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class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ufjZ94S7mA/U3uNWYvBycI/AAAAAAAABUM/bOLsRAtdzkQ/s1600/Apricot+copy.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ufjZ94S7mA/U3uNWYvBycI/AAAAAAAABUM/bOLsRAtdzkQ/s1600/Apricot+copy.jpg\" height\u003d\"640\" width\u003d\"426\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;\"\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR ARABIA - March 2014\u003cbr /\u003eImage Shruti Jagdeesh\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eKitsch Concept, a boutique, cafe \u0026amp; bakery my childhood friend Racil and I set up, is eight years old today. I can only smirk thinking of us sitting over that coffee and cake in Verdun, deciding to create our little haven...\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eI look back at how we started in Beirut in 2006, how I moved to\nDubai after the war to expand the bakery (eventually\ninto\u0026nbsp;five\u0026nbsp;more of\u0026nbsp;those\u0026nbsp;neighborhood\u0026nbsp;bakeries :), how\nI then started a food blog, wrote for magazines, shot cooking segments on TV,\nand then finally wrote my first cookbook. In the mean time I got married to my\nother half, and had two munchkins. Yes, life has been fast and nuts these past\neight years. Nuts in a way that I love and am thankful for every day. But today\nI\u0026nbsp;realized that\u0026nbsp;as life gets busy, I simply don't have time to stop,\nreflect and think about how it all started. Yet I like to remember. It brings\nback memories, and also puts\u0026nbsp;things in perspective for me, always.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6K21cI2FhBA/U3uTWUFsLRI/AAAAAAAABUY/hLwJKdBRZhk/s1600/kitschconcept.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6K21cI2FhBA/U3uTWUFsLRI/AAAAAAAABUY/hLwJKdBRZhk/s1600/kitschconcept.jpg\" height\u003d\"640\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\"\u003eOur first ;)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eI also remember why I started this blog amidst all\u0026nbsp;the\nbakery stress. I was longing for a food journal, one where I could scribble down thoughts after a long day, a place where I could share\nand demystify food, ease cooking fears and most of all bring simple joy back to\ncooking and good food. Of course the blog has evolved, and so have I. From\nsomeone who started a food business and got less into cooking as operations\ntook over, to taking time from hectic life to get back to the joys of cooking\nas it was before life got so crazy. To then realizing how much food is my\ncomfort zone. A comfort zone I so desperately need being from two worlds, the\nEast and the West.\u0026nbsp;\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eIt's been a tumultuous ride, still is, and I have learnt so\nincredibly much these past eight years. It's\ncertainly not always rosy, and gets quite tough sometimes, but I almost forget\nto enjoy moments that I should.\u0026nbsp;But today, I'm remembering and reminiscing.\u0026nbsp;\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eSo dare to try and always, always do what you love. Because it truly will be the only thing that makes the entire running worthwhile.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd now on to my apricot compotes. This quick recipe is my breakfast treat tomorrow as I'm travelling so need something comforting to start the day with.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eMuch love,\u0026nbsp;\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eD xx\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApricot, Maple \u0026amp; Oat Cmpote\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eServes 4\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003ePrep \u0026amp; Cook Time: 10\nminutes\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003e2 cups milk (full\nor low-fat)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003e½ cup oat bran\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003e4 tbsp honey\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003epinch of salt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003e5 apricots, cut in\nquarters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003e2 – 3 tbsp maple\nsyrup\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003e¼ cup sunflower\nseeds (toasted)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt 36.0pt; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003eIn a saucepot,\ncombine the milk with the oat bran and honey then cook for 3 – 5 minutes.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003eIn the mean time\nplace the apricots in a pan and add water just enough to cover them. 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Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 3 Accent 1\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"70\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Dark List Accent 1\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"71\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Shading Accent 1\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"72\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful List Accent 1\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"73\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Grid Accent 1\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"60\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Shading Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"61\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light List Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"62\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Grid Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"63\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 1 Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"64\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 2 Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"65\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 1 Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"66\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 2 Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"67\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 1 Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"68\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 2 Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"69\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 3 Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"70\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Dark List Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"71\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Shading Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"72\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful List Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"73\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Grid Accent 2\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"60\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Shading Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"61\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light List Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"62\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Grid Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"63\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 1 Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"64\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 2 Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"65\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 