

Maqluba - "Upside Down" Recipe
Known as the national dish of Palestine, this hearty and homey dish combines the best of Middle Eastern flavours into one amazing meal! Maqluba literally translates into "upside down" and enjoys its name from the technique of cooking the dish with the rice on top and then serving it rice on the bottom. There are no rules when it comes to Maqluba except using veggies and rice. Traditional versions generally use lamb or beef, however the dish can also be made entirely vegetaria


Direct from the Dunes - Tinariwen rocks the Chan Centre!
It is not everyday that a Grammy award winning band of Tuaregs performs in Vancouver. So when they do, you better be at the show! In 2011, Tinariwen took home the Grammy Award for best World Music Album "Tassili" (2011). The band was founded in Algeria in 1979 and while the group had no official name, people began to call them Kel Tinariwen, which in the Tamashek language translates as "The People of the Deserts" or "The Desert Boys." Surrounded by the natural beauty of the U