water and the bathroom
• Participate fully in physical education and other extracurricular activities, including field trips
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HOTLIST
A Journey into the World of the Ottomans Sun 28th and Mon 29th: Museum of Islamic Art. Learn about the world of the Ottomans during this two-day conference, organized by the Orientalist Museum. The conference, which will be held at the Museum of Islamic Art, will examine the interconnected history of the Ottomans and European empires, as well as address bigger questions of cultural exchange between Ottoman and European cultures from the 16th to 21st century. Held in conjunction with the “A Journey into the World of the Ottomans” exhibition, this exciting conference will bring distinguished scholars from art history, cultural studies, literature, architectural history and Ottoman history, in addition to museum professionals. For more information or to register, go to www.qma.com.qa/om/index.html
Qatar Professional Women’s Network Mon 22nd. Grand Hyatt. Qatar Professional Women’s Network
(QPWN) is hosting an after-work networking event at the Biscotti Café. QPWN is an informal networking group for Qatari and expatriate professional women. The group aims to support the development of future women leaders and contribute to the sustainability of the local community by helping its members expand their networks, refine their professional capabilities and benefit from cross-cultural sharing. For more information, visit www.qpwn.org
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Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series Wed 24th: VCU Qatar Atrium. Check out an amazing lecture about how design “is finally sitting up at the grown-up table.” Bernard Canniffe will talk about how designers can now connect with community organizers and medical research institutions by translating research and changing behaviours to assist communities. The lecture will focus on a world where designers are treated like adults and can change the world one project at a time. This free event starts at 6:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.qatar.vcu.edu or call 4402-0555.
SPOTLIGHT ON FOOD
Restaurants are a dime a dozen in Doha. But chances are you’ve never experienced a restaurant like this. QH whipped out their favourite pair of fat pants and pulled up a chair at the new wine bar and tapas restaurant The Cellar, located in the Oryx Rotana Doha.
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he word tapas means a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish. But as far as we’re concerned, it might as well be Spanish for “oh so good.” The yummy cuisine, which until now was vacant from the culinary scene in Doha, is known as a sociable dish because it allows a group of friends to eat a variety of delicious food over a period of several hours without having to focus solely on one giant main course. And, of course, the perfect compliment to a lovely evening of good conversation and even better food is a glass of vino.
“It’s all about the customer: talking to the customer, knowing his needs, knowing his preferences; this is what we offer in this space when it comes to wine.”
The Cellar, home of Doha’s first wine and tapas bar, knows this. That’s why the restaurant’s open floor plan includes several tables large enough to hold big groups. It’s also why the space features a wine tasting bar.
“This place is all about wine. We offer a different experience through the wide range of wines that we offer,” said Lisa Tahabsem, director of marketing and communications at the Oryx Rotana-Doha. “It’s all about the customer: talking to the customer, knowing his needs, knowing his preferences; this is what we offer in this space when it comes to wine.”
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Guests can try a variety of wines at the wine bar before selecting and buying their own bottle at the wine market, located in The Cellar, to enjoy at the table. When customers select a bottle of wine, they also receive a wine tag that lists their selection and the chef’s selection of dishes that compliment that wine. Choose a nice bottle of Pommard Premier Cru En Lagilliere and your wine tag will tell you that the Black Angus beef carpaccio, the Australian lamb chops, or the French goat cheese is the way to go. Choose a classic bottle of Tavel Beaurevoir and you’ll find out you should feast on Italian baby buffalo mozzarella, with chicken breast skewers and the oven-baked potato tortilla.
In addition to unique Mediterranean tapas, the menu also features hearty Italian dishes, succulent beef selections and tempting desserts. For a delectable meal anytime, executive chef Reynar Muller recommends the scallops, brought in fresh once a week from the Netherlands, paired with a white or rose vino for seafood lovers. Beef eaters will swoon over the Australian Black Angus beef medallions with spicy tomato salsa. The perfect end to a night of vino and tapas? The sinfully rich mango cheesecake and a strong cup of coffee. Enjoy a three-course meal for QR 85, Saturday through Thursday. Don’t worry; we’ll lend you our fat pants.
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Is there anything more delectably delicious than a fluffy cupcake generously frosted with a swirl of intensely sweet cream? QH doesn’t think so. Luckily for Qatar, the W Doha agrees with us. The high-class hotel brings this down-to-earth treat to a classier level with their newest venture, The Whisper Café.
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oha just got a whole lot sweeter. Once a black hole for gourmet sweet treats, Doha is now home to the premiere cupcake shop The Whisper Café, located in the W Doha.
The idea to sell cupcakes is one of the hotel’s “innovative creations,” said executive chef Prakash Seetul. “We didn’t want to copy and paste what other hotels are doing. We couldn’t find any place that we could find good quality cupcakes, nice and rich, soft and moist, melt-in-your-mouth cupcakes.” In order to ensure their cupcakes will be top notch, the W Hotel brought in renowned pastry artist Stephane Treand of the Art of Pastry. Treand, originally from France but now based in southern California, has been a pastry chef for more than 30 years. 40
Treand spent weeks teaching the staff at the W Doha how to create the finest cupcakes, macaroons, entre mais, petite fours and plated desserts. He also taught a team of 10 chefs how to work on chocolate decorations and with sugar. Normally chefs have to go abroad to France to train under high-profile chefs, said Seetul. However, it is much better for the team to learn in their own kitchen, with their own equipment and local ingredients. “It’s a privilege to have a master chef in the kitchen training you. You don’t see that in most places,” Seetul said. “We are very blessed having a master pastry chef with us training the team; this is not given to everyone.” But don’t be fooled; Seetul is no stranger to delicious desserts. The chef, who has been with the W Doha
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since it opened, got his start in pastries with the goal of eventually becoming an executive chef. He didn’t have the luxury of eating cupcakes during his childhood but has now fallen in love with the dessert after weeks of testing the scrumptious treats. Each freshly baked cupcake will be a work of art, featuring delicate chocolate and marzipan decorations, sinfully rich cocoa butter icing, and local ingredients, such as dates. The staff will rotate the flavours every three months, with some seasonal designs thrown in on occasion. The pastry team will keep in touch with Treand to discuss fresh ideas and new innovations for the cafe.
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The pastry team has gone above and beyond to ensure that each and every one of their gourmet cupcakes reaches unprecedented levels of perfection. However, there is no specific recipe for the perfect cupcake because it all depends on individual preference, said Treand, with some people preferring light and fluffy cupcakes, and others craving dense, rich cake. For Treand, the perfect cupcake is not too heavy and presents its flavour immediately. “Something easy to eat, like a little cloud,” Treand said. He often craves chocolate but other times he likes a light dessert with fruit. The Whisper Café will provide a place to sit and relax with a cup of tea and a sinful dessert. The setup is modern, with couches, a smoking area and a beautiful display case full of luscious pastries. In addition to pastries, the Whisper Café will offer some light meal choices such as salads and sandwiches. While working with Treand, the pastry team tried various experiments, such as creating a flourless chocolate cake with oldfashioned chocolate mousse and praline crunch. The Whisper Café will open during the beginning of November at the W Doha. For more information, call W Doha at 4453-5000.
Chef Stephane created this mouthwatering cupcake recipe for QH. Be prepared for awesome amounts of chocolate deliciousness. Ingredients: 240 grams dark chocolate (65 per cent cocoa) 230 grams butter 100 grams egg yolks 280 grams egg whites 190 grams sugar 100 grams almond powder
Method: • Melt 100 g of dark chocolate with 150 g of butter. • Add 100 g of egg yolks. Stir well. • Whip 150 g of egg whites with 120 g of sugar. • Add this meringue to the first mix. • Finish the recipe by adding 100 g of almond powder. • Pipe into paper cups • Bake at 340 F for about 20 to 30 minutes. Chocolate cream icing: • Melt 140 g of dark chocolate with 80 g of butter. • In the meantime, whip 130 g of egg whites with 70 g of sugar. • Mix the meringue to the mix of chocolate and butter. • Let set for about 15 minutes before piping icing onto the cupcakes. • Decorate cupcakes by putting little silver pearls on top. 41
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We’ve never met an Italian who doesn’t know how to cook. In Italy, food is revered as an art form, not just a way to fill your stomach. That’s why QH can’t wait for the opening of Carluccio’s, a restaurant and store offering authentic Italian cuisine. The restaurant is scheduled to open in late 2010. What are some of the best items to order for lunch and dinner? Carluccio’s is not just an evening dining location but an all-day venue. Not only is it great for breakfast with items such as colazione magnifica (scrambled eggs with sautéed mushrooms, tomato and toasted ciabatta) but also for lunch time, as we have many salads and antipasti on the menu with other lighter bites. Arancini di Riso Siciliani is a favourite lunchtime choice from the Sicilian landscape. The golden savoury balls are prepared with a light risotto base to make arancini, with two variations on the filling: rich ragu and simple mozzarella. Carluccio’s also has a fabulous deli counter that stocks freshly prepared salads, Panini’s and sandwiches. The food store means customers can create their favourite Carluccio’s dishes in their home from the wide range of pastas, sauces and goods available. For the evening customers can choose from a variety of exciting dishes such as Linguine ai Frutti di Mare a fabulous linguini pasta made fresh on the premises with succulent mixed seafood, chili, garlic and herbs or Ravioli Ricotta e Spinaci beautifully hand- made ricotta in delicate ravioli parcels.
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What sets Carluccio’s apart from other restaurants? What makes it special? Carluccio’s restaurant offers great value for money with everything from breakfasts and morning coffees through to light meals, lunches and dinners. The specials menu in the restaurant changes frequently and often incorporates items in the foodstore. At Carluccio’s you can arrive for breakfast, afternoon coffee, dinner and then buy your shopping in the foodstore or your lunch for work in the deli! It is the restaurant that wants you to stay all day! What kind of experience can people expect when they come to Carluccio’s for a meal? Carluccio’s is authentic Italian, casual dining, very welcoming, relaxed and the Qatar restaurant has fabulous views of the marina. Who will be the head chef of Carluccio’s at the Qatar location? Chef Samuel Crestle from Italy will be the head Chef at Carluccio’s in Qatar. He is a graduate from ALMA School- one of the top catering schools in the world. He has previously worked at the Milan restaurant Gold Begonia and in Sienna at Al Canto restaurant.
Will this location be similar to the one in Dubai or is it uniquely designed for Qatar? The location of Carluccio’s Qatar at The Pearl offers a little something extra to the Dubai outlets because of the fabulous views. The restaurant in Dubai Mall is similar in size with the same general set-up with a view over the famous Dubai fountains. The Carluccio’s in Qatar has a waterfront setting so fabulous views right over the docking area of the marina. What kind of cooking demonstrations will be held? Cooking demonstrations are a passion of Carluccio’s and they will be frequent event throughout the year, along with kid’s activities.
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Thanksgiving Feast Fri 26: Sharq Village & Spa. In celebration of the time-honoured tradition of Thanksgiving, the culinary team at Al Dana will offer a delectable set menu. This fabulous feast will feature a turkey accompanied by cranberry compote, brussel sprouts, sweet potato puree and glazed chestnuts, priced at QR 220 per person, excluding beverages. Thanksgiving dinner is available from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m at Al Dana. For dinner reservations please call 974-4425-6666. If you prefer to enjoy your turkey in the comforts of your own home, pick up a take-away turkey at Al Dana, available Nov. 25 and 26 for QR 900. 24 hours notice is required when ordering a take-away turkey.
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Thanksgiving Brunch and Dinner Thurs 25 - Sat 27: Doha Marriott.
