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Spanish Callos
Specially selected pieces of tripe cooked with olives and chickpeas in a tomato based sauce.

Bouillabasse Provencal
The famous French fish stew with a unique flavor derived from saffron, fennel seeds, and orange zest.

Spaghetti con Pesto
Spaghetti topped with a sauce made from sweet basil, olive oil, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts.

Spaghetti con Pomodoro
Spaghetti topped with a tomato based sauce mixed with sweet basil, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese.

Arni Yahni
Lamb Stew Greek style marinated in tomato sauce, extra virgin olive oil and white wine.

Moussaka
Favorite Greek layered casserole of eggplant and beef topped with cheese.

What's New?

James Of All Trades, Master of All
 08.08.2004 | Philippine Daily Inquirer : SundayBiz by Amy R. Remo

To simply call James Puyat Concepcion a jack of all trades would not do justice to a man whose diverse interests range from IT to cooking.

At 35, Concepcion heads several companies in various sectors-Days Hotel Philippines, a hotel chain; Sunette Tower Hotel; Hertz Exclusive Cars, a car rental firm; Infiniant Financial Holdings a marketing concern; an e-commerce firm; a pre-school; Stopover Worldwide Media, a publishing house; Vacation Club International; and logistic franchising.

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A Taste of the Exotic
Mabuhay Magazine, May 2005

Let the bright green street signs that read "Tigris" and "Euphrates" lead you to a taste of Mesopotamia right in the middle of Makati.

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Taste Test: IMAM FUSION
 BusinessDay Magazine, February 2005

For gourmet adventurers and restaurant partners Jimmy Concepcion and Butch Baliao, IMAM is more an acronym of four extraordinary cuisines than a reference of that archetypal holy man of prayers. By choosing India, the Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East and all their countries' countless foods and spices as their inspiration, Concepcion and Baliao have came up with a wide array of liberally spiced dishes that offers an immensely pleasurable dining experience.

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ZIGGURAT: MIDDLE EASTERN/AFRICAN
 Guide to Restaurants in Manila

Located on Makati Avenue, this little restaurant has hospitable and intimate surroundings. It literally means "step pyramid"; a Pyramid being a temple and Ziggurat the "enlightened food temple". Seating is on pillows laid out on the floor around the tables, so do wear something comfortable! The menu is well-balanced; serving Middle Eastern, African, Mediterranean and a few Indian dishes designed with experience and skill by Chefs Buck and Jimmy.

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ZIGGURAT
 Stopover, Volume 4/Issue 15

Why we think it's romantic: Imagine yourself reclining with the one you love on plump, jewel-toned cushions in a dim room. Gauzy draperies hang down from the ceiling lending an air of mystery and just the slightest suggestion that perhaps you are in a harem.

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ZIGGURAT
 Manual Yearender Issue

The restaurant's secret hook is the hookah. The hookah, also known as shisha in the Middle East, originated in Turkey over 500 years ago.

The hookah is a large water pipe used for smoking tobacco (wink,wink). The smoking apparatus consists of four parts: agizlik (mouth-piece), lule (the top of the hookah or cone), marpuc (the tube), and the govde (the body of the pipe which is filled with water). Incidentally, those are also the names of the members of the latest Turkish boy band the Hummus Hunks. Ziggurat sells tobacco in cola, apple, lemon, strawberry, vanilla, mango, peach, and apricot flavors. The fun never stops because you can change the water in the pipe to tequila, champagne, or any alcohol of your choice. The smoke from the hookah is relaxing and has a sensual effect especially for the ladies. One cone lasts approximately an hour but the ladies will think you're mister smooth for days.

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ZIGGURAT
 Metro Magazine, April 2004

If my friend didn't tell me about a really amazing Middle Eastern restaurant called Ziggurat, I would never have known this place. Co-owned by the former architect-turned-restaurateur of Al-Jazeerah fame, Butch comes out of Quezon City into the heart of expat land, Makati Avenue. I think now he has a better, more appreciative audience.

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Ancient Arrangements
 Preview Magazine, November 2004

Chic dining rooms can be so stiff. For a little more intimacy, head to the dimly-lit Ziggurat, where thick pillows are used in lieu of chairs. The fledgling establishment, named after the step pyramids of worship in Mesopotamia, offers a mix of Indian, Mediterranean, African, and Middle Eastern cuisine.

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