Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 February 2014

Kaya Energy Bar & Design Accra: Ghana gets its first luxury raw food restaurant.....







 
 





Paulina says: The weather in London has been a nightmare, my little man now has the beginnings of a cold, -still I mustn't grumble, -there are many in the UK truly suffering with floods et al.

Anyways I was talking to La Accra socialite last night and she mentioned that she was very cross with me -with regards to my lack of forthcoming post(s) about that new plastic surgery place in Accra Ghana -she wants me to post it before someone else does!!!

Again I had to let Ms Jagger-jagger know that I took precious timeout from my tight-over-fraught schedule to message said plastic surgery place ---to ask to speak to its founding surgeon and at least
four happy customers/clients for me to interview etc, -and they failed to get back to me -and as I 've stated here on Ghana Rising Blog in the past, -I will not post something as serious as a plastic surgery on La blog without having some real facts....and testimonials.

Still, La Accra socialite reminded me about the newly opened chichi Kaya Energy Bar & Design Accra, -known locally by Accra's style elite and expat community as Kaya, and informed me that they had now uploaded images onto their FB fan page -very good!!!

Its soooooooooo important for all businesses to have a FB page -even more sooo than a website -at timessss. The honest-to-goodness truth is that I'm contacted daily by businesses who 'get the power of La Ghana Rising blog post' but ------I tend to only write about 10% of said businesses as I often don't understand what they are selling, -one,  -and two, ---most don't have up-to-date websites and the few that do, -the website are utter rubbish!!! Thus, I tend to prefer FB, its free after all.. -Plus, all said businesses have to do, is update their fan page daily ---but this also -is very difficult for some!!!

Anywaysssss, La Accra socialite is raving about Kaya and its trendy-new-to-Ghana-and-Africa-green-credentials...


According to La Accra socialite, Accra's urbanites have been crying out for somewhere uber elegant, well elegant enough for them to take their visiting friends (the likes of you and me), a venue that understands that the 'world of the fashionable and the fabulous' no longer do sugar but raw food -and Kaya is that with bells on!!!

Apparently Kaya, -a contemporary concept bar-and-restaurant-come-chic-design-furniture-and lifestyle-store (they are selling most of the quality elegant furniture you see in the photos above) -is the place to be if you want true exclusivity and beautifully prepared healthy food, including raw food as we have already established (though I can't quite see the likes of my father going in for all that raw food stuff) -in the most serene, gorgeous surroundings in Accra's chic Cantonment postcode. ...and you know what, I can't wait to check out it...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the haute folks behind this 'green' venture and gorgeous venue for adding more icing to Ghana's burgeoning sexy lifestyle cake... For more info about Kaya (Energy Bar & Design Accra) visit: http://kayaenergybaranddesign.com/ &
https://www.facebook.com/KayaGhana


 

More Info:

Raw Food Restaurant, Nature Shop & Gallery

Description:
Kaya Energy Bar & Design is a conscious life-style concept of blending a bar, raw food restaurant and designer show-room, offering furniture, textiles, jewellery, cosmetics, super-foods and other products of natural and organic origin.

In beautifully decorated showroom, terraces and gardens (see attached pictures), KAYA serves natural and healthy drinks, all prepared with fresh fruit, vegetables, organic seeds and super-foods.

A raw food menu (first of that kind in Africa) is created by Green Chef Darko Juric. Why eat raw food? Cooking is the major factor that destroys the vitality and essential nutrients in the food. Eating our food raw improves our health and well-being.
 
 



**Credit: All photos come courtesy of Kaya Energy Bar & Design Accra
 

Monday, 18 April 2011

Lifestyle: TalkofGhana.com keeps us up to date on all the hot happenings in Ghana












T.V presenter Jocelyn Dumas looking absolutely fabulous. One of Ghana Rising’s favourite Ghanaian style Icons…



Signer and fashion designer, Mimi Divalish looking fabulous with her newly short blonde tresses…. Go girl


Ghana Rising favourite, blogger Noelle Bonner (http://fashionfixxation.wordpress.com/) is wearing a one shoulder Herve Leger dress, a silver Tory Buch Lizard handbag and Steve Madden Caryssa platform pumps -absolutely fabulous





Model Sermira Adams looking lovely...








I’m going to be brutally honest, I haven’t always liked http://www.talkofgh.com/ or the way it functioned or some of its photos -but its ‘GMA's (Walk It Out ) images -above have warmed the cockles-of-my-heart.

