She was born in Iran, had a career in Silicon Valley and has now moved to Belgium with her family. Layla talks about her life and the app Chef Koochooloo, made with the help of her daughter Delarai.

With Empanadas.be, restaurateur Edgar Carrasco has introduced Brussels to authentic Argentinean cuisine. Not only at the Sablon, where he is at the gourmet market every Thursday, but also through ...

In cities all over the world, citizens come together once a month to defend democracy. And thus also in Brussels, every second Wednesday of the month. "The nicest, most interesting or valuable parts ...

Fayçal and Antoine met four years ago and decided to set up Prose Studio together, focusing mainly on vintage, second-hand clothes that they source from various EU countries and beyond. "Vintage is ...

Le Nénuphar is one of the oldest Vietnamese restaurants in Brussels. Many years later, the same family opened restaurant Nénu. "Here at Nénu, the cuisine is modern Vietnamese. We look for strong ...

Leo Cendrowicz heads The Brussels Times magazine, which comes out five times a year and focuses on the foreign community in our country. "Thinking about policies really accelerated during the pandemic ...

Oud player Hussein Rassim moved from Baghdad to Brussels in 2015. His group Jaqâmaz released their first album this month: 'Terre Intime'. "Jaqâmaz consists of five musicians. It's a collective ...

We meet Gintaras Marijauskas, the chairman of the Lithuanian community in Belgium. "Around the year 2000, there were only about 100 Lithuanians living here. But with Lithuania's accession to the ...

Juliana Santos Wahlgren is originally from Rio de Janeiro and has lived in Brussels since 2006. She is a single mother of two children. Through various organisations, she has been actively working ...

She was born in Denmark to Vietnamese parents, but now Maria Truong lives in Brussels and works for the Belgian Vietnamese Alliance. "Even though I grew up in Denmark, at home everything was very ...

Dance classes that focus on feelings, expression and fun were already offered by Body Expressive Leuven. But since 2024 they also have classes in Brussels. "After a busy day, I channel my sadness ...

The leading South African artist, film-maker, and theatre director William Kentridge has been a welcome guest at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts since its early years. He now returns with the theatre ...