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For fine things in life, we introduce Zipang Lounge

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Have you set foot in an Irish pub, well i have, but it was under construction at the time.... In my small time research, i have found out that any establishment is unique based on unique culture centred around a casual and friendly atmosphere, hearty food and drink, Irish sports, and at times traditional Irish music. ION , a humorous writer and master of wits has written some good words about the hottest thing that has happened to Mombasa Road in the recent past, Zipang Lounge Get carried away When I travel, and I have been here and there doing this and that, top on my list of to do things is sampling as varied a menu as I can comfortably sample. Exotic meals, local dishes, name it. So I have experienced quite a varied fare. I have eaten ‘Fufu with green green’ where the accompaniment is escargot, if you catch my drift, at that local foods place inside Accra Mall in Ghana. With soup to die for I must say. Especially with just the right amount of pepe..what we call

When men scream......

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Viewpoint Wekesa the chef The foot of Longonot Quenching thirst A day comes in a man's life when you must decide what is important in your life. And one of those days happened to me, i am a family man and that is something sacred, i work many hours and with utmost dedication that you would get, and especially in the past one year it has not been an easy one. After pushing the body for over a year with no leave days, with pressure from work and other  hustles (read political), i decided to tone it down and take a breather. Last week i met a few people, casually called Fantastic, Don, Kirere and Sherry. The five of us settled on taking  a day off of our usual engagements and run around and see what Kenya has to offer. The itinerary was to run from 5am to 10pm. First, Kenyans are yet to master the art of keeping time, ask Don and his sister Fantastic on this. We ideally left Kigumo at 6.30am. An hour later we were in Kiambu's hub of business, Githurai and ye