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Gaggan Anand’s new restaurant. Plus a culinary travel guide to Bangkok.
1 commentI first met maverick chef Gaggan Anand six years ago in Dubai, when I interviewed him at a pop-up here. His irreverence and wit were refreshing, and his...
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Culinary travel guide to South Africa: Cape Town and the Winelands
Share your commentsI recently returned to South Africa after my first visit 17 long years ago. A trip postponed by a year thanks to Omicron border closures. Thankfully, despite...
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AUSTRALIA: Where to eat in Sydney, Blue Mountains and Noosa
Share your commentsMy third visit to the land down under, Australia. This time, for three weeks, soaking up Sydney for Mr S’ birthday bashes in his home city – as well as...
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Where to eat in Estonia: A FooDiva culinary travel guide
Share your commentsEstonia’s delicious dietary staple, fermented rye ‘black’ bread is reason enough to visit this northern Baltic country and EU member. That, and the fact that this nation is...
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Where to eat in Sri Lanka: a FooDiva culinary travel guide
Share your commentsI was asked on Instagram for the name of the tour guide who organised my recent trip to Sri Lanka. That's me. I always do my own research through guide books, online, and most...
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Where to eat and drink in Athens: A FooDiva culinary guide to Greece
Share your commentsWithin just one hour of strolling around the streets of downtown Athens, mask-free, a huge weight lifted off my shoulders – and I could finally breathe...
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India: a culinary travel guide
Share your commentsI returned from India with stomach intact and no Delhi belly, but sans voice, courtesy of tremendous smog in the north. A good job this isn’t a podcast. I learnt my tummy lesson on my first visit 18 years...
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Should you visit Saudi Arabia now?
Share your commentsUnless you’ve been living in a cave over the last few months, the news that Saudi Arabia is opening up has made headline news around the world - thanks to a country’s marketing machine in overdrive with...
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Where to eat in Tbilisi, Georgia
2 commentsI must be the last person in Dubai to visit Tbilisi - Georgia’s capital. For the last few years, foodie friends and restaurant industry folk have returned raving about fragrant food and an 8,000 year old wine culture.
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