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  Can Zahira elevate Middle Eastern food to a fine dining level?

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  I am delighted to review a new Dubai restaurant, Zahira, on the back of FooDiva’s preview interview with Australian-Lebanese chef, Greg Malouf. The opportunity to sample a...

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  Online grocery shopping in Dubai

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  For a city that prides itself on convenience, and door-to-door service (think dry cleaning and car washing), Dubai is very late to the online grocery delivery game. Surprisingly, two of...

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  There is no such term as a ‘Michelin chef’

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  An open letter to all restaurateurs, hoteliers, chefs, PRs, journalists and digital influencers in the UAE. This may come across as a bit of a rant, and it is – but I have bitten my tongue for far...

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  Does Le Petit Belge serve a true taste of Belgium?

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  It doesn’t even cross my mind to book a table at a new casual Belgian restaurant in Dubai. On a Friday evening nearing 7.30pm (over Ramadan), Le Petit Belge at the Pullman Hotel in JLT is buzzing. Had...

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  Does Katsuya by Starck offer much beyond its new Dubai location?

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  Katsuya by Starck, the latest independent restaurant to open at Jumeirah Al Naseem promises to deliver a Japanese menu developed by US-based chef owner Katsuya Uechi...

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  Is Le Cirque a classy New York restaurant import?

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  It’s a date night and restaurant review all rolled into one – a first for me. My destination is New York French restaurant import Le Cirque, which opened its doors at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC last month. With just one...

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  A maiden dining journey that is all style and no substance

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  A new homegrown Chinese restaurant, Maiden Shanghai at the Viceroy Palm Jumeirah, is a classic example of a Dubai restaurant that is all style and no substance. It officially opened on the...

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  Dubai restaurants open for daytime dining over Ramadan – 2017

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  How times are changing. Last year, as Ramadan kicked in, we saw many restaurants in Dubai serve more than just juice during the day, in a move...

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  Peyote Dubai: a flirtation or a relationship with Mexican cuisine?

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  Dubai loves to flirt with Mexican cuisine, luring us in with the promise of authentic food, but what typically transpires is Tex-Mex overload with an original Mexican dish thrown in for...

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