I am a big fan of good steaks. And in Karachi, I'd go only to 2 places which I feel so far serves fair steaks (when I say fair, I mean non-localised taste) - Gunsmoke and Roasters. The former better than the latter (I've not tried steaks at the hotels yet).

Tonite I'm here though cos gunsmoke's yet to open for dinner and I'm already famished. My first time here was last May on Mother's Day as well as My Birthday (yeah it was a double celebration for me - much to hubby's despair cos he's gotta get me double the presents.. :P). Then, the food was a little too salty to my taste.

However this time I ordered the mushroom steak - medium well (just as I like it), mushroom soup in a bowl made of bread - okay but can't beat my favourite @ pizza UNO back home, prawn poppers - such a letdown after u've tasted the Tony Romas version and fresh apple juice. My dinner this evening rounded to approximately PKR800 that's about MYR32.65 or USD9.51. Okay by Malaysian standards for such a place and cheap by American's.

Would I recommend? Yeah I suppose. I'd return. Nothing superb but by Karachi standards, they're there alongside Chilli's in Kuala Lumpur. I mean the ambiance is pro relaxation. Music's not extremely loud like some other places here. Only thing is, it's located on the first floor and no servicing elevator is available. So if u hv a very bad sprain, I'd say think again about getting here.

PS - If u do decide to patron here, the address is 10-C, 2nd Commercial Lane, Zamzama Boulevard, Phase V, DHA. Tel No +92 213 5302204

From day one when we rented our premise, it was already infested with termites. My landlord being his 'extremely efficient' self (sense the sarcasm here) took 6 months to arrange the treatment and only after I've fully unpacked all my boxes.

If having to remove all my belongings from the closet and emptying my whole kitchen is not bad enough, I even had to vacate the house for 17hrs minimum to accommodate the fumigation exercise. Being a foreigner, ofcourse it is implied that I have no relatives living nearby who could take us in, so we had to turn to the hotels.

Since hubby's office is located at the Sheraton Annex building, we decided to stay in Sheraton for the nite. So along we go lugging our little precious who carried 2 suitcases filled with sterilizer, warmer, and other baby supplies everywhere she goes for sleepovers (which is why i don't travel much these days - imagine the hassle).

Much to my relief, seeing that Sheraton recently refurbished their room, our stay was very much pleasant (which I can't say for all the hotels I've stayed in). The complimentary fruit platter upon entering our room was very welcoming and their personnel were proficient enough to ensure a smooth and swift check in. But what I like most about the room we stayed in was the bedding. LOVED the feather pillow, LOVED the sheets, LOVED the duvet, LOVED the good nite rest that I got. The flatscreen hanging on the wall also helped a lot :P And hubby agrees.

I'd say shud we need to vacate our house temporarily again, I won't hesitate to return to Sheraton.

I was first introduced to Hummus by a very dear friend when she invited me over for dinner at a lebanese restaurant back home. No! No! Hummus is not a hunk.. :P Hummus is a very popular Middle Eastern dip that is used as an appetizer and served with pita bread. It is made of chickpea and tahini (a paste from sesame seeds). Managed to google some recipes but hv yet to try them. Once tried will certainly post it here.

The Hummus @ Bar-B-Q Tonite