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Is Lima just another Peruvian restaurant in Dubai or does it differ?
2 commentsDubai continues to amaze me as I discover that City Walk's new second phase now has licensed restaurants in the 'Gourmet Boulevard' courtyard (linked to the La Ville hotel). Lima...
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Meet chef Virgilio Martínez as he opens Lima Dubai
2 commentsIf you’re as addicted to Chef’s Table as I am, I bet you feel you already know the dashing and softly spoken Virgilio [pronounced Vir-hilio] Martínez Véliz. He tends to drop the surname. His...
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Is Ají hot on flavour and service?
2 commentsHow times are changing. Dubai can finally boast a beach and seafront location with licensed restaurants outside a hotel environment. Club Vista Mare on Palm Jumeirah developed by Nakheel sits on the eastern trunk...
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Ceviche: just another Peruvian restaurant?
2 commentsFor a Dubai market that is seeing an influx of Peruvian restaurant options, Ceviche caters to a more casual dining segment. Five months after opening, it remains non-licensed even though...
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Totora: it’s all about that waitress
13 commentsI am dining in a new Peruvian restaurant in Dubai (yes another one) at DIFC (yes…again). There’s no sign of any Peruvian waiters or Spanish-speaking staff for that matter...
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Mayta: better late than never?
8 comments18 months ago Dubai had no dedicated Peruvian restaurants (unless you count supper club The Act). Coya opened in December 2014, followed a few months later by The Garden, and now...
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Coya – the Peruvian trend takes off in Dubai (at a price)
16 commentsPeruvian food is currently having a bit of a moment. British supermarkets have started stocking ceviche [seh-vee-chey] on their shelves alongside...
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5 diversely different dining spots in Dubai
6 commentsFooDiva should be regaling you with waistline-friendly dining options given new year resolutions and all, but as an occasional believer in portion-control, gene management and exercise – all in moderation of course (my two mantras are Mireille Guiliano’s French Women Don’t Get Fat and Dr D’Adamo’s Genotype diet)...
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A hard act to follow?
18 commentsDubai; Stepping out of the lift on the 42nd floor, a swimming pool looms ahead. Where ARE we going? Thank goodness someone intercepts us and...
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