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A foodie weekend in Abu Dhabi
2 commentsHow does Abu Dhabi compare to Dubai? Given my home for the last 15 years has been Dubai, I am slightly biased, so I asked a pair of ardent travellers...
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Fümé – it’s not what you think
13 commentsFümé translates to ‘smoked’ in French, so when I first hear mention of this new restaurant in Dubai Marina’s Pier 7, I assume the majority of dishes...
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How does the new Table 9 by Darren Velvick compare?
20 commentsDubai; I can’t work out whether I am a fan of menus with dishes listed by ingredient only and with zero...
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A Latin American evening at Izel
7 commentsBy now, many FooDiva readers will be aware of Izel, the new (if no longer brand-new) Latin American restaurant at the Conrad Dubai. The White...
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Is the cuisine at Catalan cutting edge?
8 commentsHaving lived in Barcelona, I have always been intrigued by Spanish cuisine. It’s vibrant and embraces culture. My most vivid memory of Barcelona is the famous Boqueria...
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Sass Café – oui ou non?
7 commentsMy expectations are low. Firstly, until a PR alert lands in my inbox, I had never heard of Monaco import, Sass Café, a restaurant let’s be clear, as far removed from a café as Dubai...
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The purple haze of Nay restaurant
7 commentsDubai; There are two vital points to get across about Nay, the new licensed Lebanese restaurant in Emirates Financial Towers (DIFC)...
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Don Alfonso 1890 – an (almost) bona fide Italian experience
5 commentsAllow 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
4 commentsI’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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