Celebrate Turkey Day in style! Enjoy a fabulous Thanksgiving brunch or dinner buffet. Gobble up a delectable roast turkey with all the trimmings, or feast on a delicious set menu at JW’s Steakhouse.
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Takeaway Turkeys Wed 24 - Thurs 25: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Lagoon Restaurant’s take-away
turkey provides the perfect way to celebrate American Thanksgiving without having a messy kitchen to clean up once the meal is complete! Pick up a take-away turkey and all the trimmings for six to eight people for QR 1,200. Make sure you book your turkeys in advance before they are all gobbled up! To reserve your bird, call the Ritz-Carlton Doha at 4484-8000.
Thanksgiving Cooking Class Fri 12: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Never made a Thanksgiving meal in your life? Roll up your sleeves and learn how to stuff, baste and roast a tantalizing turkey from executive chef Matthew Morrison at Porcini. Once you’ve perfected your cranberry sauce, enjoy a three-course lunch for only QR 260. Class begins at 10:30 a.m. For reservations call the Ritz-Carlton Doha at 4484-8000.
Thanksgiving Buffet Thurs 25 – Fri 26: Oryx Rotana Hotel.
Traditionally, Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for life’s blessings. We’re thankful the Oryx Rotana is offering two ways to celebrate. Celebrate Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Nov. 25, at the Cellar by diving into a lavish buffet featuring roast turkey. On Friday, Nov. 26, head to Choices for another hearty helping of turkey for QR 190, including unlimited soft drinks, or QR 260, including selected beverages.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
By Sydnee Bryant
We all know physical activity keeps us healthy and strong. But who actually has the time to work out? QH learns how to work fitness into everyday life from wellness specialist Bryan Hoare, who brings his own style of personal training to Six Senses Spa at the Sharq Village and Spa.
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veryone wants to be healthy. We all know we should exercise regularly, eat properly and get the proper amount of sleep. So if we all know that, why do so many of us break these rules for healthy living? A lack of motivation and free time are often the biggest factors, leading many people to simply leave exercise out of their daily routines. Others don’t know how to workout properly or don’t have access to a gym. That’s where wellness specialist Bryan Hoare comes in. Hoare, the former director of wellness at Six Senses Destination Spa in Phuket, will host personal training sessions and weekly fitness classes at the Six Senses Spa in Doha from Nov. 18 to Dec. 20. In order to be fit and healthy, people need to first decide that they want to make a lifestyle change. “It’s like 46
anything; to change you have to make a commitment,” Hoare said. “The main principle behind making a commitment is how much you want it, how much you desire it, what’s your vision, what’s your long-term goal. A lot of people get lost on the last point. They want to lose weight or they want to be fit but they don’t see a long-term evolution.” Hoare believes the biggest challenge for most people is finding time to work out and not feeling self conscious when working out in front of others. However, people can’t say they don’t have enough time to commit to fitness because each person chooses how they allot their time, said Hoare. If a confidence crisis is stopping you from hitting the elliptical trainer at your local gym, Hoare suggests bringing a friend to the gym to increase confidence. But what about those of us that truly loathe the gym? Don’t worry; anyone who is simply too busy or too fabulous to be seen at the gym in sweat pants can also
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find ways to increase their fitness levels. Hoare recommends squeezing regular workouts into your life by exercising at home. Anyone can work out at home with only a few pieces of equipment, such as a mat, fitness ball, resistance bands, weights and a bench or step. Hoare recommends using kettle bells for weights because they are more versatile than dumb bells.
“It takes awhile to find a new balance.”
Of course, before you start converting your living room into a gym or lugging kettle bells up six flights of stairs, you should learn the proper techniques for the exercises you’ll be doing. The best way to do that? Hire a personal trainer, even if it’s only for one session. Hoare creates a workout and wellness program for each of his clients. Clients do three to four personal sessions with Hoare, then work off of a custom-designed program for six months. Hoare also provides tips for ways to add variety to a work out program. A simple way to keep your exercise routine from becoming mundane is to remember the five principles of exercise: frequency, intensity, time, type and technique (FITTT). An individual can adapt any of those five areas to evolve and improve their exercise program, said Hoare. Another key element of fitness is the idea of overload. “You constantly have to bring your body through an overload so it’s evolving, advancing and changing,” Hoare said.
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Fitness junkies must find a balance between overload and recovery in order to build fitness. “You have to overload yourself using the program so that you’re putting your body under enough pressure, resistance and enough of a challenge so it has to adapt itself so it can prepare itself for the next time,” Hoare said. For those people who aren’t ready to do the mountain range level on the treadmill there are simple ways to burn a few extra calories a day. “The main thing you can do is actually being active during the day,” Hoare said. He suggests taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking far away from buildings, or getting off the couch to change the
television channel by hand instead of using a remote. All of these little extra bursts of fitness can help you burn an extra 10 calories a day. If you burn an additional 10 calories a day each day for a year, you’ll lose about one pound of fat, said Hoare. While that amount of unconscious energy expenditure may not be huge, it’s a step in the right direction on the path to becoming more active. Hoare also recommends trying to squeeze in short workouts throughout the day if a long work out feels overwhelming. When it comes to fitness, “it’s not all or nothing,” Hoare said. “You choose what you do. Small changes make a big difference in the long run.” A good exercise program to start with involves working out for 45 minutes two days a week doing a variety of exercises. People should eventually work up to exercising five days a week for 55 minutes at a higher intensity, said Hoare. Frustrated that your workout hasn’t gotten you a bikini body yet? Be patient and continue tweaking the five FITTT principles, said Hoare. “People put on weight over a period of years so it takes a lifestyle change to correct it,” Hoare said. He advises not weighing yourself every day. Instead, pay attention to how your clothes fit on your body. “The body doesn’t react right away,” Hoare said. “It takes awhile to find a new balance.”
Hoare will offer the following private programs and weekly fitness classes during his time at Six Sense Spa. Private Programs: Swimming Lessons Learn To Swim / Stroke Improvement Triathlon Specific Training Personal Training
Weekly Fitness Classes: Bootcamp Saturdays and Mondays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Abs Blaster Sundays from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Kettle bells Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information, prices and booking, call the Six Senses Spa at Sharq Village and Spa at 4425-6999.
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By Sydnee Bryant
QH learns how to bend, twist and stretch our bodies, all while remembering to breathe, from yoga expert Dr. Pramod Kumar during his stay in Doha. Don’t worry if you missed his visit; we scooped up all his tips on how to live a healthier, stress-free life.
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r. Pramod Kumar wants you to breathe.
The yoga guru, who hails from South Goa, India, firmly believes that breathing is the key to managing stress and staying healthy. “Stress comes from shallow breaths. If you can correct that, you can manage any kind of stress,” Kumar said. When an individual doesn’t breathe properly, their cells start to deteriorate, leading to problems in the body and mind. “Body and breathe have to go hand in hand,” Kumar said. “If your body and breathe are balanced, your mind will be aligned.” 48
Kumar, the spa manager of Sereno Spa at the Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa in South Goa, India, spent two weeks working with the staff at Jaula Spa at the Grand Hyatt Doha in Qatar in order to teach them some of his famous massage techniques. Kumar trained the spa staff to properly perform the Udwarthanam, a special therapeutic massage that helps tone and slim the body; the Synchronized Abhyanga Massage, a fourhanded Indian massage performed by two therapists; Choornaswedam, a full-body massage involving a heated sack full of ginger, black pepper, rice powder, garlic powder, cumin and fennel; and the Indian Head
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“Yoga helps to transform you.”
Step 1: Bow forward with your palms pressed together at the chest level in prayer position.
Massage, a therapy based on alternative medicine practices. In India, Kumar offers lifestyle analysis and consultations for guests, while also teaching stress relief techniques. Learning proper breathing techniques goes hand-in-hand with Kumar’s other lifestyle secret – yoga. Yoga is an excellent way to rid the body of stress and pain, said Kumar, who has a bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and surgery degree and is a certified yoga instructor. It is best to practice yoga in the morning and breathing techniques both during the day and at night, said Kumar, who has been practicing yoga since childhood. However, yoga should not be just another workout squeezed into your day, said Kumar. “Don’t practice it as a routine. Implement it into your lifestyle,” Kumar said.
Step 2: Inhale. Bend backwards, stretching your arms back over your head.
Step 3: Exhale. Bend forward, touching your head to your knees and place your palms on the floor without bending your knees.
Step 4: Inhale. Lunge your right leg forward, keeping
your left leg stretched out behind you and your palms planted firmly on the ground in line with your shoulders.
Step 5: While exhaling, move your right leg backward until both feet are together. Keep back straight and arms outstretched in plank position.
Step 6: Continue to exhale. Lower your arms and body to the floor, making sure to keep your abdomen from touching the ground.
The easiest way to do this? Sun Salutations. Kumar swears by this 12-step yoga routine. “I would recommend everyone practice sun salutations 15 minutes a day,” Kumar said. (See our handy QH Sun Salutation guide for more information on how to do this).
Step 7: Inhale. Carefully arch your back up in an
When looking for other simple ways to take care of your body and mind, there are three main things to remember.
Step 8: Exhale. Plant your hands on the ground while
The first is eating habits. It is important to savour food instead of merely eating it. Kumar recommends focusing on the six tastes – sweet, sour, salt, pungent, bitter and astringent – in order to feel satisfied.
upward dog position, making sure to keep your legs together and your neck elongated, with your chin pointing upwards.
keeping your feet touching the floor in downward dog position. Look towards your feet to ensure your head is in the proper position.
Step 9: Inhale. Lunge your left foot forward, keeping
your right leg stretched out behind you and your palms planted firmly on the ground in line with your shoulders.
The next crucial step is to get six to seven hours of sound sleep. According to Kumar, quality of sleep is more important than sleeping for a long period of time.
Step 10: Exhale. Stand up and bend at the waist with
Finally, exercise plays an essential role in healthy living. Kumar advises doing toning exercises, such as sun salutations, or swimming.
Step 11: Inhale. Stand up and bend backwards, with
If people follow these three simple guidelines for living, they can take control of their stress and ensure that their bodies stay healthy. “We are the best doctors for ourselves,” Kumar said. “Yoga helps to transform you.”
your head touching your knees. If possible, plant hands flat on the ground while keeping knees straight. your arms over your head. Be sure to keep your arms beside your ears.
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Looking for a new level of luxury living? Don’t worry; QH has you covered. We took a sneak peek at One Porto Arabia by Alfardan Properties, the first luxury residential destination for lease on The Pearl Qatar.
