Scalini's La Dolce Notte brings chef Wesam Masoud to Palm Hills on 12 November

Scalini in Palm Hills, Sheikh Zayed, holds La Dolce Notte on Thursday 12 November from 8pm, an Italian dinner with chef Wesam Masoud and live music by Amir Kamel.

Scalini, the Italian restaurant, is holding a one-night dinner called La Dolce Notte at its Palm Hills branch in Sheikh Zayed on Thursday 12 November, CairoScene reported on 9 November.

The night is built around a guest chef: Wesam Masoud, the Egyptian chef and television presenter, joins the Scalini kitchen for the evening. The dinner is Italian, in keeping with the restaurant, and comes with live music from Amir Kamel. The dishes on the night's menu have not been published.

Guest chef nights like this one are a way for restaurants in West Cairo to give regulars a reason to book on a weeknight, and Thursday, the start of the Egyptian weekend, is the night most of them choose. This one falls on the second night of the Cairo International Film Festival, so plan the evening around the traffic if you are coming from the other side of the city.

The dinner starts at 8pm. The price per person has not been announced. Reservations are taken through the link in the bio of Scalini Egypt's Instagram account, which is the place to ask about the menu, the price and whether a table for a group is still free. It is a single night, so book ahead: places at chef dinners in Zayed usually go before the day.

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