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  12 cheese and wine nights in Dubai

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  Correct me if I am wrong, but in most cases, one either loves or loathes cheese – there’s no middle ground. A little bit like our relationship with olives and celery. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, so I always veer towards...

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  Top 10 dining and drinking haunts in Milan

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  Every time I hear of Milan, the restaurant Giannino crops up in my thoughts with my review of the Milanese import in Dubai that went viral over three years ago. The Dubai restaurant has since closed and the...

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  Does a new fusion restaurant in Dubai play out well?

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  The pedigree is promising. A new home-grown restaurant opens in Dubai that goes by the appealing name of Play. The chef patron is Reif Othman...

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  Can Barfly succeed as a restaurant?

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  Impressive interior? Check. Delightful staff? Check. Atmosphere and food? Well…not so much. My dining partner and I were excited to try Barfly in the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi’s Venetian Village. This Buddha Bar spinoff...

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  La Tablita: a new Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant for Dubai?

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  I call to make a reservation for a Wednesday evening at Mexican-cum-Tex-Mex restaurant La Tablita in the new Hyatt Regency at Dubai...

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  A new heritage-listed boutique hotel, and my go-to boutique hotel websites

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  Agro tourism has flourished since Cyprus’ EU entry nearly a dozen years ago, with heritage buildings lovingly converted into boutique hotels and guesthouses. One that is close...

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  Meet chef Quique Dacosta at the world’s first changing restaurant in Dubai

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  Chef Quique Dacosta’s avant-garde restaurant in the village of Denia, in the south-east of Spain boasts three Michelin stars and sits at number 39...

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  Can Bistrot Bagatelle compete with the French-Med restaurant set in Dubai?

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  We have an 8pm booking on a Friday for new French-Mediterranean import...

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  Is Maine Oyster Bar & Grill a decent contender?

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  Why is it that lately we are having to walk through car parks to reach restaurants in Dubai? Nola, Mythos and now The Maine Oyster Bar & Grill, an independently operated restaurant...

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