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esperate for a new place to hang your hat? Looking for a place that offers the perks of both luxury and excellence? One Porto Arabia offers a choice of one- to three-bedroom apartments, duplex units, penthouses and one- to fourbedroom townhouses. Destined to be the crown jewel of The Pearl Qatar’s first marina, One Porto Arabia reaches new heights of luxury living in Qatar. We all want a home that we can be comfortable in and call our own. One Porto Arabia, part of The Pearl Qatar’s Porto Arabia cluster, offers tenants an elegant living experience and world-class architectural designs. The development includes a wide range of state-of-the-art facilities, amenities and valueadded services. All 198 apartments in One Porto Arabia come fitted with a deluxe kitchen set, top-of-the-line appliances,
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high-end furniture and the latest modern electrical equipment. One Porto Arabia is self-managed by Alfardan Properties to ensure the highest levels of luxury service and customer support. One Porto Arabia represents the signature lifestyle that has long been associated with Alfardan Properties, by offering a perfect mix of style, extravagance and great service. The entire project itself is a wonderful work of art that reflects the distinct beauty of Doha and manifests the amazing transformation of Qatar into one of the most exciting destinations in the region. With spectacular city and ocean views, One Porto Arabia is the epitome of luxury. The development’s striking lines and bold façade gives it a unique look during the day and the sparkling lights make it absolutely stunning at night. Inside the building, lobbies and public spaces are adorned with pieces of art to evoke a sense of refinement and elegance. Groomed as the country’s new luxury property hub, The Pearl-Qatar is poised to be one of the most talked about real estate projects in the world as it opens new possibilities and opportunities for Qatar’s property sector, while encouraging a major
shaded areas for conversation, sun bathing and extravagant views of The Pearl, in fact, once you’re inside, you may never have to leave! One Porto Arabia offers tenants Following its official launch, One Porto value-added amenities including concierge Arabia has emerged as one of the most services, a fully equipped gym, sauna popular property offerings in Qatar, and steam rooms, professional cleaning attracting local, regional and international services, a 24-hour buyers and maintenance call investors. “One Porto Arabia centre, secure underground Present tenants represents the parking, an outdoor say they were signature lifestyle terrace with attracted to the furnished sitting unmatched opulent that has long been area and sun beds, lifestyle offerings associated with of One Porto Arabia, and a multipurpose affirming the hall and lounge, in Alfardan Properties, addition to café strong, continuous offering a perfect mix and even restaurant demand for outlets. luxury residential of style, luxury and properties in great service.” Qatar. From the Spend your moment we evenings under the stars enjoying the cool sea breeze and enter the property, w were taken in by its refreshing beverages at Cafe-Med. Children Arabian-themed interior. Starting from can splash around in the kids’ pool or the impressive lobby all the way to the luxuriously furnished apartments, we felt participate in games and activities in the instantly attracted to this amazing building.. designated kids’ safety area, while parents work-out with experienced trainers at the Residents don’t need to go far to find fun state-of-the-art gym. No matter how you things to do either. The building’s beautiful choose to spend your free time, you’ll have crystal-clear pool and pool deck offer an incredible time in your new home. influx of visitors, investors and property buyers.
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By Sydnee Bryant
Everyone with a fashion for passion waited with baited breath for the Ed Hardy fashion show at W Doha last month. QH not only enjoyed the view from the sidelines but also caught up with Ed Hardy promoter Jeremy Jackson backstage.
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he Ed Hardy fashion show is late. The fashion voyeurs are getting antsy. Jeremy Jackson is nowhere in site.
I’m at the W Doha waiting for my first fashion show in Doha to start. I wait a very long time. I sit and prepare myself for the inevitable. I expect to hate the line.
Then came Jeremy Jackson. Jackson, best known for his role on Baywatch, is an avid promoter of the Ed Hardy brand. The partnership started when Christian Audigier, the designer behind Ed Hardy, created an outfit for Jackson for an awards show. The outfit was a smash hit with the jet set crowd and the two fashion lovers formed a tight bond. Jackson now travels the globe promoting Ed Hardy, in addition to building his fitness empire.
But I don’t. Instead, I’m instantly swept away in a sea of bright lights and funky models wearing smoking hot clothes. Each model is smiling. Some of the models even dance, shaking up the tradition of tight-faced, bored, lemonsucking models.
While Jackson loves wearing pieces from the Ed Hardy line, he also has his own views on fashion. When it comes to clothes, Jackson prefers to keep it simple. “I don’t really follow trends or fashion. I pick up a little bit of everything. Personally, I used to be wild but now I’m just more classic,” said the well-spoken actor.
The Ed Hardy brand features a variety of influences, The clothes are neither gaudy, nor obnoxious. Instead, they are fun. The leggings, a wardrobe staple for every from hip hop and rock, to preppy and pop. While the fashion-loving gal, are stunning and hip. The tops look brand is known for its over-the-top, flashy fashion, Ed both cute and comfortable, every girl’s secret favourite Hardy is starting to diversify their clothing. “Ed Hardy is in a transitional period right now,” Jackson said. combination. The show is a blend of practical pieces and funky fashion risks. Simply put, the line exceeds my “They’re really focusing on their longevity for the line; expectations more than I ever could have imagined. they’re doing a lot of stuff in a plain, classic way.” 52
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If Jackson has his way, the brand will soon be full of more basic staples for everyday wear. “I would add more plain stuff [to the line],” Jackson said. “Totally plain [and] labeless, with Ed Hardy on the inside or somewhere on the stitch. At the moment, there is still plenty to love about the new line. The recent Ed Hardy show at Wahm in W Doha featured clothing that was both classy and sassy. Hands down, the best item in the line is the leggings. The leggings are popular because of their versatility. “The new leggings are very cool. They have a great fit and a lot of buttons down at the bottom. They’re something you could wear anywhere, not just into a club,” Jackson said. So will the day come when Jackson leaves the Ed Hardy brand behind and branches out into the fashion world with his own line? According to Jackson, it’s not in the cards anytime in the near future. “There’s been a lot of discussion about that. I’ve had some
offers to do a fashion line or a reality show. But right now, for me, my assistants kind of do everything. For an extravagant event like this I get to come out and have a good time but most of my attention and time is on acting class, the gym, L.A., getting good rest, all that kind of stuff,” Jackson said. “It might be somewhere down the line but not right now.” If Jackson does ever create his own fashion line, be prepared for a bit of a shock during his shows. During an interview after the Ed Hardy show in Doha, Jackson discussed the possibility of creating a tear-away Abaya with Velcro, designed to be ripped off on the catwalk. “I like shock factor, you know, make everyone think [the model] is going to be naked underneath but really it’s a skintight jumpsuit underneath or a map of the world or something,” Jackson said. Then the actor grinned and remembered his early pledge to simplicity and promised to keep it classy. “I think there are ways to do everything with taste.”
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LOVE The Hermes Baronne Boot. There are some things in life that one must love from afar. Here in Qatar, the Hermes Baronne boot in mocha goatskin suede and marmot fur is one of those things. So soft, so sleek and so totally unnecessary in Qatar. But just because we have no use for these fur-lined, knee-high boots doesn’t mean we can’t look. Or touch. Or love. The beautiful mocha colour would look wonderful next to sand, don’t you think?
READ Nomad, a fashion photoblog written by fashion design students Ahmed El Sayed and Carla Mallari. These two fashion voyeurs are on a mission to “inject more fashion knowledge and consciousness” in Doha. The fashion duo do this by scouting out fashionistas and sharp-dressed men at various locations around the city. Ahmed and Carla, currently seniors at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, not only photograph adorable outfits on every-day people but explain why the clothes work. Check it out at nomadstyle.tumblr.com
BUY A cute scarf. If you buy one thing this month, make it a chic scarf. The scarf, with all its wonderful ways to be worn, may be fashion’s most versatile accessory. Whether wrapped around your neck, drapped over your shoulders or tied around your hair, a scarf in a pretty neutral or bright pattern is never a fashion faux pas. 54
CARRY The Sophia Satchel, a part of Coach’s Madison collection. Not too big, not to small but just the right size to carry your everyday necessities. We love its bright exterior, shiny gold hardware and functional double handle. We favour the patent version but this fierce bag comes in a variety of fabrics, including leather and embossed python.
SHOP At Porto Arabia at The Pearl Qatar. Immerse yourself in the world of first-rate couture and accessories. With Chloe, Stella McCartney, Vera Wang, Diptyque, Agent Provocateur and Balenciaga all at your finger tips you’ll want to set up camp at Porto Arabia and stay forever in high fashion heaven.
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Escaping to fantastic happening destinations around the world does wonders. Here are some
Troodos Grape Festival 2010 Cairo International Film Festival Nov 30 – Dec 9: Cairo. Craving some more film action after the Doha Tribeca Film
Festival? Travel to Cairo for another helping of fantastic film festival fun! The festival, held at various locations around the city, will include screenings of films from around the world. This event is sure to attract top cinema stars from Western and Middle Eastern cinema. So pack your bags and come watch some first-rate films in one of the world’s most amazing cities. Don’t forget the popcorn!
ABBA versus Shakira
Sept 19 – Nov 14: Troodos Mountains, Cyprus. Escape to the
mountains for a weekend of adventure. Enjoy theatrical performances and musical concerts while you shop for local crafts in the open-air market. Learn about grapes and what goes into making your favourite vino while you enjoy a variety of grape-based beverages during this fantastic festival. Feast on traditional Cyprus foods while enjoying the view of several quaint villages, including Arsos, Koilani, Vasa and Vouni.
Nov 8th: Paris.Head to the city of eternal spring
for a lovely pre-Eid vacation. While you’re there, immerse yourself in the arts and culture scene. Shakira performs live in concert Nov. 8 at le Zenith; the hit musical Mamma Mia will also hit the stage that night at the Théâtre Mogador. If ABBA doesn’t catch your fancy, grab some baguettes, cafe au lait and a friend to sit on a picnic blanket and watch the sun set behind the Eiffel Tower.
The Istanbul International Arts Fair (ARTIST) Pearl Nov 25th – 28th: Istanbul. Plan a trip for the Istanbul Arts Fair (ARTIST), Conference toheldTurkey at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Centre.
Nov 27th - 28th: Germany. Organized by the This trade fair exhibition features paintings
Pearl Revival Committee, this conference includes seminars, workshops, competitions and a gala dinner. The theme for this year’s conference is “Pearls, Gems & Jewelry,” with a focus on international trade opportunities. This event, held at the Emirates Palace hotel, is sure to bring together the global pearl community. For more information, call (+971) 4399-0663 or email rahma.himid@strawberry.ae 56
and sculptures from various European artists. After scooping up new works of art, take a relaxing walk through the souqs to find new treasures. Afterwards, enjoy a delicious meal at Saffron Restaurant in Ceylan Intercontinental Istanbul.
SPOTLIGHT ON SPORTS
By Reg Barry
The Asian Cup is approaching fast. And preparations for the World Cup 2022 aren’t far away if Qatar’s bid to host the event is successful. Yes, professional football is kind of a big deal here in Qatar. But where does football stand locally and how does it rate on the world stage?
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t’s not hard to notice the growing popularity of football in Qatar. Like all fans, Qataris believe their teams are up there with the best. The players and coaches have a slightly more guarded response, but are still very positive. Qatar’s football legacy can be traced back to its first club, Al Ahli, which formed in 1950. Today there are 12 clubs in the Qatar Stars League, Qatar’s premier league. The Second League is comprised of six additional teams.
Ramze Adel, 33, is the striker and captain of the Al Wakra team. Originally of Moroccan and Dutch extraction, Adel played for the Netherlands for 11 years. He is now in his fourth year in Qatar. “After ten years I needed a change and some Moroccans who were here told me about Qatar. I wanted to give something back so I came here,” Adel said. According to Adel, the standards for football in Qatar are increasing steadily. “Every year the competition increases. There are better professionals and better coaches and now every team has a stadium,” Adel said.