Its so difficult as a blogger blogging about Ghana -whose real interests lays in fashion, beauty, society, the bright young things of Ghana, popular culture, art/culture, Ghana’s night life, GH lifestyle etc -to be soo limited in hot news/texts/images etc because I’m based in London and not Accra. Also its doubly difficult when the few who are hot in Ghana don’t share/write/blog about what’s really happening in Accra etc. Plus the few, bar Ameyaw Debrah -who do report on apparent ‘hot happenings in Ghana -are sooo not hot or current or even on-trend that it’s a shame. Anyway, its been a joy to stumble across the above images via my facebook page. Because its not often -you get useable, on-trend photos coming out of Ghana -or lovely images that show -us in the Diasporas -that even though Ghana is very much a third world country, surrounded by craziness/sadness/uprising on two sides of its borders -things are business as usual in GH -Amen.

A big up to all the lovely ladies above and a big thank you to TalkofGhana -keep up the good work -I’ll most definitely be keeping an eye on your website and photos via your facebook page. To see all the above photos and more visit: http://www.talkofgh.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/talkofgh &
http://twitter.com/talkofgh

Sunday, 20 March 2011

Luxury Life in Ghana is covered in Fashizblack March/April 2011 Luxury Issue….




Uber lush Fashizblack March/April 2011 Luxury Issue is out now and has a fabulous piece about Luxury life in Ghana by yours truly. This bi-monthly online glossy dedicated to fashion, beauty and culture by and for the Black Community is a must read! You can check this issue and many more at: http://fashizblack.com/ ….Enjoy xx

Sunday, 28 February 2010

Lifestyle: LUXE Ghana...



"LUXE Concierge & Consulting is an American based company who focuses on delivering essential services to African residents, expats, jetsetters, foreign business personnel, and leisure travelers visiting the continent.

With years of experience in West Africa and abroad, we provide you with the epitome of great service, personnel, and goods. We turn your corporate life from stressful to relaxed and your personal life from basic to extravagant. Additionally, we are the most affordable luxury that you will ever find.

LUXE's goal is to provide Ghana's high end consumer market with the availability to buy or have any service/good that they are willing to pay for. LUXE wants to diminish the need to wait long periods of time, pay high fees, and have to settle for less. Our ultimate desire is to make the lives of individuals in West Africa hassle free and the availability."  www.luxegh.com

For those of you who know the luxurious benefits of Concierge services –you too will be as excited as I am about LUXE Ghana! I haven’t seen their portfolio, –and thus I don’t really know what services they truly provide, -or cater for –but its promises some seriously decadent packages [the type I’m going to need very soon]. For more information about their services and membership packages please visit: http://www.luxegh.com/

**Note: It’s very important to meet, greet and see the work of any Concierge provider –you are interested in. Yes you maybe busy, busy but these services are costly [membership is paid for annually] –and you don’t want to end up paying lots of money to join a 'club' that only provides; catering or nightclubbing services [trust me -it happens]. Most Concierge Services should be able to cover: property rental, make hotel reservations, order and send flowers [on demand], book flights, taxi reservation, Home Services [repair, cleaning, installations etc], assist with –appointments, shopping, find you a doctor, find you a dentist -24 hours a day, 7 days of the week etc. Yep, the possibilities should be endless, -so it’s vital to check them out -paaa ….….…x



Saturday, 6 February 2010

Lifestyle: Ghana voted ‘Best Place for a Funeral’


"No. 6 ..Funerals here can last for days, with mouners in lavish robes and wooden coffins carved into shapes symbolising your life or dreams. Perhaps they do one in the shape of a Prada bag?" Elle magazine..

A couple of years ago, –British Elle magazine voted Ghana –the best place to hold a funeral in their ‘Elle’s hot 21’......I agree, just check out the coffins..what a fabulous way to go..... x

Friday, 31 July 2009

Lifestyle: Time Out Accra



"The very first edition of Time Out's Accra for Visitors is your essential guide to the best bars, finest restaurants, coolest shops and must-see sights in Ghana's thrilling capital. Time Out's team of local writers has scoured the city to reveal Accra's greatest hits and exciting hidden delights. When the city becomes too sticky, then our correspondents around the country have suggested the best beaches, national parks and trips out of town. Whether visiting for pleasure or business, on a budget or on an expenses account, Accra for Visitors has it covered. Don't visit Ghana without it." www.timeout.com

I am loving it. Buy it online at:http://www.timeout.com/shop/travel-magazines/accra-for-visitors-2009.html