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  Mama Matto: another Italian restaurant in Dubai?

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  From the creators of Iris and Indie, comes a home-grown Italian restaurant in Dubai, Matto in the Oberoi. Replacing Umai, the hotel’s Far-Eastern concept, Matto translates to 'crazy', aptly named given this is the first...

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  Does The Lighthouse show the way to casual, comfort dining?

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  Finding my way to Dubai Design District, or D3 as it's lovingly called, is a challenge in itself and not being able to see The Lighthouse is ironical. I lay the blame on bad signage in a new free...

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  Does Weslodge Saloon elevate American cuisine?

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  The Old Wild West has landed in Dubai in the form of Weslodge Saloon, a Canadian restaurant import mirroring a long gone era of the Western United States. Except that this 'saloon' is...

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  A new Peruvian restaurant in Dubai: Garden

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  Would a gift of US$50,000 entice you to open your own restaurant in Dubai? It’s mere pocket money really but it can pave the way for local talent to develop their own concepts. And that’s exactly...

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  Bombay Brasserie: does Dubai need another Indian restaurant?

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  Another new Indian restaurant opens in Dubai - does this town need one more? With the vibrant variety of Indian restaurants here - from low cost...

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  How does Far-Eastern Umai at Oberoi Dubai fare?

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  On a high, literally, from cocktails at Dubai’s new sexy rooftop bar Iris, we head downstairs for dinner with two restaurants in mind. First, Ananta, the Oberoi’s Indian but it’s eerily quiet with no sense of place. Surely...

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  Tong Thai – spicy enough?

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  Dubai; I am back again. I, well actually we, follow the hostess as we pass one private dining booth after another, with the most beautiful ornate Thai art adorning the walls. A glorious neon orange-fronted bar...

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  Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar – traditional or fusion Indian?

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  Since I interviewed Atul Kochhar last year at Taste of Dubai when he also showed us how to make sea bass curry, I've been longing for his Indian restaurant, Rang Mahal to open at the newish JW Marriott Marquis Dubai...

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  A steakhouse in the world’s tallest hotel

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  I am slowly but surely working my way through the restaurants at the world’s tallest hotel, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai on the Sheikh Zayed. Out of the six currently open, FooDiva's starting with the highest...

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