Posts Tagged ‘Food’

Oven baked Italian Pizza in Islamabad, for the first time.
By Zarmeen Sipra

The other day, I had the opportunity to interview and enjoy an evening at a popular eatery in Islamabad – Pizziano. Its oven baked pizzas are now not only enjoyed at the owner’s lush garden, but due to the winter cold, Zehra Valliani, a woman of substance, a woman of strength, and a woman of entrepreneurship, has started a comfortable and cozy place, a casual shed with heaters burning, and art work on display.

Zehra Valliani started her career after being trained by her father Siraj Valliani (late) who was in the travel business in Islamabad, Pakistan. Zehra was lucky to inherit the entrepreneurial talent from him, and has used that not only at “Pizziano”, but has also started her own clothes line known as “Zehra V”. With so many things already going on, she is also in partnership with a Dubai based company, being their representative here in Islamabad. She is still using her travel and tour agent skills. She is a woman who is not a quitter, but a go-getter; a woman who likes to move with time, and is a symbol of womanhood in its true sense. She encourages the many other young women in Pakistan to come forward, and use their talents, skills, and ideas. Her idea is to work hard for the progress of society, of the country, and herself. She wants to serve the local people in Pakistan with the best service in any industry, whether food, clothes or travel. Zehra Valliani is out there doing it all, and proving to be an achiever. Continue

Ciro Pomodoro plans to bring Italian cuisine, with ravishing club energy, to town, writes Marian Sharaf

There is an old saying by some intellectual genius that goes: “Music is soul for food!” Isn’t that so true? – Especially for addicts like me who are ‘Made in Music!’ I wonder if any of you ever pondered over the fact that our city is over crowding with restaurants – we love entertaining and if we don’t have anyone else to entertain, we entertain ourselves. Ha! Check out the streets of Lahore and you’ll see no one sleeps hungry in this city.

However, when it comes to music, very few modern day restaurants know what they are serving to those paying heavily to fill up their tummy. Especially for me, savoring scrumptious food in a place which unfortunately does not even know what club music is (as happened to me at one of the famous cafes on M M Alam Road, Lahore); it’s a big turn off. Music casts a spell on everyone, and eating to a good beat or tune, fills the soul while filling the stomach. Guess what? It seems soon, Lahore will be getting lucky in this aspect.
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