Cairo Food Week started at the Grand Egyptian Museum, and while the spotlight will inevitably fall on the global chefs and one-of-a-kind dinners, Palm Hills plays host to an array of dinners and culinary experiences. As the festival’s largest district partner, Palm Hills is using its West Cairo venues as a space for cross-cultural encounters, and the results look as ambitious as the festival itself.The centrepiece is the King’s Feast, curated by Alchemy Experience. Inspired by the Nile and Palm Hills’ new project, Jirian Palm Hills, the King’s Fest dinner plays with a “Between Two Banks” theme: fresh fruit piled to the east, fermented and preserved flavours to the west. It’s both a reflection on the river as a source of life and a meditation on how Egypt’s food culture straddles time with ancient preservation techniques alongside fresh abundance.Beyond the museum, Palm Hills is hosting a series of four exclusive dinners at the West District. At Scalini, Michelin-starred chef Paolo Griffa joins chef Mohamed Alaa to put Italian and Egyptian flavours under the sharp light of fine dining. Izakaya pairs third-culture cooking from Solemann Haddad and Martin Rodriguez, stretching Japanese and Peruvian technique across Egyptian ingredients. Cantina by Olivo is where New York’s Billy Durney fires up his legendary barbecue, flanked by Cairo’s own Dina Hosny and Hazem Abdelghany. Meanwhile, Mamina stages dinners with international chefs Riccardo Forapani, Fayçal Bettioui, and Erwan Laurenceau.The Nile will set the stage for Journey on The Nile, a private cocktail reception aboard the new Shemu Boat, hosted by Sage Experience. The following night, Sachi Park St. will host a 4-hands dinner by Chef Reif Othman and Ali Ghadban, followed by an after-party, both experiences powered by Palm Hills and Jirian Palm Hills.

The partnership is at the root of an elevated living experience in Egypt, one where a culture of hospitality and gastronomy is woven into the urban fabric. A Sheikh Zayed district with a taste of the Nile, and a West Cairo hub where lifestyle and heritage flow together. This week, it’s also the table where worlds meet.