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A bientôt Chez Wam
Share your commentsI knew my cover would be blown. An open-plan kitchen with the chef patron on the pass in full view is a dead giveaway. However, I insist on paying the bill – hence you’re reading this review. Otherwise, what a waste of both my time and the restaurant’s...
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My Little Pink Lifestyle Book. A FooDiva Guide.
1 commentI turned 50 in April. And I realised that I have lived in Dubai for just under half of my life, moving here nearly 24 years ago. 27th August 1999, to be precise. Thanks to dining out for a living...
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Service versus food at L’Amo Bistro Del Mare
Share your commentsHot on the heels of the Michelin Dubai guide announcement with its fervent focus on the quality of food, I wonder how L’Amo Bistro Del Mare would fare under the steely guidelines of a...
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PODCAST: an interview with Michelin on the first Dubai guide
Share your commentsFinally. Likely one of Dubai's worst kept 'secrets' since rumours first surfaced over five years ago. The Michelin guide is coming to Dubai. In June this year. I first wrote...
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Where to eat vegan in Dubai
1 commentA guest post from local vegan advocate and co-founder of the Dubai Vegan Days community, Ananda Shakespeare, who delivers her verdict on Dubai’s top plant-based eateries. Whatever your...
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Dubai restaurants open for daytime dining over Ramadan – 2019
11 commentsFor the seventh year on the trot, our annual guide of independent non-hotel restaurants in Dubai open for daytime dining IN over Ramadan is here – including establishments...
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Is Osh worth the dosh?
Share your commentsThe latest opening at La Mer is a rather novel concept. Osh is a licensed Dubai restaurant that, according to the press release, serves modern Uyghur cuisine, a first for this emirate. Incidentally, the restaurant’s website makes no mention at all of the Uyghurs...
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10 new brunches in Abu Dhabi (2017/ 2018)
4 commentsWhen FooDiva asked me if I could select the best of Abu Dhabi's newly launched brunches, I was honoured, but daunted at following in the considerable...
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#DealDiva: Dubai dining deals for October and beyond
Share your commentsWhat compelling dining deals do we have in Dubai this month and beyond? Just a reminder this regular round-up is focused on evening and...
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