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Sebastian Lazaroni, who coaches Qatar Sports Club, was the coach of the Brazilian team at the World Cup in Italy in 1990. Lazaroni also came to Qatar for a challenge. “This is my third season in Qatar and every year the league becomes better,” Lazaroni said. “The country loves football; all of the Middle East loves football.” Lazaroni sees similarities between his native Brazil and Qatar. “The players want to work and they dream to be the best,” Lazaroni said. “Each club has a gym, a field and good facilities.” He believes it will take time to reach the top international standards. “I work with quality kids and we are moving from amateur to professionals,” Lazaroni said. “It just needs one generation with good quality to be very professional.” In addition to the Qatar Stars League, there is a pool of talent being groomed in the U19, U16 and Aspire Teams. Adel and Larazoni agreed that big money is being invested in football and that the Olympic Committee is taking a leading role in promoting the sport. The players are well paid and, in general, often earn more than their European counterparts. Sponsorship is not a problem either; several well known companies and Al Jazeera are happy to support Qatar’s football. If there is a weakness in Qatar’s football strategy, it’s that the stadiums aren’t full. There are plenty of fans in Qatar but most tend to watch the games on television. Adnan Dirjal is another international football coach. Previously a captain of the Iraqi national team and their coach for five years, he now coaches Al Wakra. Dirjal believes the standard for football in Qatar is high. “The money for the stadiums, coaching and everything is very high,” Dirjal
said. “Competition between the teams is fierce and whereas the top two teams used to be clear of the rest they are no longer pulling away.” The results are a lot closer this year and, as of one-third of the way into the 21 rounds of the league, there are only a few points separating most teams with Al Arabi leading Lekhiwa and Qatar Sports Club by a single point. The league will continue throughout the winter with the Heir Apparent Cup being held on April 24, 2011. The season will culminate with The Emir’s Cup on May 15, 2011. At an international level, the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals, held every four years, will be hosted in Qatar. The top 16 Asian national teams will battle it out from January 7 to 29, 2011. If the present trajectory can be maintained there is no reason why Qatar can’t improve on its FIFA ranking of 104. Wherever you are in the world, football in Qatar will be worth watching. 59
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By Sydnee Bryant
Football madness is about to descend on Doha with less than 100 days left until the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals. QH looks at where to get your tickets, which teams will be going head to head on the field and when the action will begin.
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ootball fans get ready to rumble! The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals will take over Qatar January 7 to 29, 2011. A total of 16 teams from Qatar, Australia, Bahrain, China P.R., DPR Korea, India, I.R. Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE and Uzbekistan will compete.
The Qatar Local Organizing Committee (QLOC) worked hard to create an efficient online ticket sales network, said Saoud Al Mohannadi, CEO of QLOC, AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011. “Combined with our innovative online ticket sales programme, we now offer football fans an even more convenient ticket sales network. The public has the opportunity to buy their tickets early and secure the best seats The teams will endure in the house, and own “It is our intention three weeks of intense a piece of history, as competition while we are getting ready to make tickets attempting to earn to extend a warm available to a spot in the finals, welcome to some of which will take place everybody, resulting the best footballers in at Khalifa International the world in January,” in large, enthusiastic Al Mohannadi said. Stadium. Matches will also take place “We believe our ticket attendances at at Al-Sadd Stadium, pricing is the best every match, worthy value in sports today. Al-Gharaffa Stadium, Qatar Sports Club and It is our intention to of the teams Al-Rayyan Stadium. make tickets available to everybody, resulting competing and Ticket sales for the in large, enthusiastic worthy of Qatar as games launched attendances at every October 17, 2010. match, worthy of the the host country.” Tickets for the AFC teams competing and Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals are coordinated worthy of Qatar as the host country.” by colour, with a different colour for each stadium. Football fanatics can score tickets The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals will online at www.afcasiancup.com or in begin January 7, 2011, at 7:15 p.m., with person at Ticket Sales Outlets located at Qatar competing against Uzbekistan at Villagio mall, Landmark mall, City Centre Khalifa Stadium. Look for more information mall and The Mall. Tickets will also be on the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals in available at all five stadiums. Tickets for all the December issue of QH. 32 matches will be available in four price categories, ranging from QR 5 to QR 150. 60
Next time you’re going past the Corniche, check out the massive Countdown Clock, ticking down the last 100 days until the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 Finals. The QLOC launched the state-of-the-art clock during a special ceremony September 29, 2010, at Al Mourjan Restaurant.
TICKET COLOUR COORDINATION Khalifa Stadium
PURPLE
Al-Sadd Stadium
GREEN
Al-Gharafa Stadium
BLUE
Qatar Sports Club
YELLOW
Al-Rayyan Stadium
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SPORTS
HOTLIST
Aspire4Sport
Argentina vs Brazil Wed 17th: Khalifa International Stadium. Don’t
miss this friendly football match between Argentina and Brazil! These two stellar teams will come together to showcase their skills and entertain the crowds during this exciting exhibition. Tickets are available online at http://buy2.tickethour.com/qfa2-ww/homePage.html
Mon 15th – Thurs 18th: Aspire Dome. The Aspire4Sport Conference and Expo will bring together every aspect of sports for four days of business, debate and entertainment. This event includes forums on major issues affecting the sporting world, star chats from some of sport’s biggest stars, world class sporting events and demonstrations, and exhibitions from clubs, brands, media companies and merchandise manufacturers. There will also be plenty of opportunities to network, socialize and have fun while enjoying top-of-the-line sporting entertainment. For more information, visit www.aspire4sport.com
Qatar Stars League Day & Date
fever! Come check out some rising ice hockey stars as they hone their skills. This under-12 tournament features teams from around the gulf, ensuring plenty of healthy competition. Watch three days of hockey action as the teams battle for supremacy on the ice. For more information, visit www.qataricehockey.com
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Time
Stadium
Mon 1st
Arabi Umm Salal Sailiya
Ahli Khor Gharafa
5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Arabi Qatar Rayyan
Tue 2nd
Sadd Qatar Rayyan
Lekhwiya Wakrah Kharaitiyat
5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Sadd Qatar Rayyan
Sat 6th
Gharafa Kharaitiyat Ahli
Sadd Wakrah Khor
5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m.
Gharafa Sadd Arabi
Sun 7th
Umm Salal Sailiya Rayyan
Lekhwiya Arabi Qatar
5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m.
Qatar Rayyan Rayyan
Thurs 11th
Lekhwiya Sailiya Kharaitiyat
Rayyan Qatar Sadd
5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Gharafa Rayyan Sadd
Fri 12th
Ahli Khor Wakrah
Umm Salal Arabi Gharafa
5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Arabi Khor Wakrah
Qatar Raiders Cup Thurs 25th – Sat 27th: Villagio Ice Rink. Catch hockey
Teams
ENTERTAINMENT Quiz Night
French Wednesday on the Pool
Wed 3rd: W Doha. Start practicing your French accent and preparing your avantgarde wardrobe, because W is bringing a taste of Paris to Doha. If you enjoy an evening infused with chic elements or just want the opportunity to discuss existentialism than W’s Wahm @ Wet Lounge is the perfect place for you. From 9:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. For more information, call 4453-5135.
Carlos Hikri
Café del Mar
Fri 12th: W Doha. Experience the smooth electric sounds of Café del Mar’s Resident DJ who will create a complete soundscape that will transport you to the café’s origins in San Antonio de Portmany. W is not only hosting this event but also providing guests a copy of Café del Mar’s latest CD so that everyone can take the Café’s beats home with them. From 9:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. For more information, call 4453-5323.
Beaujolais Nouveau Night
Wed 3rd: Doha Marriott. The muchawaited Carlos Hikri is back at the Pearl Lounge. For more information, call 4429-8444 after 6:00 p.m. or email PearlLoungeDoha@marriott.com.
Fri 19th: W Doha. Just like last year, Wahm will launch the Beaujolais nouveau, “Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrive.” French bites will be passed around during the event. From 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. For more information, call 4453-5323.
Salsa Under the Stars
Comedy Night
Sun 7th: InterContinental Doha. Live the night as Chef Salvador takes you on a culinary tour of Latin America with a buffet featuring dishes from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba and Venezuela. Music from our Colombian band four Latinos and DJ Mido and DJ Shadi playing Salsa mixed with House and R&B until the early hours. For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4936.
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Sun 21st to Mon 22nd: Ramada Plaza. Laughter Factory returns with a monthly dose of humour. Three of the best comics present club stand-up, direct from The Comedy Store in London. Both evenings are non-smoking events. Shows start at 8:00 p.m., QR 110 per person, including one drink from our sponsor “Fosters”. For more information, call 4428-1555.
Mon 29th: Ramada Plaza. The original and best pub quiz in town returns. Bring along your team of six to take part in Doha’s favourite Quiz Night! With no entry fee and great prizes to be won, why not get your competitive hat on and come along and have some fun at the Ramada Plaza’s monthly quiz night! Quiz starts at 8:00 p.m. For more information, call 4428-1555.
Industry Night
Sundays: Ramada Plaza. Orion Bar would like to welcome its colleagues from the Travel, Tourism & Hotel Industry to an evening of live entertainment, networking and lots of surprises. Take advantage of this night to relax from the daily pressures of the industry and have fun while you meet and greet new people who work in roles just like you! Register on the evening to be notified of upcoming events and promotions at Ramada Plaza. For more information, call 4428-1555.
Salsa Night
Sundays: InterContinental Doha. Enjoy some Latin passion on the dance floor with DJ Mido playing the best of Salsa mixed with a little House and R&B. For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4936.
Open Bar
Sundays: W Doha. Crystal Lounge will open its VIP room for a special evening. Groove to the beats of guest DJs as you drink the night away. From 10:30 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. Free drinks from 11:30 p.m. till midnight. For more information, call 4453-5323.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Mondays: Doha Marriott. Every Monday night, DJ Joe Mitri welcomes all ladies and couples for a night of dancing and fun at Pearl Lounge Club. Ladies receive a free welcome drink when entering before 11:30 p.m. For more information, call 4429-8444.
Jazz Up Your Life!
Mondays to Saturdays: Oryx Rotana. Enjoy the sounds of Bourbon Street Jazz & Blues and refined Asian fusion inspired cuisine composed of tidbits and a selection of main courses from the land and from the sea at the exclusive and elite Jazz Club. Booking is required. Dress code: smart casual. For more information and bookings, call 4402-3333.
Party Tuesday
Tuesdays: Doha Marriott. Be classy with Romanian music and get hip with R&B music all together every Tuesday night mixed by Pearl Lounge Resident DJ Joe Mitri. For more information, call 4429-8444.
Pure Urban
Tuesdays: InterContinental Doha. Join DJ Shadi and Guest DJs as they spin a night or Pure R&B and Hip Hop tunes from 11:00 p.m. until late! For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4936.
Dancesport & Dine
Tuesdays: Sheraton Doha. Savour authentic South American cuisine with celestial cocktail concoctions and dance to the ironically syncopated percussive rhythms of Rumba! Entrance fee of QR 60, which includes one cocktail. From 7:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. For more information, call 4485-4556 or visit sheraton.com/doha.
ENTERTAINMENT Ladies Night
Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Every Friday throughout the month of November from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. will be ladies night at Marina Nightclub. Ladies are invited to enjoy a night of bubbles, sassy tunes and good times with friends. Free entrance, but please bring ID. For more information, please call 4484-8000.
Hear it! Live it! Love it!
Fridays: Doha Marriott. Enjoy live performances every Friday. Listen to the gorgeous Sevine as she warms your night with her live performance and will make you want to come back for more. For more information, call 4429-8444.
Jazz Night Champions League
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: InterContinental Doha. Catch the excitement and watch all the Champions League games live on huge screens with beverage specials during the games. For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4936.
Kiss ‘n Fly
Wednesdays: W Doha. Get on board with W’s extravagant ladies night and relax in the lounge’s sapphire chic atmosphere with enticing complimentary cocktails. Grab your boarding pass and fly away in W’s cool musical ambience where mysterious surprises await. Ladies get two complimentary drinks. Starts at 9:00 p.m. For more information, call 4453-5135.
Arabic Night
Wednesdays: Doha Marriott. Wednesdays are reserved for Arabic Music Lovers. DJ Imran is the pioneer of Arabic Dance remixes and brings you the weekly Oriental Night Fever! For more information, call 4429-8444.
