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Meet chef Vladimir Mukhin
Share your commentsChef Vladimir Mukhin is busy fiddling with the #crabporn that is Kamchatka crab on his iced shellfish display at his first Dubai restaurant, and his first outside Russia and Kazakhstan. We’re at...
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La Carnita Dubai: do first impressions always count?
Share your commentsWhen I call a new casual Mexican restaurant just open in Dubai, La Carnita, on a Friday, for an evening reservation, the hostess advises that only a 7 to 9pm slot is available. A booking strategy or is...
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Where and what oysters to eat: restaurants, retailers and producers in Dubai
2 commentsI’ve always eaten oysters, but my love affair started four years ago when I read best-selling author Mireille Guiliano’s book ‘Meet Paris Oyster’ which I fell for hook, line and sinker (excuse the pun...
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Where and what to eat sustainably in Ireland
Share your commentsSustainability is a bit of a buzzword in the food industry that many use, but not many adhere too. In days gone by, we never labelled this movement as sustainability, but instead, the Irish like to describe this...
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New cafés and eateries in Dubai with a difference
4 commentsWith the evolution that occurs in any growing city, Dubai has blossomed into an emirate with plenty of character across many of its neighbourhoods. From JLT and Jumeirah to Barsha and Business Bay, and even DIFC, each...
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Where to eat in Berlin
2 commentsThe German capital dishes up more than the national dish of currywurst (curried sausage), eisbein (pork knuckle) and the fairytale name of hoppel poppel (scrambled eggs with leftover meat and potatoes). Berlin in north-east...
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Hotel Cartagena: does a fictional story enhance the dining experience?
2 commentsHotel Cartagena is not a hotel, as I thought when the first email landed in my inbox a couple of months ago. But it is IN a hotel. A new Latino restaurant...
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Dubai restaurants open for daytime dining over Ramadan – 2018
13 commentsFor the sixth consecutive year, here's our annual guide of independent non-hotel restaurants in Dubai open for daytime dining IN over Ramadan - with an...
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Crab Market: does the food prevail over the location?
3 commentsI struggle with Emirates Financial Towers in DIFC as a dining location. It takes two entrances, two elevators and three hostesses to get into new Dubai restaurant opening Crab Market on...
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