Coffee Culture
the life of loi: mediterranean secrets

Wed, May 6 8:00 P.M. NH Create (11.4)  

Chef Maria Loi of the acclaimed NYC restaurant, Loi Estiatorio, learns about the Middle East's rich coffee culture and traditions. In Qasr Al Hosn, a coffee expert explains the cultural significance of Gahwa, traditional Emirati coffee, and how it is prepared. Loi joins Chef Sumaya Obaid at Al Fanar Restaurant for some early morning Emirati classics. In Greece, Loi makes a Greek-style coffee cake.

Duration: 25 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 307

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Wed, May 6 8:00 P.M. Coffee Culture     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, May 7 12:30 A.M. Coffee Culture     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 10 6:30 P.M. Coffee Culture     NH Create (11.4)

About The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets:

THE LIFE OF LOI: MEDITERRANEAN SECRETS critic, hosted by critically acclaimed chef Maria Loi, shares thousands of years of knowledge baked into Mediterranean cuisine as she takes viewers island hopping across Greece and serves up the secret to making some of the region's most classic dishes.

From the Athens rooftop of the historic Hotel Grande Bretagne that overlooks the Acropolis, to a boat moored in the Aegean sea just off Naxos island, to a mushroom farm on Evia island, Maria gives viewers a personal tour of her home country as only Maria knows how to do.


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Future Broadcast times for "The Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets": (show all)

Sun, May 3 6:30 P.M. Vibrant Flavors     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, May 6 8:00 P.M. Coffee Culture     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, May 7 12:30 A.M. Coffee Culture     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 10 6:30 P.M. Coffee Culture     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, May 13 8:00 P.M. Arabian Nights     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, May 14 12:30 A.M. Arabian Nights     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 17 6:30 P.M. Arabian Nights     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, May 20 8:00 P.M. Culinary Cornerstones     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, May 21 12:30 A.M. Culinary Cornerstones     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 24 6:30 P.M. Culinary Cornerstones     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, May 27 8:00 P.M. A Date with a Date in the Desert     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, May 28 12:30 A.M. A Date with a Date in the Desert     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, May 31 6:30 P.M. A Date with a Date in the Desert     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Jun 3 8:00 P.M. A Twist On Tradition     NH Create (11.4)
Thu, Jun 4 12:30 A.M. A Twist On Tradition     NH Create (11.4)
Sun, Jun 7 6:30 P.M. A Twist On Tradition     NH Create (11.4)


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