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  • 9Jun 2014
    Full English breakfast complete with The Times at Gillray's

    10 dining and drinking gems in London

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    As much as I prefer visiting cities that I’ve never set foot in before (am one of these peeps who rarely watches a movie twice), London is one destination I love returning to...

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  • 22May 2017
    Smoking Goat - London restaurants - Foodiva

    5 quirky and affordable London restaurants

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    London is one of the greatest food cities in the world. I don’t think there’s any need to qualify that with ‘arguably’. The range and quality of restaurants is simply world class. But there’s also...

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  • 15Jun 2016
    Dabbous Rhubarb Pudding - London restaurants - FooDiva

    London restaurants: where to dine, and where not to dine

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    As soon as my sister left Dubai for London last year, I started planning a holiday to the foggy city. Before then, most of my escapades to Europe...

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  • 15Apr 2013
    Harrods Food Hall - Photo credit to VisitBritain/ Juliet White

    10 London food and restaurant trends that Dubai should eat up – first course

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    London, like New York, Paris, Tokyo and perhaps even San Sebastian, is revered for its restaurant scene leading the way in global food trends. Whether it’s a Michelin-starred restaurant, pub grub or street food...

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  • 25Apr 2013
    The Wolseley - a cuppa of hot dark chocolcate fondant

    FooDiva’s top restaurant and foodie picks for London and beyond – second course

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    Earlier this month, I drummed on about restaurant and food trends in London that Dubai should eat up. Well looks like someone's taken note, as Peruvian restaurant, Coya will open in Dubai later this year (from the same guys who brought us Zuma and La Petite Maison)...

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  • 17May 2011

    FooDiva’s London Gastro Guide

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    I promised you an English capital restaurant round-up, so here’s FooDiva’s gastro guide to all things munchy in London - best distinguished by the times of day you get those tummy cravings. So go on, plan your summer holiday. [caption id="attachment_2179" align="alignright" width="300" caption="London's Millennium Bridge leading to St. Paul's Cathedral"]London's Millennium Bridge leading to St. Paul's Cathedral[/caption] Lunch The Providores and Tapa Room - smack bang on my favourite London street for cafe society and shopping; Marylebone High Street. The brainchild of two New Zealand chefs Peter Gordon and Michael McGrath of Sugar Club fame, the ground floor houses the casual cafe and bar, Tapa Room - not a typo, just takes its name from the huge, traditional Rarotongan Tapa wall cloth hanging. But they do serve Spanish tapas-like dishes. Up the creeky stairs sits The Providores, for formal white linen tablecloth dining. If you're in London on a weekend go for brunch; try the hot smoked salmon with two poached eggs and spinach on walnut toast with yuzu hollandaise. And a serving of grilled chorizo on the side. On a Sunday, potter along to the Farmers' Market just behind Waitrose on the high street.

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  • 2Mar 2011

    The Ivy Dubai will open early!

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    Dubai; There can’t be a more highly anticipated restaurant opening in Dubai than the famous British institution, The Ivy. FooDiva grabbed some time with Phil Broad, the Managing Director of Jumeirah Restaurants, who have the rights to develop a number of Caprice Holdings brands across MENA including The Ivy. As for when it will open, read […]

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  • 4Mar 2017
    Chef Virgilio Martinez - Dubai restaurants - Foodiva

    Meet chef Virgilio Martínez as he opens Lima Dubai

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    If you’re as addicted to Chef’s Table as I am, I bet you feel you already know the dashing and softly spoken Virgilio [pronounced Vir-hilio] Martínez Véliz. He tends to drop the surname. His...

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  • 9Jul 2014
    Mint Leaf of London - Dubai

    Mint Leaf of London…in Dubai – does it differentiate?

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    Indian restaurant concepts imported from London appear to be picking up steam here in Dubai. I am not quite...

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