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  Don Alfonso 1890 – an (almost) bona fide Italian experience

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  Allow me to take you back to the fall of 2007. I was a university student studying abroad in Rome and without going into all of the (culinary)...

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  5 progressive dinners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

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  I’ve blogged about dining differently before at a chef’s table, but we seem to have a teeny trend cropping up with dine-around dinners across the UAE. It’s a concept sometimes...

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  How authentic is Brussels Belgian Bar & Bistro?

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  So it opened as Bapas in The H Hotel six months ago, but has since rebranded to Brussels Belgian Bar & Bistro. The same ownership remains, but the word ‘bapas’ didn't resonate...

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  Does Rhodes 44 at St Regis Abu Dhabi live up to the name?

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  On entering Rhodes 44 at the St Regis Abu Dhabi, I was immediately transported back to my youth carving out a career as a chef. Gary and I...

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  Social by Heinz Beck at Waldorf Astoria – does it differentiate?

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  In a city like Dubai, where a new hotel or restaurant opening is as commonplace as roadside construction, one must truly...

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  The French Gateway to India – La Porte des Indes

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  I was intrigued to find an Indian restaurant in Dubai with a French name. 'La Porte des Indes' which translates to 'Gateway to India' has outposts in Brussels and London...

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  How does the new-look D&A fare?

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  Dubai; I am gutted. I am so looking forward to eating outside just to soak up this iconic view, but alas with the shamal and blustery wind sweeping in, we head indoors. Anyhow, we’re...

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  Choose Choix

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  It’s been much anticipated and finally it’s here. French chef maestro Pierre Gagnaire has opened a home-grown patisserie-cum-café, Choix, at Intercontinental Dubai Festival City perched above his glam dining...

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  Belgian food as haute cuisine – Café Belge

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  Café Belge is the new 1920s-style art deco 'Belgian grand café' at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC replacing the all-day dining restaurant Can Can (and launched with considerable...

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