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Designed to live in
As kitchens become increasingly central to modern living, homeowners are seeking more than visual impact alone. They want spaces that function beautifully, adapt intuitively, and feel genuinely comfortable to live in. At DINO FINO, this philosophy shapes every stage of the design journey, where intelligent planning and personalised collaboration come together to create kitchens designed … <a href="https://served.mt/designed-to-live-in/">Continued</a>
Caramelised Bacon + Poached Egg
Prep Time: 45 mins – Cook Time: 20mins – Serves 1 Ingredients For the Caramelised Bacon For the BBQ Mayo Sauce For the Mixed Salad To Serve Method Caramelised Bacon Sauté the bacon in a frying pan until lightly golden. Add the sugar and cook until caramelised, then add the honey, smoked paprika and black pepper. Toss until well coated. … <a href="https://served.mt/caramelised-bacon-poached-egg/">Continued</a>
Golden Scramble + Grilled Sausage
By Chef Faisal – Prep Time: 30 mins – Cook Time: 10 mins – Serves 1 Ingredients For the Scrambled Egg For the Truffle Garlic Sauce For the Grilled Sausage To Serve Method Scrambled Egg Whisk all the ingredients together. Melt the butter in a non-stick frying pan over a low heat, add the eggs and cook gently, folding slowly until … <a href="https://served.mt/golden-scramble-grilled-sausage/">Continued</a>
Velvety fennel soup
By Chef Faisal – Prep Time: 1 hour – Cook Time: 20 mins – Serves 1 Light, fragrant and beautifully smooth, this elegant fennel soup is delicate in flavour yet comforting in texture. Ingredients For the Vegetable Stock For the Fennel Soup To Serve Method Vegetable Stock Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer gently over a low heat … <a href="https://served.mt/velvety-fennel-soup/">Continued</a>
Fennel + roasted beetroot salad
Beetroot and fennel. Earth and anise. A salad that knows exactly what it is. By Chef Faisal – Prep Time: 25 mins – Cook Time: 25 mins – Serves 1 Ingredients For the Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette For the Roasted Beetroot To Serve Method Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette Whisk all the ingredients together until smooth and emulsified. Roasted Beetroot Toss the beetroot with … <a href="https://served.mt/fennel-roasted-beetroot-salad/">Continued</a>
Why Wild Fennel Signals the Start of a New Cooking Season
There is a particular quality to summer light in Malta. It arrives early, stays long, and changes the way everything feels , including the way we want to eat. Heavy sauces disappear. The appetite simplifies. And growing freely across the Maltese countryside, wild fennel is one of the ingredients that makes most sense right now. … <a href="https://served.mt/why-wild-fennel-signals-the-start-of-a-new-cooking-season/">Continued</a>
An Inspiring Evening with Gordon Guillaumier at FORM
Designers, architects, and design enthusiasts gathered at the FORM showroom on Valley Road, Msida, for an intimate conversation with internationally acclaimed Maltese designer Gordon Guillaumier. Recognized for his refined and thoughtful approach to product and interior design, Guillaumier shared reflections on his professional path — from his formative years as a design student to the … <a href="https://served.mt/an-inspiring-evening-with-gordon-guillaumier-at-form/">Continued</a>
Kaomai Museums + Tea Barn: Breathing New Life into Chiang Mai’s Tobacco Heritage
Pava Architects’ Award-Winning Adaptive Reuse Transforms an Industrial. In the heart of Chiang Mai, a forgotten tobacco estate has been reborn as a cultural landmark where history, ecology, and architecture intertwine. Designed by PAVA Architects, the Kaomai Museums and Tea Barn reimagines a 68-year-old tobacco processing plant into a serene space for learning, gathering, and reflection. The … <a href="https://served.mt/kaomai-museums-tea-barn-breathing-new-life-into-chiang-mais-tobacco-heritage/">Continued</a>
The Art of Gathering with Onika
Architect and tablescape designer, Onika’s founder Lucy Cachia Caruana brings an architectural eye for form, scale, and storytelling to the world of hosting. In this thoughtful conversation, she shares how her design background, love of travel, and passion for connection shape the beautifully curated experiences she creates around the table. Your career began in architecture. … <a href="https://served.mt/the-art-of-gathering-with-onika/">Continued</a>
Creamy Broccoli Soup
Prep/Cook time: 30min, Serves: 1 There are few things as soothing as a warm bowl of soup on a cool evening, and this creamy broccoli soup is exactly the kind of recipe that proves simple ingredients can produce something extraordinary. Built on a base of puréed blanched broccoli and celery, it delivers a velvety texture and a naturally … <a href="https://served.mt/creamy-broccoli-soup/">Continued</a>
