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...Third-generation chef and part-owner Hosni Emam came to Hong Kong in 1999 to work as an executive chef on the booming restaurant scene, but it wasn't until the homesick Cairo native started cooking Egyptian feasts for appreciative dinner guests in his tiny apartment that he thought of opening his own restaurant. His friends raved about his flavorful meze (vegetable-based Egyptian appetizers) and succulent tagens (traditional slow-baked stews of meat, vegetables and herbs), but they doubted the menu would sell in a city dominated by Continental and Chinese restaurants. Undeterred, Emam teamed up with veteran Hong...
...Habibi, which means beloved in Egyptian, celebrated its second anniversary last month. The heavy blue door on Wellington Street opens into a cozy space graced with high, arched ceilings and intimate lighting. The decor is exotic: Emam bought the filigree light fixtures and colorful tapestries on trips home. Stone walls and carved wooden lattices separate plush booths lined with silk cushions. It's like stumbling upon a quiet caf? in a forgotten corner of an Egyptian bazaar, with a welcoming proprietor eager to keep his guests content...
...Egypt's choice of pop star had head office approval, and the Abdel Rahim campaign was quickly dropped following protests by the American Jewish Committee. Still, they appeared to have been sound local business decisions in consumer markets where anti-U.S. anger had threatened McDonald's revenues. Mohammed Emam, marketing coordinator of the Saudi company that owns the local franchise told a Saudi newspaper, "We want to prove to people that even though McDonald's is an American franchise, it cares about the plight of the Palestinians...