Rabih Kayrouz

The casting of an ideal dinner at home?
Bring people together, introduce them to each other and offer them a great meal.

The gift you offer often?
I discovered lately that I like to offer stones: diamonds, a crystal, quartz, minerals ... There is something in the gesture of the stone which is quite beautiful, a certain energy and charm that I find exceptional. I used to offer flowers but the idea that the flowers tarnish and die makes me sad, the stones are immortal.

A music in your life?
I like silence. I do not need to fill the silence...

An encounter that striked you?
Many, and very touching each time. I love meeting people, I'm always open.

A luxury?
Taking my time. You know, it's like when we drive, we always have the choice between taking the highway to get to our destination quickly or taking the small roads and make nice discoveries. I prefer to give myself the luxury of this time. I take the small roads where I have the luxury of stopping. When I travel alone especially in Paris, I sometimes take my car and venture into the narrow streets. At that moment, luxury is really about taking the time. My new store concretizes this need to take advantage of the present time, I conceived it in the same vision of taking my time, that's my luxury.

Your favorite city?
The world is too big to have one favorite city.

A shopping address?
I like traditional souks.

Your favorite restaurant?
I love the real kitchens and the cooking of moms, so I'm not really a fan of restaurants.

Your walks?
I like to discover places off the beaten track, when I even arrive in Venice, the most touristic town, I really do circuits where I let myself get lost, not in typical places or tourist areas. I like to discover and I often try to live the experience of each city as locals live it, I lose myself in popular markets, neighborhoods, gardens…

Your cultural spots?
To discover a culture for me is to stay in a café and watch the locals go by. For example in Beirut, I find that walking on the waterfront is a lesson of culture and diversity. You can spend hours there, and you will spot chic women jogging with their driver waiting for them, as well as families with children playing and groups of friends who come to smoke their shisha. A melting pot that summarizies the Beirut culture.