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Ladies Night
Wednesdays: InterContinental Doha. Unlimited free drinks for all ladies from 10 p.m. until late with music from Doha’s finest DJs. For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4936.
Saturdays: InterContinental Doha. Soothe the soul with a night of jazz! This musical event is in collaboration with Doha Jazz. For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4079 or email lava@icdoha.com.
DJ Joelle Atkins
Bollywood meets Hollywood
Ladies Party Mania
English Premier League Football
Wednesdays to Fridays: W Doha. Crystal Lounge invites you to come and experience the musical eclecticism of DJ Joelle Atkins who will create contemporary rhythms and uniquely styled sound sensations. From 10:30 p.m. till 2:45 a.m. For more information, call 4453-5323.
Thursdays: Doha Marriott. DJ Joe Mitri welcomes all ladies and couples for a night of dancing and fun at the Pearl Lounge Club. Ladies receive a free welcome drink when entering before 11.30 p.m. For more information, call 4429-8444.
Saturdays: Doha Marriott. Bollywood meets Hollywood at the Pearl! Enjoy current and classic Bollywood hits mixed with a touch of House, R&B, and memorable Pop expertly mixed by Top Indian DJs. For more information, call 4429-8444.
Saturdays and Sundays: InterContinental Doha. Experience the English Premier League as it kicks off on giant screens. Early opening for every game with drink specials during the games. For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4936.
EID
RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS
Eid Al Adha Brunch
November 17-19: W Doha. Celebrate Eid at the Eid Al Adha Brunch at Market, Chef Jean-Georges’ own kitchen. Enjoy the simple, elegant setting while you watch the master chef prepare fresh, local ingredients in a Mediterranean-inspired show kitchen. Brunch runs from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, contact the Market by Jean-Georges at 4453-5373 or 4453-5135.
Family Brunch
First two days of Eid: Intercontinental Doha. The CafĂŠ Restaurant will offer a special family brunch the first two days of Eid. Brunch will feature a lavish traditional Arabic buffet and international buffet, including live cooking stations and entertainment for children.
Seafood Brunch
First day of Eid: InterContinental Doha. Celebrate first day of Eid with your friends and family. Enjoy a lavish family seafood brunch with wide variety of fresh catch of the day, including local and international fish and seafood, prepared by our expert chefs.
Eid Al Adha Celebration
First three days of Eid: Sharq Village & Spa. Celebrate Eid Al Adha with a family brunch in Al Liwan. Sample the flavours of Arabia in this spread of Middle Eastern delicacies and international favourites while the gentle sounds of the region are provided by an oud player. Brunch is Qr 280. Children under 12 are half price and children under six years of age may dine for free.
International Buffet
November 19: Oryx Rotana. Celebrate Eid by enjoying a fabulous buffet at Choices from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The lunch buffet will include a variety of Arabic delicacies, in addition to the international buffet items. Lunch buffet is QR 190, including unlimited soft drinks and QR 260 included selected beverages.
RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS The Grill
Sun 7th – Thurs 14th: Grand Hyatt Doha. During the Chocolate Indulgence Week, The Grill will offer a sumptuous buffet featuring more than 20 tantalising and luscious chocolate creations, while the Friday Brunch on 12 November will feature a special chocolate dessert collection. To reserve a table or for more details, call 4448-1240.
Xocolatl
Diwali
Nov 1st – 9th: Doha Marriott. Celebrate one of the biggest festivals in India, “Diwali” the ‘Festival of Lights’, at Taj Rasoi Restaurant from November 1st to the 9th. Enjoy the atmosphere of joy and festivity, indulge in the aromatic and tempting dishes created by Chef Marcel and his team and be part of this celebration. For more information, call 4429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com
Malts and Cigars
Mon 1st to 15th: Sharq Village and Spa. The Cigar Lounge offers a selection of rare malts for the first two weeks. Sample the best from the Highlands with a fine cigar from Cuba. For more information, call 4425-6666.
Giant Mexican Burgers
Diwali Festive Dinner Buffet
Wed 3rd, Fri 5th: Oryx Rotana. Celebrate the Festival of Lights with scrumptious Indian delights! QR 175 per person. From 7:00 p.m. till 11:30 p.m. For more information and reservations, call 4402-3333.
John Nash Masterclass
Fri 5th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Each month Chef John will take you through the planning and preparation of a great menu you can present to your family and friends at home. Each class will include a threecourse menu, focusing on basic fine dining, cooking techniques, proper equipment needs, and plate presentation. Class starts on November 5 at 10:30 a.m. for QR 265 per person / per class. For reservations call 4484-8000.
1st – 30th: Doha Marriott. Enjoy your dinner the Mexican way with all different types of burgers for the month of November. This is Sun 7th – Thurs 14th: Grand Hyatt an exclusive opportunity for all burger lovers Doha. Rocca’s chef de cuisine, Christian to indulge in different beef, chicken or surf Buenrostro, will create an indulgent three& turf burger, served with French fries and a course chocolate-tasting menu featuring special homemade Mexican BBQ sauce. For chocolate in a full range of delicious dishes. more information, call 4429-8499 or email To reserve a table or for more details, DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com. call 4448-1270.
Rocca
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Sun 7th – Thurs 14th: Grand Hyatt Doha. Start your day with friendly service and a warm drink or treat. Enjoy specialty coffees, lattes, cappuccinos, smooth espressos, gourmet pastries, scrumptious chocolate desserts and the special Xocolatl drink in Biscotti. To reserve a table or for more details, call 4448-1282.
Tea and Cupcakes
Sun 7th – Thurs 14th: Grand Hyatt Doha. Biscotti gets a lot sweeter, as it introduces new assortments of cupcakes to their rich selection. Available in varied flavors like chocolate, pistachio, vanilla and more, Biscotti presents a cupcake for every occasion. To reserve a table or for more details, call 4448-1282
Chocolate Tea Buffet
Sun 7th – Thurs 14th: Grand Hyatt Doha. The Grand Hyatt Doha offers you a sweet moment at Al Maha during Chocolate Indulgence Week, with a dazzling selection of gourmet chocolate delicacies prepared specially by Felchlin’s corporate pastry chef, Simon Badertscher, and the hotel’s master pastry chef, Christoph Reinthaler. Whether you are a chocoholic or not, indulge in an assortment of these sweet pleasures on a cosy and relaxing afternoon! The Chocolate Tea Buffet at Al Maha is priced at QR 60 including Grand Cru Truffles, Raspberry Macaroon Tartlets, Mini Chocolate Brownies and your choice of coffee or tea. To reserve a table or for more details, call 4448-1282.
Chocolate Indulgence Week
Sun 7th – Thurs 14th: Grand Hyatt Doha. This week is all about chocolate at the Grand Hyatt Doha, where the international chocolatiers of Felchlin Switzerland will showcase the art of making confectionery. Led by internationally acclaimed pâtissier Simon Badertscher of Felchlin Switzerland, Grand Hyatt Doha’s pastry team will highlight the ultimate extravagance of Switzerland’s culinary heritage. For more information, call 4448-1282.
Dunes Lounge
Sun 7th – Thurs 14th: Grand Hyatt Doha. Felchlin brings a sweet touch to Dunes with a Chocolate Bar buffet available every day from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., featuring a variety of indulgent desserts guaranteed to satisfy even the sweetest tooth. To reserve a table or for more details, call 4448-1280.
Rhythm & Blues Band
Fri 12th and Fri 26th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Starting from 8:30 p.m. from the 12th & 26th of November Habanos presents United Rhythm Band is an English/American Rhythm & Blues Band, including band members Alan Burn on guitar, Chuck Laney on bass, and Henry Morton on drums and lead vocals. They perform hits from artists such as Jimi Hendricks, Eric Clapton, Santana, The Doobie Brothers, BB King, Bob Marley, Brian Adams, Stevie Wonder and other well known artists. Please present ID upon arrival. For reservations, please call 4484-8000.
Bubbly Cocktails
Wed 17 to Tues 30: Sharq Village and Spa. If you prefer your cocktails sparkling, rather than shaken and stirred, step into Cigar Lounge for a selection of traditional and innovative champagne on 17th till the 30th.
Beaujolais Nouveau
Thurs 18th – Sat 20th: Oryx Rotana. A night just for vino lovers and afficionados! A tasting area will feature a wine expert offering information and tasting notes to guests. For more information and reservations, call 4402-3333.
Khaliji Dinner
Thurs 18th to Sat 20th: Sharq Village and Spa. Come enjoy a buffet style showcase of regional and Gulf-Wide cuisine for everyone. Al Liwan displays Traditional Arab Hospitality during this three-day affair. It’s a feast fit for royalty. Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m. for QR 250. For more information, call 4425-6666.
Thai Food Festival
Sun 28th – Dec 5th: Doha Marriott. Tempt your tastebuds with mouthwatering Thai specialties from Nov 28 to December 5th. The culinary team is delighted to prepare authentic dishes from the Kingdom of Thailand which will be available in addition to the regular menu and Teppanyaki at the Award Winning Asia Live! For more information, call 4429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com.
Meat our Grills
Mondays and Tuesdays: InterContinental Doha. Eat as much as souvlaki mix grill as you can and discover your Mediterranean limits! Enjoy an open buffet with fresh cold mezzes and salads, complemented by desserts. From 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. QR 135 per person. For reservations, Thurs 25th: Kempinski Residences & Suites. call 4484-4074 or 4484-4444 or Enjoy a heart-warming family tradition email mykonos@icdoha.com. by coming for Thanksgiving Lunch. From turkey to pumpkin pie, their skilled chef is creating a series of mouth-watering dishes that emerge from a blend of flavourful Tuesdays – Thursdays: Doha Marriott. spices and extraordinary technique. After a The Gallery restaurants have banded memorable feast, a gift of baked goods, to together to enrich the palate and enhance take home and enjoy. Thanksgiving lunch the dining experience of its guests, a real runs from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and costs feast of the senses. The 100 Meter Gourmet QR 180 per person. For more information, Route is a culinary journey that evokes an call 4405-3325. open food market with spectacular live cooking stations, presenting cuisines from Latin and North America, Europe, China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia and the Middle Sat 27 to Tues 30: Sharq Village and East. For more information, call 4429-8499 Spa. Come enjoy Lebanese cuisine at or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com Al Liwan during the Lebanese Festival.
Thanksgiving Lunch
100 Meter Gourmet Route
Lebanese Festival
This wonderful cuisine’s eastern Mediterranean flavors make this cuisine a perennial favorite. For more information, call 4425-6666.
Indian Flavours
Wednesdays: Oryx Rotana. Experience a lavish buffet with a fine selection of authentic tandoori items and curries. Savour a cold, hot and dessert dinner buffet operating from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. offering a variety of Indian dishes. QR 175 per person. From 7:00 p.m. till 11:30 p.m. For more information and bookings, call 4402-3333.
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RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Spice Brunch
Fridays: W Doha. Spice up your weekend! Add some flavor to your weekend with the delicious all-you-can-eat Friday offer at Spice Market featuring delectable Southeast Asian food by Chef Vongerichten accompanied by complimentary bubbly, coffee, tea, soft drinks and signature Spice Market beverages. From 12:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. QR 260 per person including bubbly, on QR 190 with fruit juices. For more information, 4453-5363 or 4453-5135.
Grill Nights
Pool Grill
Wednesdays: Four Seasons Doha. Come enjoy Churrasco Brazilian Barbeque, a festive experience for family and friends! Meat, fish and chicken are slowly roasted on skewers over open fire pits and served directly from the grill by the Brazilian “passadors” (meat servers) for guests to select their choice of meat. Join the festive “churrascaria” from 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 4494-8888.
