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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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Top 8 brunches in Dubai
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What has astounded me this year when researching Dubai's brunches for our annual round-up is the increase in new restaurants ALL rolling out brunches. This institution is no longer restricted to the big hotel chains, but independent restaurants are also jumping on the brunch bandwagon...
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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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Celebrity chefs dock into Dubai
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Over the next couple of weeks Dubai will welcome 33 celebrity guest chefs, of which 19 have restaurants with Michelin stars around the world. Now that’s no mean feat for our small fine dining out population, but a testament perhaps to the emirate’s rising status in the...
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Mama Matto: another Italian restaurant in Dubai?