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Masala Library: finally Indian food with the right dose of fusion?
Share your commentsFor those growing up in India in the 1980s, the legendary food columnist and gastronome Jiggs Kalra was a household name. His son and restaurateur, Zorawar Kalra, founded renowned...
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Masti: the first licensed restaurant at La Mer
Share your commentsThe new al fresco Meraas development in Dubai, La Mer, has opened its first licensed restaurant. Masti, which translates to ‘fun and mischief’, is another new ‘Indian restaurant’ for...
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Is Little Miss India hit or miss?
4 commentsMy experience with Indian restaurants in Dubai are hit and miss. I love punchy flavour, but I can’t, or rather my stomach can’t tolerate high doses of chilli spice. Digestion issues aside, I feel that, a little like truffle, extreme spice...
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Carnival by Tresind: finally the right dose of fusion?
1 commentIt used to be Indego by Vineet in the golden olden days, then there was Rang Mahal and Tresind, followed by Farzi Café – an ongoing effort in Dubai to make Indian cuisine more creative and contemporary, and now I hear...
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The Maharaja’s dungeon that is Jodhpur: make or break?
3 commentsHow often have you stepped into a dimly lit restaurant and walked down a winding staircase giving you an uncomfortable feeling that you are...
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Bombay Brasserie: does Dubai need another Indian restaurant?
6 commentsAnother 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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A warm welcome at Naya
7 commentsMy expectations for Naya, the new Indian restaurant in Dubai at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, weren't necessarily high. I'd read the launch PR from March, I'd skimmed through the online menu, and wasn't wholly convinced that...
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Tresind – is it very India?
20 commentsTresind, a compound word for ‘tres’ and ‘ind’ denoting ‘very India’ is a new Dubai restaurant open at the Radisson Royal Hotel on the Sheikh Zayed. On the contrary though, the restaurant’s marketing promotes the use of...
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Mint Leaf of London…in Dubai – does it differentiate?
13 commentsIndian restaurant concepts imported from London appear to be picking up steam here in Dubai. I am not quite...
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