Seafood Delight
Thursdays: Oryx Rotana. Savour fresh seafood, indulge in a whole poached salmon, delight in shrimp cocktails and take pleasure in a superb selection of seafood salads. In addition, enjoy the theatre of the live cooking stations - the star of this exquisite night. QR 250 per person which includes drinks, QR 185 without drinks. For more information and reservations, call 4402-3333.
La Noche Latina
Thursdays: Sharq Village and Spa. Every Thursday at Al Wanis at 9:00 p.m., sway to the Latin Rhythms every weekend our resident DJ offers the lively music of South America, while our Chefs conjure up delicious barbecued tapas.
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Seafood Soiree
Thursdays: Four Seasons Doha. On Thursday nights Brasserie on the Beach offers a fresh seafood selection in an elegant market-style presentation. A pristine sea harvest display on ice presents local and imported options which their Chefs will prepare exactly to your preference, with extensive complementary salads and side dishes from the buffet. For more information, call 4494-8888.
Fridays to Sundays: W Doha. W is providing steakhouse dining with the finest with prime meats accompanied by fabulous sauces and sides to satiate even the most ravenous carnivore. From 6:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 4453-5373 or 4453-5135.
Friday Fish Market Brunch
Fridays: InterContinental Doha. Make your Fridays a special one! Experience a lavish family brunch from 12:30 p.m. till 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 4484-4444 or 4484-4747.
Friday Feast at Choices
Fridays: Oryx Rotana. Pamper yourself and family with the upgraded and lavish international buffet and be spoilt for choice. A Thurs to Sat: Sharq Village and Spa. Come wide range of delights and delicacies await learn the ancient art of cooking in a tandoori, you and special supervised kids corner and which is as ancient as time itself, at Al mini buffet for the little ones so you can Seef. Morsels of marinated meat, fish and relax and enjoy. QR 190 including unlimited vegetables are served in the restaurant’s soft drinks, waters and juices or QR 260 own tandoori ovens and served with classic including unlimited selected beers, vino and Indian condiments. Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m. spirits. For more information and reservations, for QR 210. call 4402-3333.
Indian Tandoori
Espresso Business Lunch
Thursdays to Saturdays: Four Seasons Hotel Doha. Il Teatro’s Italian Fine Dining Restaurant Sublime Italian cuisine is only footsteps away from the water’s edge, with a private terrace and elegant private dining room. Try the two or three-course Espresso Business Lunch, Saturday to Thursday, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 4494-8888.
Brasserie on the Beach
Fridays: Four Seasons Doha. Have a Friday Brunch at Brasserie on the Beach. Book your favourite table at the outdoor terrace overlooking the beach and enjoy a feast of delectable dishes prepared to perfection, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 4494-8888.
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Family & Friends Friday Lunch
Fridays: Kempinski Residences & Suites. Enjoy a moment of nostalgia in this exceptional restaurant while with mixing with European tradition and innovation. Let them take you on an inescapable journey of culinary indulgence, influenced by European flair. Pricing is QR 200 per person. Kids up to five years old dine for free and between the ages of six and 12 enjoy a 50 per cent discount. Lunch is from 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. at Aroma. For more information and reservations, call 4405-3325 or email gourmet.doha@kempinski.com
Friday Jazz Brunch
Fridays: W Doha. Here’s a yummy thought – Friday Brunch at Market, Chef Jean-Georges’ casual kitchen, a re-imagination of modern dining in a simple, elegant setting. Watch fresh local produce and ingredients come together splendidly in the Mediterraneaninspired show kitchen, where global gastronomy has found its home in modern takes on comfort food complemented by cool and stylish live entertainment from the renowned Doha Jazz Band. QR 260 per person. From 12:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 4453-5373 or 4453-5135.
All You Can Eat
Fridays: Grand Hyatt Doha. At Issan, the restaurant’s open show kitchens are set in a captivating scene with authentic steam along with grill and wok preparations served in an “all-you-can-eat” lunch. Served from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Prices set at QR 250, including soft drinks, and QR 395, including unlimited selected house beverages. For more details call Isaan at 4448-1250.
Dance the Night Away
Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Enjoy great food, great company and the serene views of Doha’s city skyline while you dance the night away at La Mer’s elegant dinner and dance evening every second Friday in November at the La Mer restaurant. Start the evening with a pre-cocktail in La Mer Wine Bar followed by a three course meal specially prepared by Chef de Cuisine John Nash while you enjoy the Latin rhythms of the band. Enjoy a night to enjoy with your loved ones or with friends for QR 285 per person not including beverages. For reservations, call 4484-8000.
RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS The Brunch
Fridays and Saturdays: Sharq Village and Spa. Al Liwan will be holding a family affair at noon on the weekend with a buffet of fresh seafood, Arabian specialties and live cooking stations. Price is QR 260 for adults and 50 per cent for children under 12. Children under the age of six eat for free. For more information, call 4425-6666.
Weekend Gallery Brunch Friday Brunch
Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Every Friday, enjoy brunch in Lagoon Restaurant from 12:00 p.m. till 3:30 p.m. Unwind with friends and family at The Lagoon Restaurant and indulge in a luxurious buffet, live musical performances and a lively, yet relaxed, atmosphere. Kids will also enjoy lots of fun activities located on Lagoon Terrace throughout the brunch. The price is QR 280; QR 140 for children aged six to 12 years. For reservations, call 4484-8000.
Breakfast Feast on Fridays
Fridays: Ritz Carleton Doha. Throughout the month of November on Friday’s from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. enjoy breakfast at the Admiral’s Club while sitting on the terrace surrounded by the serene views of The Ritz-Carlton, Doha Marina. Price of QR 150 per person including coffee, tea, and fresh juices. For more information, call 4484-8000.
Friday & Family Brunch
Fridays: Movenpick Tower and Suites. Invite your family and friends for an Fridays: Grand Hyatt Doha. The Grill will unforgettable brunch experience. Barzan be the perfect place for families to enjoy Meeting Rooms becomes a playground for a lavish buffet featuring the freshest children, with a bouncy castle and toys and ingredients prepared in live cooking stations. a special buffet for kids. Brunch goes from For more details, call The Grill at 4448-1240 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 4429-1111.
Lavish Buffet
Piano Piano Bar
Fridays: Movenpick Tower and Suites. This Euro-American bar with a modern yet cosy atmosphere, allows you to relax and enjoy an after-work drink, meet with colleagues and friends and listen to fine piano tunes. Choose from a carefully selected list of beverages and bar food at the Piano Piano Bar. Every Friday at 9:00 p.m. onwards enjoy live Jazz music with Chris Coull and members of the Doha Jazz orchestra. For more information, call 4429-1111.
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Sunset on the Beach
Fridays: Sharq Village and Spa. Every Friday from 5:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. take advantage of the fine weather and exquisite location. Al Dana offers sea views and cocktails at dusk. Take your pick from our a la carte menu as you watch the sun go down, followed by dinner on the terrace while the breeze gently rustles the palms. For more information, call 4425-6666.
Fridays and Saturdays: Doha Marriot. Every Friday and Saturday, at the Restaurant Gallery enjoy our lavish weekend gallery brunch and spoil your taste buds. An array of cuisines is offered featuring Asia Live!, Corniche, All’ Aperto, Taj Rasoi and Salsa. Indulge in specialties freshly prepared in front of you and maybe even have a glass of bubbly. Kids will enjoy their buffet and the kid’s club. For more information, call 4429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com
Lunch Trio
Fridays and Saturdays: Sharq Village and Spa. Waves offers a bento-style lunch with an all-in-one three course lunch served by the pool. Lunch is served on Fridays and Saturdays at Waves for QR 300. For more information, call 4425-6666.
Saturday Night Sushi
Saturdays: W Doha. Add some flavor to the start of the week with Spice Market’s comprehensive sushi menu featuring assorted sushi, nigiri, maki and sashimi prepared with the secret condiments of three-Michelin star chef, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and his expert team. From 6:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. QR 190 per person. For more information, call 4453-5363 or 4453-5135.
Fernando’s Churassco Festival
Saturdays: Sheraton Doha. A night for real meat lovers, taste the best of picanha brought specially from South America prepared in spiedo grill! Prices start at QR 180. From 7:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. For more information, call 4485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha
Express Lunch at Market by Jean-Georges
Saturdays to Thursdays: W Doha. Choose your starter, main course and desert and savour Chef Vongerichten’s signature dishes in only 30 minutes! The finest dining express lunch ever! QR 80 for a three-course menu. From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 4453-5373 or 4453-5135.
Express Lunch Bento Box
Saturdays to Thursdays: W Doha. The Bento Box at Spice Market will bring the freshest, most delicious Southeast Asian cuisine to your table. Tasty dishes such as a Mongolian lamb satay, coconut chicken soup, crunchy mango salad, and local hamour fish served with Malaysian chili sauce could be dishes you choose to make up your express Bento Box lunch. From 12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m. QR 80 per person. For more information, call 4453-5373 or 4453-5135.
Quick Bites
Saturdays to Thursdays: Oryx Rotana. Satisfy your need for speed with the quick bites lunch menu that guarantees a full three-course meal so you can be off in 60 minutes! For a quick bite during the day, escape work and get yourself a mouthwatering Tapas treat at The Cellar for QR 85 per person including water, coffee or tea. From 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 4402-3333.
RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Happy Hour
Daily: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Throughout the month of November from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m., enjoy two special beverages for the price of one at the Habanos Happy Hour! This offer includes a selection of wine, beer and soft drinks. For more information, please call 4484-8000.
Chavela Trio Latino Band
Daily except Sundays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. During the month of November, every day except Sunday’s, Habanos introduces Chavela Trio direct from Colombia. In the hands of these experts, the Latin beat is sure to keep you moving all night long. Starts at 8:30 p.m. Free entrance. Please bring ID. For more information call 4484-8000.
Grand Theme Nights
Sushi Fiesta
Saturdays: Grand Regency. Immerse yourself in an electrical range of original and sensational sushi platters from the sushi bar at Chopsticks, the award-winning best restaurant. Wisely eat as much you can for QR 119 per person, including a glass of sparkling bubbly, from 7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 4434-3333.
Lebanese Lunch
Saturdays: Four Seasons Doha. Meet at the crossroads of East and West every Saturday and enjoy a remarkable assortment of traditional dishes using wholesome ingredients, skilfully combined with earthy, flavourful herbs and spices. Arrive early and enjoy the music, aroma and flavours of the Middle East with a Mediterranean twist. For more information call 4494-8888. 74
Wine Buffet
Daily: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Throughout the month of November from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. every day for QR 250 net per person, taste a selection of wines from the wine buffet and enjoy your selection of wine throughout your dinner at Porcini. For reservations, call 4484-8000.
Seafood Dinner Buffet
Daily: Doha Marriott. Tempt your appetite every evening with our delectable seafood buffet at the Corniche Mediterranean restaurant. It is one of Doha Marriott’s highlights for all seafood lovers. We feature a wide variety of local and imported seafood prepared according to contemporary and traditional recipes. For more information, call 4429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com.
Saturdays to Thursdays: Grand Regency. There’s something irresistible to look forward to every night! This delectable buffet features various mouth-watering flavours. Saturday is Italian night, Sunday is Arabian night, Monday is Far Eastern Night, Tuesday is Seafood Night, Wednesday is Mediterranean night and Thursday is Curry Night. From 7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 4434-3203 or 4434-3333.
Business Lunch at Chopsticks
Daily: Grand Regency. Chopsticks offers the ideal solution for busy professionals with a variety of distinctive modern Asian food presented in an exceptional threecourse menu. Daily Changing Set Menu for QR 69 from 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. For more information, please call 4434-3203 or 4434-3333.
