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  Top 11 Abu Dhabi brunches

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  2015 has seen a growing maturity in the Abu Dhabi brunch scene, with the emergence of smaller brunches challenging the prevailing ‘bigger is better’ tradition in the capital. More and more people are starting to...

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  Is it a warm welcome back to Dubai for Gordon Ramsay?

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  Gordon Ramsay needs no introduction, yet Atlantis is so out and proud with its new Dubai restaurant opening, that our journey up Palm Jumeirah to Bread...

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  Is Jason Atherton’s Marina Social the new favourite in town?

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  To much relief, my disappointment with imported concepts and chain restaurants in Dubai turned out to be...

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  Top 8 brunches in Dubai

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  What has astounded me this year when researching Dubai's brunches for our annual round-up is the increase in new restaurants ALL rolling out brunches. This institution is no longer restricted to the big hotel chains, but independent restaurants are also jumping on the brunch bandwagon...

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  Budapest: a top 10 dining and drinking bucket list

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  Francophiles may not like what I am about to say, but the croissant wasn’t invented in France. In fact it originated in Hungary’s capital Budapest after the 1686 siege when the city’s bakers created the pastry to mimic...

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  Is Olives worth a taste?

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  American author, restaurateur, TV personality and chef Todd English has transplanted his contemporary Mediterranean restaurant concept Olives to the capital at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi's Venetian Village. Getting there we had to navigate a construction site as the Venetian village is not yet...

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  The Croft – can fine dining be casual?

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  Chef Darren Velvick’s new Dubai restaurant is a brave effort to bring together a minimalist menu of very carefully selected British and broader European dishes, a simple open...

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  A slice of Santorini in Dubai

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  I love discovering a new restaurant in Dubai that immediately takes my breath away with its no-frills simplicity and charm. In this case it’s partly down to a degree of surprise given the obscure and contrasting urban...

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  Does Novikov deserve the hype or not?

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  When a friend suggests we dine at Novikov in the Sheraton Grand Hotel my heart sinks. Despite the hype, it’s one Dubai restaurant opening I’ve not been looking forward to. Why...

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