1 Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"66\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 2 Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"67\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 1 Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"68\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 2 Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"69\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 3 Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"70\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Dark List Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"71\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Shading Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"72\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful List Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"73\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Grid Accent 3\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"60\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Shading Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"61\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light List Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"62\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Grid Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"63\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 1 Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"64\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 2 Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"65\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 1 Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"66\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 2 Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"67\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 1 Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"68\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 2 Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"69\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 3 Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"70\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Dark List Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"71\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Shading Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"72\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful List Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"73\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Colorful Grid Accent 4\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"60\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Shading Accent 5\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"61\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light List Accent 5\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"62\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Light Grid Accent 5\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"63\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 1 Accent 5\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"64\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 2 Accent 5\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"65\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 1 Accent 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UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 1 Accent 6\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"64\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Shading 2 Accent 6\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"65\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 1 Accent 6\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"66\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium List 2 Accent 6\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"67\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 1 Accent 6\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" Priority\u003d\"68\" SemiHidden\u003d\"false\"\n   UnhideWhenUsed\u003d\"false\" Name\u003d\"Medium Grid 2 Accent 6\"/\u003e\n  \u003cw:LsdException Locked\u003d\"false\" 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Compote"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dalia"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/06924908970532708359"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_ufjZ94S7mA/U3uNWYvBycI/AAAAAAAABUM/bOLsRAtdzkQ/s72-c/Apricot+copy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027694793172087456.post-248060802078150865"},"published":{"$t":"2012-08-04T03:32:00.000+04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-04T12:51:19.925+04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beirut"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paris"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kitsch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"london"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"riyadh"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"abu dhabi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cafe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cakes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"boutique"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dubai"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bakery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"kitsch cupcakes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"new york"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Coming a long way..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eKitsch Cupcakes is finally open in Riyadh.. I'm so proud of\neveryone, and am feeling once again, a tad emotional today. The thing is, we\nare a homegrown concept, and this business is like my little baby and is as personal as could be. So in this post, I would like to talk about the beloved concept my childhood friend Racil and I started working on\nseven years ago...\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rn_7acHorkg/UBxgw2-E1mI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/RxKc_mcawBc/s1600/kitsch.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"400\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rn_7acHorkg/UBxgw2-E1mI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/RxKc_mcawBc/s400/kitsch.jpg\" width\u003d\"300\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003egoogled kitsch and found this. LOVE. will add source asap\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eRacil's and my parents were friends from the day we were born,\nso she is really my sister from another mother rather than my closest friend. We\ngrew up in Paris together, but both moved to different cities for our college\nyears. Racil went to study London, and I moved to New York.\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2JWk1p_xPV4/UBzfk6rQ9jI/AAAAAAAAAwA/DMxLVK_Umpo/s1600/drasbabies.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2JWk1p_xPV4/UBzfk6rQ9jI/AAAAAAAAAwA/DMxLVK_Umpo/s1600/drasbabies.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003eD \u0026amp; Ras\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvuohh2cDYY/UBzfoYR14ZI/AAAAAAAAAwI/p5gTEvDosdk/s1600/drasnyrs.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvuohh2cDYY/UBzfoYR14ZI/AAAAAAAAAwI/p5gTEvDosdk/s1600/drasnyrs.