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Chopsticks Restaurant
Daily except Mondays: Grand Regency. Come to the Chopsticks Restaurant and have a great time while we serve you a fantastic lunch from 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. and dinner from 6:30 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information call 4434-3203 or 4434-3333.
Tangia Restaurant
Daily except Sundays: Grand Regency. Ready for a taste of Western Africa! Come on by for dinner at the Tangia Restaurant for Moroccan dishes that will be served from 6:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. For more information call 4434-3203 or 4434-3333.
Seafood Evenings
Daily: Grand Regency. Tangia presents a special Seafood menu for every evening with a perfect fusion of the Moroccan spices. Join in for our chef’s special creations at your most preferred five-star luxury hotel. For more information, please call 4434-3203 or 4434-3333.
Very Happy Hour
Daily: Kempinski Residences & Suites. Let’s meet at The Lounge after work for the Very Happy Hour at the Kempinski Residences & Suites. Find the essence of relaxation in the chic, modern lounge. Discover flavors beyond your expectations, while enjoying soothing background music. How much happier can it get? From 5:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. daily. For more information and reservations, call 4405-3325 or email gourmet.doha@kempinski.com
Hearty Business Lunch
Daily: Kempinski Residences & Suites. Spice up your meeting or simply season your office escape with a hearty business lunch in Aroma. Recharge with any appetizer, main course and dessert, as well as your choice of coffee or tea for QR 90 per person. From 12:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. daily. For more information and reservations, call 4405-3325 or email gourmet.doha@kempinski.com
Ramada Plaza Doha is truly an oasis of rest and relaxation right in the heart of the city. With 584 individually themed rooms and suites, 20 specialty restaurants and lounges and free WIFI access in all rooms. Not only do we offer easy and speedy access to the major shopping and business centres in our chauffeur-driven Mercedes limousines, but when you return, take some time out to visit our spacious health and leisure facilities. You will be pleasantly surprised.
RESTAURANT PROMOTIONS Belgian Café
Grand Regency High Tea
Daily: Grand Regency. A delightful selection of traditional and flavored teas, as well as a selection of exceptional steamy coffees will be served with mouth-watering freshly baked goods. Tea is served from 3:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. For more information, please call 4434-3203 or 4434-3333.
Oysters on the rocks
Daily except Sundays: Sharq Village and Spa. Try an exclusive a la carte menu of sweet oysters freshly flown in from Europe at Al Dana. Served on the bed of crushed ice, we recommend nothing more than a twist of black pepper and a squeeze of lemon to bring out the best of these delicacies from the deep. For more information, call 4425-6666.
L’espresso
Daily: Movenpick Tower and Suites. A great selection of homemade cakes and pastries, complemented with the finest hot and cold beverages, make “L’espresso,” the lobby lounge, the perfect place to unwind and relax. Just try the signature Mövenpick coffees and teas, Turkish coffee, a daily variety of fresh juices and, of course, the famous Mövenpick ice cream. Open from 8:00 a.m. till 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 4429-1111.
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Seasons Restaurant
Daily: Movenpick Tower and Suites. Seasons Restaurant offers an enticing dining experience from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. At Seasons Restaurant, guests are invited to vast culinary cruise, each night of the week bringing in a different theme for your culinary delight. Monday is Italian night, Tuesday is Swiss night, Wednesday is Asian night, Thursday is Seafood night, Friday is Steak night. For reservations, call 4429-1111.
La Veranda Chef’s Specials
Daily: Sheraton Doha. Experience authentic Italian specialties created specially by culinary experts for lunch and dinner. Prices start at QR 65. For reservations, call 4485-4556 or visit sheraton.com/doha
Seasons Tea Lounge
Daily: Four Seasons Hotel Doha. This elegant drawing room welcomes you with its deep cushioned sofas and cosy nooks and a menu which invites you to linger. Enjoy a selection of all-day dining options to keep the hunger at bay, as well as sensational desserts to lead the sweet tooth astray. For more information, call 4494-8888.
Daily: InterContinental Doha. Enjoy a little piece of old Brussels at InterContinental Doha. With its authentic and warm interior, our unique Belgian Cafe will provide you a great evening and uncomplicated coziness after your long, hectic working day. Superb Belgian cuisine, steaming mussel pots and chunky frites, served up with exclusive Belgian draught beverages. Located on the Mezzanine level with spectacular views of Arabian Gulf and Doha Skyline. Open from 6:00 p.m. till 2:00 a.m. For more information, call 4484-4954 or 4484-4444.
Theme Nights at the Café Restaurant
Daily: InterContinental Doha. Enjoy a different theme every night of the week from 7:00 p.m. till 11:30 p.m. Saturdays are Seafood night; Mondays usher in a Far Eastern buffet with specialties from Thailand, China, Japan and Malaysia; Tuesdays feature Italian; Wednesdays offer South Indian cuisine; Thursdays offer up Phoenician night with Lebanese specialties; Fridays offer the Friday Brunch from 12:30 p.m. till 4:00 p.m.; Saturdays showcases Fisherman’s cove, a night of seafood; and Sundays is delicious Steak Night. For more information, call 4484-4444.
Munch & Crunch with a Quick Lunch!
Daily: Sheraton Doha. Don’t waste time and get down to seriously delicious business. It’s a quick lunch buffet at the speed of light at the La Veranda restaurant. Tasty treats starts at QR 99. From 12:00 noon till 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 4485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha
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World of Citrus
Daily: Sheraton Doha. Specially created for your meticulous tastes, have the wonderful experience of the wonderful flavours of citrus! Prices start at QR 30. From 8:00 a.m. till 12:00 a.m. For more information, call 4485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha
Lobster Promotion
Daily: Sheraton Doha. Immerse yourself in pleasure of having lobster preparations which are apt to your meticulous palates only at the Al Shaheen rooftop restaurant. Prices start at QR 120. From 7:00 p.m. till 11:30 p.m. For more information, call 4485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha
Irish Harp: Chef’s Specials
Daily: Sheraton Doha. Sample Irish delights made especially by culinary perfectionists. Prices start at QR 85. From 5:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. For more information, call 44854556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha
Express Lunch for People On-the-Go!
Daily: Sheraton Doha. Grab a quick bite during express lunch at the Al Hubara Restaurant. From 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. For more information, call 4485-4556 or visit www.sheraton.com/doha
Oyster Festival
Daily: Oryx Rotana. Sink your teeth into these tasty jewels of the sea. QR 10 per piece, QR 55 for half a dozen and QR 105 for a dozen. For more information and reservations, call 4402-3333.
ARTS & CULTURE World of French Music
Sat 13th: Ladies Club, Aspire Hall. Immerse yourself in France’s beauty and culture during this concert by the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. This lovely concert will be conducted by Amine Kouider and feature soloists Lubana Alquntar and Edgar Krapp. Expect to hear pieces by S. Dada, G. Bizet, J. Massenet, C. Gounod, L. Delibes and C. Saint-Saëns. Tickets range in price from QR 50 to QR 200 and are available at Virgin Megastore in Villaggio and Landmark Mall. For more information, email qpopr@qf.org.qa
Make Your Own Treasures
Precious Metal Works
Wed 3rd, 10th: Workshop Room 01 – Level M, Education Centre. The range of metal work showcased at the Museum of Islamic Art is some of the finest examples in the world. From finely crafted 24ct gold jewellery to sculptural objects cast in bronze, this two-part workshop will focus of some of the techniques Isalmic artisans employed centuries ago and apply it in a new setting. This workshop takes place from 4:00 p.m. till 6:30 p.m. Recommended for adults. For more information, please email educationmia@qma.com.qa
ROLL UP! ROLL UP!
Sat 6th, 13th: Workshop Room 01 – Level M, Education Centre. Roll up your sleeves and get creative at the Museum of Islamic Art. Discover the delights of the objects through story-telling, jigsaw puzzles, painting, drawing and much more! Various activities are available – book your place now, as space is limited. Art Educator Dee Dee Dewar will teach classes from 1:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. Recommended for families. For more information, please email educationmia@qma.com.qa 78
Doha Mums Book Swap
Mon 1st and 15th: Please join us for a swap of books, magazines, and stories on Monday 1st till 15th from 10:00 a.m.to 12:00 p.m. at the Starbucks in Landmark. Enjoy a coffee, while you chat and pick up a new book! If you have a passion for reading, or just like to browse through a magazine all you need to do is bring a book or magazine to swap. For more information, please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Toastmasters
Mon 8th, 22nd: Develop into an excellent communicator and leader. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in the clubhouse of Les Roses No. 1 compound on Al-Waab Street at 7:00 p.m. Contact Paul Easy 5580-7524.
Sundays and Tuesdays: Debriefing Room – Level M, Education Centre. The Islamic civilization documented through the surviving artifacts displayed in museums. The Museum of Islamic Art hosts a beautiful collection of coins that showcases the Islamic world’s legacy and documents its history. Working with suitable materials, children will explore the fascinating numismatic world by approaching the techniques of this art. Art Educator: Deena Hammam. For children ages 9 to 13 years old. This event takes place from 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. For more information, please email educationmia@qma.com.qa
Thurs 4th: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Italians unite! Italian Ambassador H.E. Andrea Ferrari invites the Italian community together for this event in honour of the annual Italian Armed Forces Day, meant to recognize, venerate and honour Italian military forces. The Arciliuto’s Group, a famous Italian band, will perform at the event. For more information, call 5547-2952.
The Ottomans Letters
QAWS Dog Show
Mondays and Wednesdays: Debriefing Room – Level M, Education Centre. This workshop gives people the opportunity to discover the beauty of the Ottoman art of writing. Participants will produce their own calligraphic work of art inspired from Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s signature, called the Tughra. For children ages 9 to 13 years old. This event takes place from 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. For more information, please email educationmia@qma.com.qa
Italians Unite
Fri 5th: QAWS Shelter. Check out some pretty pooches at QAWS ‘Woofstock’ Dog Show & Festival. There will be a BBQ, a dog agility course, face-painting, kids’ games and competitions and a bouncy castle. Festivities start at 3:00 p.m., with the dog show beginning at 4:00 p.m. For more information, or to register a dog for the show, email contact@qaws.org or call 5539-6074.
