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Top Dubai restaurants: a FooDiva 2023 guide
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The eighth edition of the annual FooDiva guide to top restaurants in Dubai is here. 38 homegrown, independently operated, locally developed concepts have made the cut...
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Mexican authenticity at Lila Wood-Fired Taqueria
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Unlike popular opinion, I adore the word ‘authentic’ – even more so when I discover restaurants ticking this box in a city that boasts every cuisine under the sun, with many a fusion interpretation. Dubai has a host of...
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Do not expect traditional Iraqi food at Yaba
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“Warning: This restaurant doesn’t serve traditional Iraqi food.” That's the alert on the menu and exterior signage of a new homegrown restaurant in Dubai, Yaba by young...
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Can Jun’s make fusion work?
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I am always so relieved, and frankly, ecstatic, when I manage to eat my way through a whole meal and restaurant review, without an inch of recognition. Alongside, paying the bill in full, and with no dishes sent to...
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AUSTRALIA: Where to eat in Sydney, Blue Mountains and Noosa
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My third visit to the land down under, Australia. This time, for three weeks, soaking up Sydney for Mr S’ birthday bashes in his home city – as well as a road trip...
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PODCAST: an interview on the first Michelin Dubai guide
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The first Michelin Dubai guide revealed a flurry of surprises. So we interviewed the inspiring gent who brought Michelin to Dubai - the CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism...
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PODCAST: an interview with Michelin on the first Dubai guide
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Finally. Likely one of Dubai's worst kept 'secrets' since rumours first surfaced over five years ago. The Michelin guide is coming to Dubai. In June this year. I first wrote...
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Book a table at Teible
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Homegrown. Chef-led. Unlicensed (without booze). Local, seasonal produce, protein included. Fermentation. Pickling. Ageing. A new Dubai restaurant at Jameel Arts Centre by the name of Teible...
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Top Dubai restaurants: a FooDiva 2022 guide
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On the back of a bumper year for the Dubai restaurant industry where the good concepts have thrived with more business than ever, we have a bumper seventh edition...
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