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  The world’s most expensive pizza, or just Dubai’s?

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  A tweet pings from @CubicleMeathead asking if I have tried Third Avenue Café at Dubai Mall. Well as coincidence would have it, I am in the midst of a shopping spree there and...

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  New kids on the block

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  Dubai; No sooner have I polished off my last morsel and pressed the publish button, another new restaurant or café opens. So much so, FooDiva has a trio of goodies...

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  Tea-total

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  Looks like tea is finally taking off here in Dubai, with the opening of a dedicated tea salon and boutique - Singaporean luxury tea brand, TWG Tea...

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  Does the Palace Café do the trick?

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  Dubai; I first heard of the Palace Café in Downtown Dubai over Twitter and whilst a primarily Middle Eastern influenced menu in a relaxed, al fresco setting wasn't enough to intrigue FooDiva, the addition of...

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  Ladies who lunch Italian-style, plus a competition – brought to you by Bice Mare

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  Dubai; With the festive season fast approaching, we have an end of year competition to win not just one but two prizes FooDiva Friends – both courtesy of Italian seafood ristorante Bice Mare at Souk Al Bahar.

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• Ping Pong’s new dim sum menu

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  Dubai; I first discovered Ping Pong in London a number of years ago, and no FooDiva’s not talking table tennis, but the popular chain of dim sum joints where you’d happily queue outside in an icy cold clime for a lunchtime table inside. The Dubai Mall restaurant which I’ve frequented since its opening, has just […]

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• Hashi at Armani Dubai – a Japanese treat?

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  Dubai; Hashi at Dubai’s Armani hotel has been on FooDiva’s ever-growing wish list for a while, so as I try my utmost to support all things Japanese right now, friend and I turned up for a mid-week reservation. Hashi translates to chopsticks by the way. I do love a restaurant that confirms your telephone reservation […]

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• At.mosphere – does it meet FooDiva’s sky high expectations?

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  Dubai; When a PR-girl turned journalist hears of biggest, longest, widest (admittedly a daily occurence in Dubai-land) or in this case highest, eyes light up, especially for FooDiva when it involves a new restaurant opening. Yes it’s At.mosphere, bizarre punctuation I know, the world’s highest restaurant which opened at Burj Khalifa earlier this year, 122 […]

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• Mango Tree’s new lunch menu; does it live up to its London sibling?

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  Dubai; Only two more weeks until Taste of Dubai arrives, so we’re cracking on with another restaurant preview…the London-based Thai concept, Mango Tree at Souk Al Bahar. I should highlight that FooDiva and a bunch of fellow foodie bloggers were invited to sample the new lunchtime menu, but note impartiality still prevails. If there’s one thing […]

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