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003eD \u0026amp; Ras a few years later ;)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" border\u003d\"0\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" width\u003d\"460\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eAfter we both finished our degrees, we felt the need to live in\nBeirut. Our families were there, and somehow it felt right to move to the\nMiddle East. Once in Beirut, we realized there was a lack of things we loved in\nthe city, so we decided to combine our passions. Racil studied fashion and\nalways liked yummy food, and I studied real estate development but dreamed of\nbeing a chef from a very young age.\u0026nbsp;This is how Kitsch Concept was born. A\nboutique, cafe and bakery set in an old Lebanese house. It's a place where you can shop for the latest trends, grab the funkiest knick knacks, sip the best cappuccino in town while munching on a scrumptious bake.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qZwj_IBYu2k/UBxge8pLigI/AAAAAAAAAvA/PRfM14rMKVs/s1600/kitschsign.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"266\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qZwj_IBYu2k/UBxge8pLigI/AAAAAAAAAvA/PRfM14rMKVs/s400/kitschsign.jpg\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003ehow it all began..\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eRacil takes care of the fashion, and I'm responsible for the\nfood. She is the buyer, and I am the chef. We didn't get a franchise, or hired\na professional to do the work; we wanted to make this as personal as possible. From the kind of mugs we served coffees in, to\nselling bio cosmetics we used at home. \u0026nbsp;Racil sources upcoming designers\nfor the store, and I don't use raisins in our cake recipes because we both do\nnot like raisins in cakes. So after putting all that love into the store for 2\n1/2 years, we set our sights on Dubai to launch a bakery specialized in our\nbest selling item in the bakery, the cupcake. And that is how Kitsch Cupcakes,\nthe first specialty bakery, was born in Dubai in 2008.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TqvmroFm7G8/UBxgjwQ6PjI/AAAAAAAAAvI/CshxSBFIpgM/s1600/highresLOGO.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"67\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TqvmroFm7G8/UBxgjwQ6PjI/AAAAAAAAAvI/CshxSBFIpgM/s200/highresLOGO.jpg\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eAfter expanding a few more stores in Dubai and Abu Dhabi,\nopening our latest branch in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia puts a huge smile on\nmy face. We have definitely come a long way.\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eToday there are many different bakeshops. But being the first\ntwo ladies to open such a concept in the Middle East back then was not as\naccepted as it is today. Everyone kept smirking at us saying that it would not\nwork in this part of the world, or think that we were just two girls having fun.\n\"This is not New York or London, these concepts don't work in the Middle\nEast.\" Surely, Racil and I have proven people wrong, and that alone makes\nit feel like we have achieved something.\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--0FUUbADvC4/UBziKu1DEuI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/3F2QA6g6RoI/s1600/kitschyummies.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"400\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--0FUUbADvC4/UBziKu1DEuI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/3F2QA6g6RoI/s400/kitschyummies.jpg\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003eSerene, I stole your pic of kitsch yummies! LOVE\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eNow looking back at almost seven years in this business, I\nrealize how much it has affected my personal life. I have met such wonderful\npeople thanks to Kitsch, from dear and loyal\u0026nbsp;customers, to our amazing marketing\nteam (Mastermind Communications), to\u0026nbsp;fit out contractors (Davies)\nand kind suppliers. The lovely people in the media like Harper's\nBazaar Arabia, BBC Good Food ME and Ahlan. I have also made a dear friend from another bakery, the wonderful Farah from Sweet Stuff.\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eOf course, running a bakery is not as rosy as people may think. It's a business after all and can be really, really tough. Just managing day to day operations, and trying to shut off to enjoy your personal life can be tricky. And yes, as much as I love what I do, I've had many unpleasant experiences.\nFrom unethical business behaviors, like suppliers being paid but never\ndelivering the goods, or odd instances which put us in hell's kitchen\n(literally), rude customers, or even loosing a friend over work/personal related matters. But I guess this somehow comes with all this, and life in general. I have embraced it and learned so much, and it has made me a tougher cookie today.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eAs I mention once in a while, this blog has become my online\njournal, and sometimes I actually get quite emotional writing my posts. Usually\nwhen it involves my family, friends and loved ones. Today it's about another\nlove of mine, Kitsch. It’s funny to think back at how all this came about. Racil\nand I decided over a yummy salad that we wanted to create a business that was\nunique, the first of its kind. We brainstormed and came up with the name kitsch. Many have asked why\nkitsch? There are plenty of definitions, it's originally a German word but has\nderived from its real meaning in common language. But\u0026nbsp;I found the most\nfitting definition on the Urban Dictionary \"Sentimentally charming, tacky\nand fun all rolled up in one. One catch with kitsch is that you're never quite\nsure if it's supposed to be serious or not. It's that uncertainty that is\namusing.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4W2KtNbOiOM/UBxhTD3H3EI/AAAAAAAAAvY/pJxChPKVZpk/s1600/pouch.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"297\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4W2KtNbOiOM/UBxhTD3H3EI/AAAAAAAAAvY/pJxChPKVZpk/s400/pouch.png\" width\u003d\"400\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #666666;\"\u003epouches at kitsch in beirut\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eOur motto at Kitsch is \"Life is uncertain, eat cake\nfirst\". And I never really give it much thought. But today, on my last\nnight in Riyadh, I have realized that I actually do eat cake first. Life is just too\nprecious to waste time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eSo when someone doesn't take you seriously, but you have a vision of something unique, go for it. It's better to fall flat on your face, then to never\nhave given something a chance in the first place.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eMuch love from Riyadh,\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: #535353;\"\u003eD xx\u003c/span\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.daliaskitchen.com/feeds/248060802078150865/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.daliaskitchen.com/2012/08/coming-long-way.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/9027694793172087456/posts/default/248060802078150865"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/9027694793172087456/posts/default/248060802078150865"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.daliaskitchen.com/2012/08/coming-long-way.html","title":"Coming a long way..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Dalia"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/06924908970532708359"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rn_7acHorkg/UBxgw2-E1mI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/RxKc_mcawBc/s72-c/kitsch.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}}]}});