GQ Middle East

Every food trend eventually meets the end of its hype cycle. But a year on from the pistachio-filled chocolate boom, the bar that started it all – and the city that lent it its name – is proving remarkably hard to write off

To an Egyptian, “yogurt” is “zabadi,” a Lebanese person would call it “laban,” and a Moroccan calls it “danone. Is any dialect “correct?” We speak to language experts to get to the bottom of a regional debate

This month’s new releases are grippy and gritty, so you’re gonna want to pay attention

From a volotile “weld Casa” who never finished what he started, ElGrandeToto went on to built Morocco’s biggest rap career

Cinema’s modern faces are under scrutiny again, and it looks like no one – not even the Hollands and Chalamets of it all – are immune

From “Tukoh Taka” to “Dai Dai,” FIFA keeps trying to engineer another global anthem, but maybe “Waka Waka” was never just a song

These dopamine-boosting foods are proven to supercharge your mood and focus

The recession indicator? Everyone suddenly knows where to get a good business lunch

From Dubai rooftops to Tunisian archives, a new generation of Arab chefs is reshaping what it means to cook identity

Yasmine Borno is on a mission to reshape how Palestinian food is seen, starting with za’atar

For her, feeding one another is a love language and a political act

These leading eateries in the Emirates are making a case for how the most interesting tables are driven by people