My name is Mona Elshal. My food reflects who I am; a passionate Egyptian Mother and Dentist. Growing up, I loved sharing moments with my Mum in the kitchen. Now I have my own kitchen, it is my own private kingdom. My space for creativity and innovation, that allows me to
all about Mona
My name is Mona Elshal. My food reflects who I am; a passionate Egyptian Mother and Dentist. Growing up, I loved sharing moments with my Mum in the kitchen. Now I have my own kitchen, it is my own private kingdom. My space for creativity and innovation, that allows me to express my love, my skills and my passions.
Creating my meals is not justabout throwing things together, it is about taking each ingredient and adding my own magic touch so that the meal reflects who I am and my search for new adventures. Cooking gives me the chance to how the artist inside me through the planning, cooking, decorating and photography.I look forward to sharing my creations with you.
“A Recipe has no soul, you as the cook bring your soul to it”
about my food
I love to cook all kinds of food, but my favourite is Mediterranean. As an Egyptian who lives in the UK, I have always brought my Egyptian heritage into my food. I mix oriental Egyptian with English traditions to create new recipes and combinations. I love to share my cooking with my daughter and she adds her own beautiful touches and inspiration.
I am fascinated by the evolution of food and recipes and how the story of food and its origins connects people over time, across the world. I try to bring an element of this to you in my cooking and my meals.
“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.” Guy Fieri
Delicious roast duck with rice - ordered as a surprise for my partner on valentine's day - he was not disappointed and neither was I! We had mini Basbousa for dessert and these were also scrumptious. As there were only two of us we had duck left over, which made another tasty meal the next day as an egg fried rice dish - with some more Basbousa! Would thoroughly recommend Mona's food, extremely tasty.
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Jenny
1 reviews14 February 2021 12:13 pm
Simply superb - we had the Koshari , it was new to us- even though it's apparently classic Egyptian comfort food. So good: textures, the spiced tomato sauce and then the crispy onions 💥💥💥 - we loved every bite.The perfumed Basbousa are such a treat; we chose 12 tiny cakes and they are ( we've still got some to enjoy today) so perfect to finish up a feast with.We'll definitely be ordering again.
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Helen
2 reviews26 January 2021 6:54 pm
Oh my. Mona's food was delicious. A real treat to be able to taste her beautiful Duck and Basbousa. I cannot recommend Mona's food more highly. I have to say that the beautiful long rice that accompanied the duck was wonderful too. Her food has kept us going for two days too!! Thank you so much Mona. We would love to order again.
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Catherine Correia
1 reviews23 January 2021 11:13 pm
We had the Dawood Basha which was delicious and the delicate Basbousa, so fragrantly tasty with a hint of orange blossom and beautifully presented. Thank you Mona!
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Emma
1 reviews6 December 2020 11:12 pm
We ordered the chicken mandi and it was absolutely delicious. Very generous servings, beautifully spiced and so fresh. Cannot recommend highly enough. Home cooking at it’s finest!
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Jane
2 reviews30 October 2020 8:18 pm
We had the Koshari and Tandori chicken which was tender and tasty .All enjoyed very much. Thank you
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Sasha
2 reviews27 October 2020 12:31 pm
We ordered the Chicken Mandi. It was really delicious, I loved it. I can really recommend Mona's cooking!
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Rebecca
4 reviews21 October 2020 12:04 pm
Beautifully presented and delicious food! We really loved the Basbousa, and my husband felt very emotional eating Mona's harissa which reminded of him of his own mother's. I'm afraid I didn't get to try the Dawood Basha as it was gobbled up by the family too quickly! Very much recommended. Thank you Mona.
