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  The Mexican wave is sadly all Tex-Mex

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  Dubai has had a flurry of new 'Mexican' restaurants popping up recently, and in my continuous quest for authentic Mexican cuisine (I am still searching by the way), I have decided to regale you with my musings on why Dubai cannot serve up the original fare but...

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  From Retro to Tang to Watatsumi

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  Back in 1999 when I first move to Dubai, a restaurant opens by the name of Retro with damn good classic French cuisine in a modern setting. A few years later in...

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  It’s time to get cracking

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  It's time to get crackin' - screams our waiter's polo shirt. Neon signs plaster the walls. A sea of red chequered paper tablecloths blankets this casual restaurant. Diners sport plastic bibs, whilst gripping...

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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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  Beef cuts, cooking steak plus FooDiva’s top steakhouse picks in Dubai

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  Steak has just been voted the UAE's most favourite dish - not surprising given the carnivorous culture we live in - but almost two thirds of this vote is from women. Now that's...

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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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