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  Morocco – a culinary travel guide

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  I am just back from eating my way around Vietnam, yet am about to delve into an earlier Morocco sojourn. Luckily newly launched Dubai-based travel blog...

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  Tong Thai – spicy enough?

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  Dubai; I am back again. I, well actually we, follow the hostess as we pass one private dining booth after another, with the most beautiful ornate Thai art adorning the walls. A glorious neon orange-fronted bar...

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  A hard act to follow?

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  Dubai; Stepping out of the lift on the 42nd floor, a swimming pool looms ahead. Where ARE we going? Thank goodness someone intercepts us and...

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  Can Picante spice up the Portuguese restaurant scene in Dubai?

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  I had high hopes for Picante, one of two new Portuguese restaurants to open in Dubai this year. High hopes because Dubai desperately needs a decent Portuguese...

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  A damn good dining deal in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and globally

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  Set menus for business lunches are aplenty here in Dubai, but when it comes to dinner, we have to pay full whack for à la carte or an umpteen-course degustation menu. Why can't we have...

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  Dining differently in Dubai…at a chef’s table

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  Dubai; I dine out a lot, in restaurants that is. But I don't often dine INSIDE the kitchen. Not my kitchen, even though on occasion I do, but a restaurant's.

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  FooDiva’s top restaurant and foodie picks for London and beyond – second course

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  Earlier this month, I drummed on about restaurant and food trends in London that Dubai should eat up. Well looks like someone's taken note, as Peruvian restaurant, Coya will open in Dubai later this year (from the same guys who brought us Zuma and La Petite Maison)...

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  The Brazilian churrascaria craze hits Dubai

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  Dubai; Traffic is steaming on a Thursday night. Our taxi driver doesn't know how to reach the hotel, and neither does Google maps so we decide to jump out and make our own way...

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  Meet Pierre Gagnaire in Dubai

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  He has 12 restaurants around the world including two with three Michelin stars each in France. He's humble and sweet-natured but sometimes, due to the language barrier I expect, can come across as...

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