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  Cheese and beer pairing – an interview with a Belgian affineur

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  When I first reviewed Café Belge for FooDiva back in early March, I broadly enjoyed the food, but expressed some mild skepticism about whether a...

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  Zeta – is it solely location, location, location?

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  The hospitality industry’s long-standing mantra 'location, location, location’ (which incidentally some argue is now passé) is one portion of the dining experience that...

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  Top 8 brunches in Dubai

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  With the rather long steamy summer behind us now, brunch season is in full swing, so back by popular demand is this year’s Dubai round-up. I have purposely pulled together a selection that differs from...

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  Is Gary Rhodes’ new restaurant in Dubai here to stay?

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  Gary Rhodes is going through a tough time of late, or perhaps that’s just the perception. Not only did he close most of his UK restaurants (bar one in...

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  Green Spices – the new Thai in town

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  As I drove with a friend through a bustling Sheikh Zayed highway on a Wednesday evening towards a new Thai in town - Green Spices at the recently opened Sofitel Dubai...

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  Brunch season kicks off with a competition – by The Address Dubai Marina

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  Well you’ve heard me rattle on before about Dubai’s very own Wikipedia entry for brunch, so with the all-you-can-eat-and-drink season kicking...

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  Does the Italian cuisine at Alta Badia reach new heights?

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  Alta Badia opened end of last year replacing long-serving Vu’s at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, promising to provide ‘honest Italian cooking’.

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  Time to taste the Australian bush in Dubai

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  Kangaroo, emu, lemon aspen, eucalyptus, rosella, paperbark, lemon myrtle, wattle seeds, macadamia nuts. I could go on, and you could be forgiven for thinking I am hot...

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  Is Lao at Waldorf Astoria Dubai a safe South-East Asian bet?

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  Most five-star hotels in Dubai boast some kind of Asian or Far-Eastern restaurant – whether that’s Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, or to play it safe, the more all-encompassing...

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