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  • Table 9's amuse bouche

    Table 9 at Hilton Dubai Creek – worth booking a table?

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    Dubai; Two months into opening and with promising reviews, FooDiva was looking forward with sky-high expectations I should add, to a Table 9 restaurant reservation at Hilton Dubai Creek. Now incase you're not familiar, we're talking about Scott Price's and Nick Alvis' new home-grown restaurant brand replacing Gordon Ramsay's Verre.

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  • Table 9

    Out with Gordon, in with Table 9; Meet Scott and Nick

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    Dubai; When this media invite landed in FooDiva’s inbox, my heart started racing. What were Scott Price and Nick Alvis up to? What about Gordon Ramsay? And why Mojo Gallery as the venue? A few days later, and two days before this press event, Gordon Ramsay announced he was pulling out of his Dubai restaurant.

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  • Voi at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray

    Voulez-vous Voi?

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    Dubai; Voi, I can’t begin to describe how eagerly I’ve been awaiting your opening. Ever since FooDiva reviewed your cousins, North Indian Amala and Turkish Lalezar at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray on the Palm, I’ve been counting the days…so a month into opening here’s our restaurant review.

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  • Hukama

    A Chinese fine dining experience at Hukama, plus a competition – brought to you by The Address Downtown Dubai

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    Dubai; You asked for more competitions FooDiva Friends, and to show we’re all ears, now’s your opportunity to win a three course dinner for two at Hukama, the Chinese fine dining restaurant at The Address Downtown Dubai. But first, what’s Hukama all about?

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  • Meet the man behind Gaucho Dubai’s restaurant opening next month. Plus how to cook a steak!

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    Dubai; We all love a new restaurant opening, don’t we? Well with Gaucho, the London-born Argentine restaurant concept opening in Dubai at DIFC in the first week of October, FooDiva met with chef turned operator, South African Ryan Hattingh, Gaucho’s International Operations Director to chat all things beef, why he won’t be dishing up Wagyu, the all-Argentine wine list, and plenty more. He even tells us how to cut, prepare and grill a steak!

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  • Italian tonight? Medzo at Wafi Restaurants

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    Dubai; We all have a favourite Italian, restaurant that is, and FooDiva's in her Bur Dubai years was Medzo at Wafi. It’s since reinvented itself (well over a year ago am ashamed to admit) with not just a new interior, but a complete menu revamp thanks to Nonna Chef and restaurant manageress Livia.

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  • La Petite Maison

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    Dubai; When I heard that the Nice-borne restaurant La Petite Maison had opened an eaterie in Dubai, FooDiva had to check it out. Famed for its Nicoise cuisine, and its signature salad of the same name, La Petite Maison has locations in London, Moscow and Nice of course. Located at DIFC’s Gate Village, the French restaurant […]

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  • Armani’s Amal

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    Dubai; Now you know FooDiva loves any excuse to take in Dubai’s magical fountains, so given I was heading to an event at Armani Prive (the hotel’s nightclub) last night, my guest and I thought we’d first try out their tapas and bubbles at the champagne bar. Well sadly not, the bar was closed for a private event…for Tom Cruise […]

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