WHEN Jim Gurfein started his Internet company, Restaurant Row.com, here in 1994, his premise was simple.
"So when you start introducing things like e-mail, Internet access, restaurant options or anything like that, the risk goes up".
Mischler, who is Swiss, has an MBA and worked briefly as a banker before spending a bit over a year in Asia with Rocket Internet's restaurant delivery startup, Foodpanda, where he was the global COO.
Local jihadists claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings of Internet cafes, restaurants, pharmacies and women's hair salons in Gaza in recent years.
Dili is a boom town, dotted with shops, internet cafés, restaurants, building-supply stores not to mention the calming presence of UN vehicles and international police officers.
But after the elections in 2006, militant jihadists began attacks against Israel and also against Internet cafes, restaurants and women's hair salons in Gaza, places they saw as being at odds with their deeply conservative interpretation of Islam.
As we drove up from the airstrip 28 years later, at first it seemed unrecognisable: a boom town of 25,000 people with stores of all kinds, hotels, internet cafes, restaurants and impressive public buildings.
Obviously, you can't eat food over the Internet, so restaurants will always have a high local coefficient.
Siri can help to search the internet, find restaurants and all sorts but did you know that it can even be quicker than some of the apps on your phone.
With the internet, many restaurants and hotels have their menu online which makes the job a lot easier, but you can also phone in advance to making a booking to find out what can the kitchen do for you and your guests.
