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A Chinese fine dining experience at Hukama, plus a competition – brought to you by The Address Downtown Dubai
51 commentsDubai; You asked for more competitions FooDiva Friends, and to show we’re all ears, now’s your opportunity to win a three course dinner for two at Hukama, the Chinese fine dining restaurant at The Address Downtown Dubai. But first, what’s Hukama all about?
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Dubai has a new cake icon…
8 commentsDubai; Since launching FooDiva earlier this year, I am astounded and thrilled by the sheer number of home-grown artisanal producers right here on our Dubai doorstep - to the point it's worth a blog in its own right.
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FooDiva up for Best Blog in Dubai, plus the new Gourmet magazine!
8 commentsDubai; Exactly eight months to the day following FooDiva's launch, I've been nominated for Best Blog in Dubai in the annual Ahlan! Best in Dubai awards.
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A slice of nostalgia for Canadians, but is Tim Hortons really all it’s cracked up to be?
15 commentsDubai; With all the buzz surrounding the opening of Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons - you just need to read Tahira Yaqoob's feature in The National for a taster - we had to get cracking on a FooDiva review.
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What do 1762, a Dubai deli and a ‘roast’ beef Yorkshire pud wrap have in common?
9 commentsDubai; For starters, the sandwich was born in 1762. Credit to the Earl of Sandwich who asked for his roast beef to be served between two slices of bread to prevent his hands from getting all greasy during his game of cards. Or perhaps he was just hiding the odd ace or two?
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Moritsuke; the art of Japanese food arrangement
5 commentsDubai; If you were asked to pick a country that prides itself on creating artistic masterpieces in the kitchen, then am pretty sure Japan would be top of the list.
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The winners of our Philips AirFryers are…plus a poem
3 commentsDubai; This has to be the hottest contested competition FooDiva’s ran so far. Clearly we’re in the midst of a fry frenzy. Thank you for all your entries! Without further adieu, the two winners of the Philips AirFryers are...
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Ever heard of a salt sommelier?
9 commentsAbu Dhabi; Have you ever heard of a salt sommelier? Well FooDiva hadn't until an email landed in my inbox one day. I can smell a good publicity stunt from sand dunes afar, but nevertheless I was intrigued.
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Meet the man behind Gaucho Dubai’s restaurant opening next month. Plus how to cook a steak!
14 commentsDubai; We all love a new restaurant opening, don’t we? Well with Gaucho, the London-born Argentine restaurant concept opening in Dubai at DIFC in the first week of October, FooDiva met with chef turned operator, South African Ryan Hattingh, Gaucho’s International Operations Director to chat all things beef, why he won’t be dishing up Wagyu, the all-Argentine wine list, and plenty more. He even tells us how to cut, prepare and grill a steak!
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