Sip & Savor at Villa Mabrouka: Moroccan Cuisine in Tangier; Breakfast at Villa Mabrouka; Traditional Moroccan Dishes to Try; Mohammed's Moroccan Mint Tea Recipe; The Story Behind Villa Mabrouka; From Yves Saint Laurent to Jasper Conran; Dining in the Gardens of Villa Mabrouka; Planning a Private Event at Villa Mabrouka
Sip & Savor
Dining
An all-day menu of light, seasonal dishes emphasizes market-fresh Mediterranean ingredients. From daily caught fish and seafood, served simply grilled, as a crispy fritto misto or in a light bouillabaisse broth, to locally grown fruit and vegetables transformed into crisp, flavorful salads, refreshing side dishes, delicious desserts, and soothing sorbets, everything, including traditional French breads and Moorish sweet biscuits, is prepared in-house.
Past and Present:
Once the secluded sanctuary of fashion legends Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, Villa Mabrouka respects the spirited details left behind by Saint Laurent and Bergé while reflecting Conran’s very personal desire to imbue the hotel and gardens with the feeling of a warm, elegant home.
Conran’s vision has embraced the clean-lined simplicity of the house’s 1940s modernist architecture while bringing to it the quiet eccentricity and traditional service of an English country house, the yesteryear romance and magic of the Riviera’s early 20th century golden era of travel, as well as Conran’s contemporary taste for refined understatement and exquisite craftsmanship.
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors allow a dazzling natural light to flood through the house’s generously proportioned rooms and across sweeping terraces, connecting the interiors with the verdancy of the gardens and the bright blues of Tangier’s glittering sea and sky outside. It brings to Villa Mabrouka an easy, comfortable airiness, the perfect backdrop for Conran’s elegant approach to design that brings together the softness of flowing voile curtains, intricate fretwork, brass hardware, and veined marble, with the tactility of rattan, mother-of-pearl marquetry, leather, and reed rugs, antique embroideries, and ancient tiles.
Private Events:
Villa Mabrouka is a warm and inviting setting for dinners, parties, and family occasions. The Gazebo, with its hand-painted interior, is set above the pool and overlooks the lawn and gardens, accommodating up to 8 people. Up to 12 people can be seated in the Pavilion D’Été with its open fire and view onto the pool, lawns, and garden.”
(Article courtesy Villa Mabrouka website, photos Paris House)
Sip & Savor: Villa Mabrouka
Sip & Savor:
Villa Mabrouka
Our lunches and dinners at Villa Mabrouka were outstanding. Here is a sampling of our favorites on the menu.
Delicious Moroccan breakfast
Breakfast Villa Mabrouka
Amlou Moroccan almonds honey argon oil
Moroccan packages
1000 hole pancake
Shakshuka: onions, peppers, and tomatoes; add eggs on top.
Khlii- a traditional beef confit
Lunch: Smoked aubergine, Fried zucchini, White wine from Morocco
Dinner: chicken and puff pastry with prunes and honey, Orange dessert, Moroccan Tea
Savoring Tangier
Sip & Savor:
Mohammed's tea recipe from the hotel
Preparation
Green tea leaves in a teapot
Add hot water, swirl, and pour out.
Do this 2 times.
Then add water for a third time and pour into a glass over the mint.
If you prefer sugar, add sugar to the first water.
Additional Reading
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