Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: March 31, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
“Masoom Alam wanted to open a franchise of ‘Masooms’ in Lahore”, Farida Zaidi tells me before proceeding, “And around that time we were looking at starting a franchise too.”
So in 2003, ‘Masooms’ – a much loved, local, coffee house/bakery – introduced itself to the Lahori palate.
With trained cooks, Farida tells me that much [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: March 27, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
Over the past few years, as the outer skin of Lahore has undergone a colossal metamorphosis, so has its society…on a very deep, subconscious level. As the branded stores, foreign food chains, multinationals and buildings have burgeoned, there has been an equally rapid shift in mass consciousness.
Long gone are those condemnatory days where [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: March 13, 2009
By Sonya Rehman
In all my piddling twenty-six years, I’ve never found myself in a dentist’s clinic. But recently, my mother thought it’d be wiser to have a general check-up before my departure for grad school this summer.
And so, off I went to Dr. Rizwan, one of the finest dentist’s in Lahore. His clinic, situated in [...]
