FooDiva tidbits
Dubai; There’s one restaurant in Dubai that consistently delivers; 1. quality food at a reasonable price with a menu that continually evolves, 2. excellent service and no upselling thank goodness! and 3. breathtaking location overlooking the world’s highest fountains. It’s none other than Rivington Grill, my all-time Dubai favourite. It’s been operating for a little while, but I wanted to let FooDiva fans know they have recently added a ‘pie of the day’ dish, and when I dined there it was cottage pie. That’s a first for Dubai I believe, so other than my kitchen you need to head there for your British classic fix. I’ve also been known to pop into Rivington just for dessert and tea, so make sure you leave enough room for scrumptious puddings.
A venue that’s not widely publicised, but deserves a FooDiva mention is The Observatory at the Marriott Harbour Hotel. With a stunning location on the 52nd floor, the restaurant and bar offer panoramic 360 degree views of Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah and Sheikh Zayed. It has one of Dubai’s most inventive bar menus; try the baked camembert with thyme, butter chicken with paratha and trio of mini burgers.
I realise FooDiva only recently e-introduced you to Chef Maurizio, but I just had to share an impromptu Sunday supper in his very own kitchen. Starter was crab on a bed of endive (chicory) accompanied by very finely chopped celery and fennel, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Not only was there plenty of crab meat, but it was ever so juicy.
Maurizio's crab
And the piece de resistance, was no, not French, or Italian, but Spanish…red snapper on a bed of SO thinly sliced potatoes they were almost crisp-like, sun dried tomatoes, capers and black olives all baked in the oven, and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of black pepper. DIVINE! So much so I just had to have three servings of potatoes – no portion control diet for me that night.
Maurizio's red snapper with magical potatoes
Maurizio weaves similar magic in his kitchen practically every evening – try and blag yourselves an invite, or else am sure he wouldn’t mind sharing his recipes. (E: mauriziodubai@gmail.com M: +971 50 4282 289)
A bientot.
FooDiva. x
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