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Service versus food at L’Amo Bistro Del Mare
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Hot on the heels of the Michelin Dubai guide announcement with its fervent focus on the quality of food, I wonder how L’Amo Bistro Del Mare would fare under the steely guidelines of a...
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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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Where to eat in Estonia: A FooDiva culinary travel guide
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Estonia’s delicious dietary staple, fermented rye ‘black’ bread is reason enough to visit this northern Baltic country and EU member. That, and the fact that this nation is often likened to...
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Goodbye Palm Grill. Hello Tamoka.
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Remember the sand-in-toes gem Palm Grill at Ritz-Carlton Dubai on JBR Walk? Well say goodbye, and hello to new Latin-American restaurant Tamoka, with a separate beach bar...
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Where to eat in Sri Lanka: a FooDiva culinary travel guide
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[UPDATED 3RD FEBRUARY 2025]. I was asked on Instagram for the name of the tour guide who organised one of my trips to Sri Lanka. That's me. I always do my own research through guide books...
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A FooDiva guide to under-the-radar restaurants in Dubai
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Dubai boasts a staggering 20,000 or so restaurants, but many go under the radar. This guide celebrates those gems, all homegrown concepts, that deserve more love from us. These...
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Where to eat and drink in Athens: A FooDiva culinary guide to Greece
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Within just one hour of strolling around the streets of downtown Athens, mask-free, a huge weight lifted off my shoulders – and I could finally breathe...
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Guess what the food of Orfali Bros Bistro tastes like
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Orfali Bros Bistro is another addition to the ever-growing stable of eateries in Dubai's Wasl 51 complex, and the second non-licensed venue here after Lana Lusa to be reviewed for FooDiva...
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