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• FooDiva up for Best Blog in Dubai, plus the new Gourmet magazine!

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  Dubai; 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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• Moritsuke; the art of Japanese food arrangement

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  Dubai; 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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• Discount dining in Dubai’s restaurants

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  Dubai; Who doesn’t like to grab a good deal when they see one? So FooDiva has done a little digging with plenty of eating, to bring you discount dining options for restaurants in Dubai and in some cases across the U.A.E.

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• Keeping up with Jones The Grocer Dubai

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  Dubai; “Wow, we have to queue…?!” FooDiva uttered in disbelief to friend as we walked into the new Jones The Grocer café in Dubai on Saturday, and were faced with a mini crowd waiting for a table. Clearly gone are the days when expats deserted Dubai come summer, well we have to work after all.

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• Bumble Box market day – veg, fruit, dips, oils and more

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  Dubai; Good news for us fans of all things Bumble Box. Our cries of  ‘we’d prefer to buy our fruit and veg loose’ have been honoured at the weekly Saturday morning market at Dubai Garden Centre. This weekend FooDiva purchased organic, locally grown cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans in small packets – plus a […]

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• Are healthy fries possible? FooDiva tests Philips’ AirFryer

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  Dubai; When it comes to kitchen products, FooDiva's a sucker for gadgets with gimmicks, and I guess that's how I ended up testing the relatively new-kid-on-the-block, Philips AirFryer. Well that, and Philips' PR machine. Philips AirFryerI sliced my potatoes lengthwise into 1.5cm strips leaving the skin on (800g for four servings), and tossed them in my concoction of olive oil (just one teeny tablespoon), plus some ground pepper, chilli and curry spices - making sure to coat them. I then scooped them into the AirFryer basket which had been plugged in, pre-heating for three minutes at 180C. Turned the dial to 22 minutes, letting them cook, whilst turning occasionally. Now the gizmo's technology is based on diffusing hot air with a grill component to fry the chips, as opposed to sinful amounts of oil.

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• The new buzz, Bumble Box sows its local, organic seed in Dubai

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  Dubai; On the odd occasion that FooDiva eats in, I try where possible to buy local produce, and when I say local I mean from the U.A.E, not the wider Middle East and North Africa region. The Farmers’ Market at Souk Al Bahar was a forerunner in the drive to bring farm to table – […]

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• Sweet, Sprungli and Swiss

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  Dubai; When I heard that Sprüngli, the famous 175-year old Swiss confectioner was retailing sweet goodies at Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai, another Swiss success story, a FooDiva review suddently jumped to the top of my wish list. I should add the review that follows is a result of a tasting session, where FooDiva was invited – […]

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• Prime beef at Prime Gourmet?

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  Dubai; Now when you’re shopping around for jewellery, you don’t expect to stumble across a butchery do you? Well Dubai can finally stake claim to its first dedicated butcher shop – Prime Gourmet – located at Emaar Gold & Diamond Park. FooDiva must admit it’s been open a few months, but with all this eating out, I’ve […]

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