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A decade after opening Marina Social for Jason Atherton, accomplished Scottish chef Tristin Farmer has returned to Dubai ...
The latest restaurant reviews from June 2015, including restaurants such as Eataly in Dubai and Bombay Brasserie, an Indian cuisine.
The hostess escorts us to our semi-banquette table, sandwiched so tightly between two tables, LPM-style, we can hear every word of the neighbouring conversation. I request another table for two ...
When the rumour mill started that Nusr-Et was set to open a restaurant in Dubai (at the Four Seasons), I couldn’t understand the appeal of a steakhouse import from Turkey. Don’t get me wrong, I relish ...
Dubai boasts a staggering 20,000 or so restaurants, but many go under the radar. This guide celebrates those gems, all homegrown concepts, that deserve more love from us. These low-key establishments ...
I give you the ninth edition of the annual FooDiva guide to top restaurants in Dubai. A record number of 45 homegrown, locally developed concepts have made the cut.
My annual Dubai restaurant guide celebrates its tenth edition, so with this milestone, change is afoot. The restaurants featured are those that I choose to frequent socially, some more often than ...
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FooDiva was recently invited to a private function to meet Anna Olson. Who is she you may ask, as I did? Well she’s pretty famous in Canada as a celebrity chef, presenting two syndicated TV programmes ...
When I heard that the ex-chef director of the sensation that is Dishoom, one of my go-to restaurants in the UK, had moved to Dubai to open his own concept, I had an inkling Khadak would impress.
Remember the ‘Where Chefs Eat’ doorstopper tome? Well I’ve always wanted to apply a similar news angle here in Dubai. So, inspired by this ingenious guidebook, I am launching a new monthly column ...