COMMUNITY Doha Mums Standard First Aid with CPR
Fri 5th – Sat 6th: Be trained by a professional instructor to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants. Doha Mums will gain knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life and to minimize pain and the consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional medical help arrives. Duration of course is eight hours (two days - four hours per day) on the 5th and 6th at 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the American School of Doha’s Health Room. For more information, please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Doha Mums Chocolate Indulgence Cooking Class
Wed 10th: The Grand Hyatt. in association with renowned chocolate producer Felchlin Switzerland, Adinsa Trading & Contracting Est. and Masterbaker Marketing FZCO, is pleased to invite Doha Mums to a private chocolate cooking class Wednesday, November 10 from 9.30 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. Conducted by Felchlin’s corporate pastry chef, Simon Badertscher. Doha Mums will learn how to make chocolate brownies, Éclair Chocolate, Pistache Verrine and other sweet temptations. The class will take place in the Issan restaurant at 9:30 a.m., with a participation fee of QR 150 per person, including lunch, recipes and giveaways from Felchlin. For further details please visit www.dohamums. com or email events@dohamums.com
Doha Mums Angsana Spa Event
Sun 21st: Members are invited to experience a hydrotherapy treatment and massage at the luxurious Angsana Spa, situated in the Grand Regency Hotel at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 21. For more information, please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Winter Craft Fair
Tues 23: Make sure to catch this year’s winter craft fair at the Ramada for a variety of gifts, jewelry, clothes, crafts and so much more! Beverages and refreshments will be available at reasonable prices. The entrance fee is QR 20. The craft fair runs from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Contact the Tuesday Ladies Group for more information by emailing them at tlgindoha@gmail.com
Doha Mums Stitching Circle
Sun 28th: The Doha Mums Stitching Circle begins at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 28, for an evening of stitching, sharing of techniques and ideas. Bring a project that you’ve been working on forever or one that you’re just starting. For more information, please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Doha Mums Gondolania Playgroup
Mondays: Get together on Monday 1st November from 12.30 p.m. till 2:00 p.m. and every Monday afternoon thereafter for play time at the new soft play in Villaggio’s Gondolania. It’s great for kids of all ages! Soft play is only QR 15 for as long as you want. For more information, please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Doha Mums Library
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Doha Mums Library is now open in the Kumon premises on the 2nd floor of the Arts Centre in Souq Waqif. Come to read, browse, borrow and return books every Monday from 9.30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. and Friday from 9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. For further details please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Doha Mums Toddlers & Mums Playgroup
Thursdays: Join the Doha Mums in the Al Waab from 2:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. for some adult conversation while the little ones play! Drinks and snacks will be provided. For more information, visit www.dohamums. com or email events@dohamums.com
Doha Mums Gympanzee
Saturdays: Try the Doha Mom’s Mommy/ Daddy and Me class at Villagio’s Gympanzee every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This group is for children of approximately 18 months and older. The program includes: free play, circle time, discussion time and art activities. All kids, as well as parents, must wear socks. Parents will be offered cake, coffee and tea in the morning. For more information, please visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Doha Mums Soccer Break for Dads
Saturdays: Enjoy a friendly pick-up game with other dads each Saturday starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Qipco compound in West Bay. For more information, visit www.dohamums.com or email events@dohamums.com
Kids Club
Daily: Kids Club is created to offer your children the opportunity to meet new friends during their holiday and have fun in a safe environment. Our childcare employees are well-trained to entertain and care for your children, so you can relax and enjoy some grown-up time at Jaula Spa or a romantic dinner for two at Rocca. Kids Club runs from 10:00 a.m. till 8:00 p.m. For more information, contact Jaula Spa at 4448-1056.
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SPORTS Qatar Chain Reaction Century Ride
Fri 5th: The Qatar Chain Reaction will hold its 2nd Annual Century Ride – a 100 mile (160 km) bicycle tour of Qatar. The ride will start at the College of the North Atlantic, main gate parking lot at 5:30 a.m. The riders will depart the CNAQ at 6:00 a.m. sharp in the direction of Shahaniya, heading north towards Zubara, then to Al Khor and back to the College of the North Atlantic. Organizers will provide water stations along the route, as well as support vehicles to assist any rider who is unable to complete the tour. There is a QR 100 registration fee. For more information, email century@qatarchainreaction.org
Body Groove
Sundays: InterContinental Doha. So you think you can dance? Then body groove is for you! Combining all types of dance styles from hip-hop to Latin to house and even contemporary, this 60-min cardio workout will have something for everybody! Starts at 9:00 a.m. QR 30 for members and QR 40 for non-members. For more information, call 4484-4444.
Kickfit
Sundays and Thursdays: InterContinental Doha. A high-energy, Martial Arts calorie burner, Kickfit combines boxing, karate Muay Thai and Capoiera into a fun, yet challenging, total body workout. Using the shadow boxing format, this class is great for all levels of fitness wanting to burn fat and tone muscles quickly. Sundays at 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. QR 30 for members and QR 40 for non-members. For more information, call 4484-4444.
STEP AO2
Mondays and Wednesdays: InterContinental Doha. One of the most popular Group fitness classes worldwide, Step AO2 improves both mental and physical fitness, burning away calories while learning fun routines to the newest music. This class is more suitable for intermediate steppers. Starts at 9:00 a.m. QR 30 for members and QR 40 for non-members. For more information, call 4484-4444.
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Abs Workout
Mondays and Fridays: InterContinental Doha. Instructors will concentrate on your exercise technique to work the abdominal muscles from every conceivable angle. To give your abs and good base of strength and tone, you need to concentrate and focus on core strength and stability. The instructor will check that you constantly maintain control in the correct area. Get the abs you’ve always wanted! Mondays at 7:15 p.m. and Fridays at 11:15 a.m. Free for members and QR 30 for non-members. For more information, call 4484-4444.
Dance Sport for All
Mondays and Saturdays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Dance sport for all is a spectacular kind of sport that consists of ten dances, five of them traditional Latino dances including the Cha Cha, Ramba and the Paso Doble and the remaining five a combination of Danse de Salon, otherwise known as ballroom dancing. These include favorites such as Tango, Quickstep and the Fox-trot. Classes include Salsa/Bachata on Monday from 6:30 p.m. Argentinean Tango on Saturdays from 6:30 p.m. Salsa/Bachata and Argentinean Tango classes for members and non-members are QR 350 per person for four sessions or QR 560 per person for eight sessions. 10 per cent discount for partners purchasing either four or eight sessions. For more information, contact 4484-8173 or 4484-8183.
Spinning
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: InterContinental Doha. The spinning program is the original and most popular group cycling class. With no complicated moves to learn, a motivating group environment, top-notch instructors and music that begs your legs to pedal, this class can’t be beat! Every class is a little different, but one of the great things about the spinning program is that it is adaptable to your fitness level. Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m., Fridays at 12:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. QR 25 for members and QR 35 for nonmembers. For more information, call 4484-4444.
Circuit Training
Thursdays: InterContinental Doha. Circuit training is widely regarded as the best all round form of group exercise. It allows each individual to work at one’s own pace but in a group environment. This session is not for the faint of heart; however, if you enjoy a tough workout in a friendly atmosphere with every session different from the last, then this what you’ve been looking for. All you need is a lot of enthusiasm and a sense of humor when it gets tough! Starts at 9:00 a.m. QR 30 for members and QR 40 for nonmembers. For more information, call 4484-4444.
Zumba
Fridays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Enjoy a healthy workout with Zumba! This program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms with easy-to-follow moves for a work out that will blow you away! For more information, contact 4484-8173 or 4484-8183.
Little Penguins Swimming Classes
Fridays and Saturdays: Ritz-Carlton Doha. Learn-to-swim classes are held in the 25meter indoor heated swimming pool. Classes are available on Fridays and Saturdays for children aged three-to-five years old at QR 50. A maximum of eight kids per class. Reservations are essential. For more information, contact 4484-8173 or 4484-8183.
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ERCO OKTOBERFEST: INT There were plenty of drindls and lederhosen last month, with Oktoberfest celebrations.
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SUIT UP NIGHT QATAR HAPPENING
QH celebrated its anniversary last month at Suit Up Night at Four Seasons Doha. Photos by Rommel Bangit
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MISS USA VISITS QATAR
Last month, Miss USA spent several days touring Qatar.
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ANNIVERSARY
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CHOWKING AL-SAAD OPENING Lots of hungry diners came out of the opening of Chowking’s second location on Oct. 10, 2010.
Photos by Rommel Bangit
LATINO RESTAURANT OPENING
Sheraton Doha celebrated the official opening of their new restaurant Latino. Photos by Rommel Bangit
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ED HARDY Celebrity spokesperson Jeremy Jackson pumped up the crowd at the Ed Hardy Fashion Show at the W Doha.
BACK2BUSINESS Five international business councils came together for the Back2Business conference. Photos by Jay Panganiban
PINKBERRY OPENING
Landmark welcomed the first Pinkberry store in Qatar.
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A H O D IN E IV L O T S TIE
Thousands of music fans hit the sand to rock out to DJ Tiesto.
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WHITE NIGHT Global DJs presented number one DJ Armin Van Buuren at the InterconCntinental Doha.
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2ND QATAR BIKE SHOW
The 2nd Annual Qatar Bike Show was a huge success, with hundreds of awesome bikes to admire.
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THE RIDE R O F G N O L A E M CO N & HARLEY DAVIDSO VIRGIN MOBILE
s hit Plenty of Harley enthusiast for the streets to raise money breast cancer research.
Red Bull and Qatar Chain Reaction held the Red Bull Fortress Challenge that took riders through a gruelling 45 km ride covering 3 historic forts around northern Qatar.
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THE CELLAR OPENING Last month, the Oryx Rotana celebrated the opening of their newest restaurant, The Cellar.
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Put some indigo in your life when you want: • to focus on personal issues • to develop intuition • to step outside of everyday life By Moona Masri-Whitice, MBA Dewey Color Instructor and Consultant
While blue is the color of communication, indigo has the energy to increase personal thought, provide profound insights and create instant understandings. While blue can be fast, Indigo is almost instantaneous. When I recently toyed with the idea of repainting my living room, I spoke to Dewey Sadka, creator of the Dewey Colour System, about my colour of choice, Indigo-blue. While I could visualize the room in a dazzling Indigo shade, Dewey had an earful to say about the subject. For me, blue was simply blue, but Dewey advised otherwise. “What most of us call blue, ironically, is Indigo-blue with red. Blue phones, children’s toys, jeans, for example, are almost always indigo, not blue. Not a surprising fact, when you consider that Indigo was the favorite color in our survey of 5,000 participants (North America). So where was blue? It was number two,” Dewey advised. “Consider using dreamy, more contemplative blue hues in rooms where you want to make your passions your goals. However, use action-oriented Indigo shades to stimulate more enterprising, thoughprovoking, conversations.”
After hearing that, my decision was easy! What makes the energy behind both colours so different? The difference between blue and Indigo is red. Indigo is a combination of deep blue and red and therefore holds the attributes of both these colors. Red is vibrant and passionate; and while blue is calming, allowing you to focus.
Colour compliments for Indigo are gold, brown, orange, yellow, white, red-orange and lime green. Dewey’s advice for decorating the perfect room is to “paint the walls a royal blue and the ceiling a lighter colour, like Mist. Make the trim a high gloss white. Buy a Platinum (light grey) sofa and toss cobalt blue and creamy orange pillows on it. Compliment the room with Sienna-coloured leather chairs and bronze accessories and you will feel the positive energy every day.“ Indigo is the colour of intuition, perception, introspection and meditation. It is said to help achieve a deeper level of consciousness. Want to know the colour shade of Dewey’s dining room? Indigo!
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for a new and interesting way of viewing a problem
• solitude and inner communication
After discussing the shade of Indigo that would work best in my living room, Dewey gave me some more colour personality advice for selecting the perfect colour shade. Here are some of his suggestions:
• Indigo or Cornflower
These shades encourage you to create workable plans. Using them in a space will challenge you to plan ahead, avoid mistakes and orchestrate a more exciting future.
• Periwinkle or Mist (indigo with white)
These soft shades encourage you to re-consider how to make your dreams come true. Using these enriching blue shades provokes an optimistic problem-solving approach towards concerns and dilemmas.
• Sienna or Dusty Rose (indigo with brown)
These grounding shades encourage you to slow down, map out an action plan, and search for more practical solutions. Using these shades in a space creates a sharp awareness of exactly what needs to be done.
• Cobalt or Royal Blue (indigo with black)
These mysterious shades dig deep to evoke a more contemplative, strategic daily-plan. Use them to eliminate self-doubt and unearth a more determined, disciplined you.
The more you like indigo, you like to plan and create
The less you like indigo,
you live in the moment
The Dewey Color System® is the world’s only validated, color-based, personality testing instrument. It’s the first proven system that scientifically predicts the recognized major psychometric personality factors without language. www.deweycolorsystem.com
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