Australian Food Festival - boding together love for food and peace

Food brings people together. Such has been an initiative of Avari Towers Karachi. With their chain of restaurants and 5 star services, Avari never fails to impress. Recently they’ve ventured into some food experimentation holding food festivals from various ethnic origins like German Food Festival, Australian Food Festival etc. 


The Australian Food Festival was one of its kind. It was held at the pool side of the hotel with an open area where chefs were preparing live food for the guests, so you could get your steak/meat done just the way you like it: rare, medium, well-done etc.   

It was a different kind of experience since I had never tasted Australian food before. The bread bar was very fancy with different kinds of breads in variety of shapes. What was unfathomable though was that there was no cheese bar accompanying it.


The food had a very distinct taste. Salmon had a nice peppery touch to it and was quite a hit (got all gobbled up before I could help myself to the second round of servings). There were lobsters and mussels and clams, beef gravies and roast lamb etc. The starter’s platter with onion rings and chicken quiche were delectable. But the dessert bar was the most raved about that evening. Mousse, puddings, flans, walnut cakes, chocolate pastries everything was just too good. 

It was a great fooding experience with conversations flowing around food, culture, travel etc. Also got a chance to interact with the First Secretary (Economic-Public Diplomacy) from the Australian High Commission, Nicole Guihot, who had been around Pakistan. She recounted a bunch of stories of her travel experiences there. She got delighted when I told her about my exchange year in the United States and how my stay with a Jewish host family had been so rewarding in many ways.

Networking and food were the highlights of the evening, not to forget that I interacted with the head chef Jesse, who was kind enough to walk me through their offerings. He also took feedback very pleasantly and assured that he’ll work around it. Looking forward to experiencing many other cultures at Avari Towers, Karachi.   

New Hair, New Looks – Experimenting at Mona J Salon and Spa

So it turns out that I’ve been getting way too many compliments on my new haircut which I recently got from Mona J Salon and Spa, and I was like “why have I not bragged about it yet?” So here I am.

Basically I had long straight brown hair naturally. This time they had grown really long and even though I loved my hair just the way they were, I wanted to chop them off so they become more manageable. So happens that Mona J Salon was the choice I made right. I booked an appointment with Mona Jamal herself and took her advice on the haircut.

She studied my face and hair for a couple of minutes and then asked what kind of haircut I had in mind. Now my face is smaller and my ears pop out (something I don’t appreciate much about my facial features) so I told her I wanted something bouncy. Of course it was about a new look overall. The rest I totally left up to her.

The thought of cutting off like 14 inches of my hair petrified me but I knew Mona knows her stuff well so I decided to leave the length up to her too. Within the next few minutes what I saw was a complete delight. I got a crazy voluminous blow dry and curls (temporary ones) and my facial features stood out. Here’s before and after of my look. 

Before - with the long hair

After - with the shorter bouncier hair

Uploaded this new photo on Instagram and people have been asking me to start my own morning show (courtesy: the pose and the fresh look). :D

 

My hair is bouncier and more manageable now and I’m lovin’ it. I also got a tour of the new salon interior that they had gotten recently with Turkish Hamaams and proper luxurious spa rooms. I would like to thank Mona Jamal for the hospitality and the amazing haircut. 

New Hair, New Looks – Experimenting at Mona J Salon and Spa

So it turns out that I’ve been getting way too many compliments on my new haircut which I recently got from Mona J Salon and Spa, and I was like “why have I not bragged about it yet?” So here I am.

Basically I had long straight brown hair naturally. This time they had grown really long and even though I loved my hair just the way they were, I wanted to chop them off so they become more manageable. So happens that Mona J Salon was the choice I made right. I booked an appointment with Mona Jamal herself and took her advice on the haircut.

She studied my face and hair for a couple of minutes and then asked what kind of haircut I had in mind. Now my face is smaller and my ears pop out (something I don’t appreciate much about my facial features) so I told her I wanted something bouncy. Of course it was about a new look overall. The rest I totally left up to her.

The thought of cutting off like 14 inches of my hair petrified me but I knew Mona knows her stuff well so I decided to leave the length up to her too. Within the next few minutes what I saw was a complete delight. I got a crazy voluminous blow dry and curls (temporary ones) and my facial features stood out. Here’s before and after of my look. 

Before - with the long hair

After - with the shorter bouncier hair

Uploaded this new photo on Instagram and people have been asking me to start my own morning show (courtesy: the pose and the fresh look). :D

 

My hair is bouncier and more manageable now and I’m lovin’ it. I also got a tour of the new salon interior that they had gotten recently with Turkish Hamaams and proper luxurious spa rooms. I would like to thank Mona Jamal for the hospitality and the amazing haircut.