Citrus-infused Shrimp Rice
Prep/Cook time: 35min, Serves: 1 Ingredients Shrimp marination: 150 g shrimp, 5 ml olive oil, ¼ tsp smoked paprika, ½ tsp garlic powder, 1 pinch Italian seasoning, 1 pinch sea salt, and 1 pinch black pepper powder (about 1/8 tsp). Blood orange sauce: 100 ml blood orange juice, 5 g butter, 1 small garlic clove, chopped (about 2 … <a href="https://served.mt/citrus-infused-shrimp-rice/">Continued</a>
Champagne on the table. how to serve, pour + celebrate like a pro
There’s a certain magic that arrives with December, and with it comes the season’s most elegant ritual: opening a bottle of Champagne to welcome guests to the table. Yet the true art of serving Champagne, whether it’s a festive non-vintage or a refined vintage like Bollinger’s La Grande Année, lies not in theatrics, but in … <a href="https://served.mt/champagne-on-the-table-how-to-serve-pour-celebrate-like-a-pro/">Continued</a>
Figs stuffed with ricotta, orange, pecans and maple syrup
By Eunice Muscat – Prep Time: 15min – Serves 4–6 Ingredients 8–10 fresh ripe figs, ½ cup ricotta cheese, zest of 1 orange, 1–2 tsp fresh orange juice, ¼ cup toasted pecans, finely chopped, 2–3 tsp maple syrup plus extra for drizzling, 1 pinch cinnamon or nutmeg (optional), fresh mint leaves for garnish (optional), and sea salt flakes for finishing … <a href="https://served.mt/figs-stuffed-with-ricotta-orange-pecans-and-maple-syrup/">Continued</a>
Tropical Power Bowl
By Chef Faisal – Prep time: 45mins, Cook time: 5mins, Serves: 1 Ingredients Mango delight sauce: 60 ml mango purée, 2 ml lemon juice, 10 g sugar, and 1 pinch sea salt. Creamy cheese roll: 50 g cream cheese, 10 ml heavy cream, 5 ml honey, 1 pinch lime zest, 5 g chopped raisins, and 3 g chopped pistachio. Cranberry caviar: … <a href="https://served.mt/tropical-power-bowl/">Continued</a>
Granola crowned panna cotta
By Chef Faisal – Prep Time: 2 hrs – Cook Time: 5mins – Serves 1 Ingredients Panna cotta: 65 g cooking cream, 55 g white sugar, 1 ml coffee essence, ½ sheet gelatin, and 60 g Greek yogurt. Fig granola: 50 g oats, 12 g dried fig, diced, 10 g black raisins, 2 g dried pomegranate, 7 g crushed pistachio, 2 g … <a href="https://served.mt/granola-crowned-panna-cotta/">Continued</a>
Easy Shrimp Oven Bakes
If you’re craving something a little more playful, these mini shrimp bakes deliver. Rich with creamy mayo, a hint of sriracha heat, and a perfectly golden rice base, they strike that irresistible balance between comfort and sophistication. Ideal for sharing, snacking, or impressing your next dinner guest. By Eunice Muscat – Prep time: 20min – Serves: 3 Ingredients (makes approximately … <a href="https://served.mt/easy-shrimp-oven-bakes/">Continued</a>
Zucchini salad with pecans, parmesan + mustard vinaigrette
Fresh, vibrant, and full of texture, this zucchini ribbon salad brings together crisp ribbons of zucchini, toasted pecans, salty olives, and shavings of parmesan, all tied together with a tangy mustard vinaigrette. It’s quick to prepare and perfect for summer dining. By Eunice Muscat – Cook/Prep time: 30min – Serves: 2 / 4 Ingredients For the salad: 2 medium … <a href="https://served.mt/zucchini-salad-with-pecans-parmesan-mustard-vinaigrette/">Continued</a>
Amberjack kinilaw with infused coconut milk, pico de gallo + mango
Ingredients For the fish: 300 g (10 oz) sashimi-grade amberjack, diced into small cubes, ¼ cup fresh calamansi juice or lime juice, and ½ tsp sea salt. For the infused coconut milk: ½ cup full-fat coconut milk, 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, thinly sliced, 1 small red chilli or ½ bird’s eye chilli, sliced, 1 … <a href="https://served.mt/amberjack-kinilaw-with-infused-coconut-milk-pico-de-gallo-mango/">Continued</a>
The Shape of Taste
Enjoying wine is about far more than what’s in the bottle. From the first swirl to the final sip, the right glassware can elevate an ordinary pour into a sensory experience. A well-chosen glass not only flatters the wine but also unveils its full story, its aroma, flavour, intensity, length, and texture. Why shape matters … <a href="https://served.mt/the-shape-of-taste/">Continued</a>
Corn + Cluck Cups
By Chef Faisal – Prep Time: 30mins – Cook Time: 5mins – Serves 1 Ingredients Chicken and corn marinade: 50 g chicken breast, diced, 50 g sweet corn, 20 g corn flour, 10 ml pomegranate reduction, 1 pinch sea salt, 1 pinch black pepper powder, 1 pinch chicken stock powder, 1/8 tsp garlic powder, and ¼ tsp sweet paprika powder. Pomegranate … <a href="https://served.mt/corn-cluck-cups/">Continued</a>