Culinary Arts Meets Fashion: Tanqueray Showtime Takes Over Zereniti House
Tanqueray held its second edition of Tanqueray Showtime, an intimate, all-inclusive gin experience set for 25th April 2026 at Zereniti House in Limuru. Following a successful debut in December 2025, the platform continued to explore the convergence cocktail culture, gastronomy, and contemporary fashion in Kenya’s evolving social scene. This second edition was themed “Botanical and Blush”, Showtime […]
Plating Identity: How Chef Kim Kiarie is Transforming African Fine Dining
For Kiarie, food is not just sustenance but also storytelling. Each dish is an argument against the idea that African cuisine cannot belong in the fine dining conversation I sit across from Kim Kiarie as he gently places what looks like a sculpted story in front of me, an egg, but not quite the egg […]
Down the Rabbit Hole: A Tribute to Fatherhood
This dish draws on Chef Kim’s sense of loss, growing up in Nairobi when while growing up he listened to his father’s boyhood stories when he and his peers with their dogs hunted hares, deer and guinea fowl out in the forests in and around Ngata Farm, Nakuru County. These adventures, filled with laughter and […]
Chemsha: A Celebration of Local Heritage
Chemsha is inspired by Chef Kim’s teenage years, when his uncle introduced him to a local joint in Nairobi’s CBD. It was here that he experienced Tumbukiza, a traditional dish of slow-simmered meat on the bone, served in a hearty, herb-infused broth. At 5 Senses, Chemsha pays homage to this memory. This elevated version features […]
Banana Textures: A Story of Love and History
This dish is a tribute to a chapter of Chef Kim’s life, inspired by someone who introduced him to the world of plantain. In 2013, she shared her love for plantain, reminiscing about her grandmother’s tradition of grilling sweet bananas for family gatherings. To honour this memory, Banana Textures was born—a medley of banana purée, […]