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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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Can Alici bring a taste of the Amalfi coast to Dubai?
Share your commentsItalian food has to be one of my favourite cuisines. The versatility of its native ingredients combined with the simplicity of its cooking style, intrigue me in a way that no other food culture does. This intrigue brings me to new
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Luigia Dubai: a pizzeria where quality AND quantity rule
Share your commentsA new licensed Italian restaurant in Dubai boasts a menu with 33 pizzas, and that excludes five calzone dishes. Couple that with feedback from foodie friends raving about the pizza is...
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Mama Matto: another Italian restaurant in Dubai?
1 commentFrom 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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Is Il Borro a tasty Tuscan treat?
3 commentsThe new Il Borro Tuscan Bistro tucked away in Madinat Jumeirah's Al Naseem hotel in Dubai has been imported from the Ferragamo family's sprawling estate in Tuscany. Does it stay true to its roots serving regional Tuscan...
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The Artisan by Enoteca Pinchiorri: refined, casual, or both?
5 commentsThe Artisan by Enoteca Pinchiorri is the new Dubai-based wing of Florence’s famous three Michelin-starred Enoteca Pinchiorri. The Artisan is not...
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Is Cipriani anything more than pricey pizza?
3 comments"The secret of Cipriani isn't about what can be seen or touched, but what can be felt and sensed. It is intangible but palpable. It can't be patented, but even after eighty-two years it hasn't been...
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Does Heinz Beck’s new casual restaurant in Dubai offer a taste of Italy?
1 comment“It’s like Eataly,” enthuses my dining companion as we meander into Taste of Italy, chef Heinz Beck’s first foray into casual dining at Dubai's Galleria...
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Is Bice Mare an Italian job well done?
6 commentsSo why did this restaurant review lead the pack to win a dream gourmet holiday to Italy this summer, courtesy of a Bice Mare competition? Here's what our judges have to say...
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