Noni - locally-sourced, fresh ingredients & top class Mediterranean dishes make it deserving of its Michelin star When Noni first opened its doors to the food-loving public, I was one of the first to review it for the Sunday Times Maltese restaurants section. Even back then, a couple of weeks into its launch, it was immediately obvious that this was something … [Read more...] about Restaurant Review: Noni
Archives for February 2020
This Book Tells Us the Stories of Malta’s Most Amazing Women
Amazing Maltese Women, written by Kristina Chetcuti and published by Merlin Publishers Amazing Maltese women - what comes to mind with the phrase? Well, not much. I mean, look at Malta's written history, and the narratives that keep on being pushed and you'll see a glaring omission. It would appear that only men have had any role in shaping the story of our country. … [Read more...] about This Book Tells Us the Stories of Malta’s Most Amazing Women
Restaurant Review: AKI Restaurant
An experience I aim to repeat. Multiple times. I walk into the recently-opened AKI Restaurant, and my first thought is how the vibe and décor remind me more of a hip, London cocktail lounge than your typical Asian restaurant found on the Malta restaurants scene. But then again, I am walking into a Strait Street location, unarguably Malta’s current hippest address when … [Read more...] about Restaurant Review: AKI Restaurant
Theatre Review: Sunrise by Jessie Cave
Hilarious and poignant, vaginal sores and all. As I cackled and guffawed all throughout actress Rebecca Camilleri's interpretation of Sunrise by Jessie Cave (FM Productions, at the Splendid in Valletta), the thought kept running through my head: This woman is all of us. Now, I may not have had a 24 month old relationship that produced 18 months of pregnancy and … [Read more...] about Theatre Review: Sunrise by Jessie Cave
A Majestic MPO Premiere
MPO performs Strauss's Sinfonia Domestica at the Teatru Astra The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra recently held a gorgeous concert at the Teatru Astra, in Gozo. The concert featured two masterpieces of the early 20th century - Jean Sibelius's Concerto for violin and orchestra in D Major, and Richard Strauss's Sinfonia Domestica (with Anna Gockel on the violin solo). As you … [Read more...] about A Majestic MPO Premiere